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Children’s Circle; Little Red Lighthouse
08/25/1953
Water sounds, boat play, lighthouse keeper.
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- Series
- Children’s Circle
- Program
- Little Red Lighthouse
- Program Number
7
- Series Description
Daily children's radio series hosted by Nancy Harper (later Creshkoff) of the Nursery Training School, Tufts College. The series, aimed at 3-5 year olds, featured songs, storytelling, and other activities, and was originally conceived as a series based on educational principles and proven teaching methods. Unique for its time and in a marked departure from other children's programs of the day that had little educational merit.
Series was produced from 1951-1955, by different producers including: Ralph Tangney, Jack Summerfield, and Ray Wilding-White. Initially referred to as "Children's Corner" in WGBH Program Guide for week of 10/7/1951. Series release date: 10/8/1951
- Program Description
Daily children's radio series hosted by Nancy Harper (later Creshkoff) of the Nursery Training School, Tufts College. The series, aimed at 3-5 year olds, featured songs, storytelling, and other activities, and was originally conceived as a series based on educational principles and proven teaching methods. Unique for its time and in a marked departure from other children's programs of the day that had little educational merit.
Series was produced from 1951-1955, by different producers including: Ralph Tangney, Jack Summerfield, and Ray Wilding-White. Initially referred to as "Children's Corner" in WGBH Program Guide for week of 10/7/1951.
- Duration
00:27:21
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Audio
- Genres
- Educational
- Children's
- Citation
- Chicago: “Children’s Circle; Little Red Lighthouse,” 08/25/1953, GBH Archives, accessed July 27, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_0C1C9D2B9F5B43B3B3A6C160153B7614.
- MLA: “Children’s Circle; Little Red Lighthouse.” 08/25/1953. GBH Archives. Web. July 27, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_0C1C9D2B9F5B43B3B3A6C160153B7614>.
- APA: Children’s Circle; Little Red Lighthouse. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_0C1C9D2B9F5B43B3B3A6C160153B7614