Advocates; Should Congress substantially increase federal funding for public broadcasting?

04/08/1979

Moderator: Michael Dukakis Advocate: Roger Fisher Advocate: William Rusher Witnesses: William Henry III TV Critic, Boston Globe Eli Evans President, Charles H. Revson Foundation William Poorvu Boston Broadcasters, Inc. M. Stanton Evans Syndicated Columnist

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Series: Advocates
Program: Should Congress substantially increase federal funding for public broadcasting?
Program Number: 609
Series Description: A SERIES OF DEBATES with a moderator facilitating the discussion of national and international issues - using advocates who would introduce witnesses to support their point of view. Debates recorded at Boston's Faneuil Hall. Moderators included: Michael Dukakis; Marilyn Berger; Michael Harrington, Robert Maynard. (Premiered October, 1969; conceived by Prof. Roger Fisher.) Other participants included Barney Frank, Avi Nelson, Antonin Scalia, S.I. Hayakawa, Paul Simon, Albert Shankar, Richard Bolling, Pete McCloskey, Chester Crocker, John Anderson, Elmo Zumwalt, George Ball, John Kenneth Galbraith, William Colby, Eleanor Smeal, Phyllis Schlafly, Sam Ervin, Laurence Tribe, Daniel Schorr, Orrin Hatch, Morris Udall, Edward Kennedy, George McGovern, Jake Garn, Paul Tsongas, Alan Dershowitz. Series release date: 1969
Program Description: Moderator: Michael Dukakis Advocate: Roger Fisher Advocate: William Rusher Witnesses: William Henry III – TV Critic, Boston Globe Eli Evans – President, Charles H. Revson Foundation William Poorvu – Boston Broadcasters, Inc. M. Stanton Evans – Syndicated Columnist Co-produced with the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Bears WGBH copyright.
Duration: 00:59:24
Asset Type: Broadcast program
Media Type: Video
Subjects: Evans, M. Stanton (Medford Stanton), 1934-; Rusher, William A., 1923-2011; Poorvu, William J., 1935-; Fisher, Roger, 1922-; Dukakis, Michael S. (Michael Stanley), 1933-; Evans, Eli N.
Locations: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Genres: Debate
Topics: Public Affairs; Social Issues
Contributors: Dukakis, Michael (Moderator); Fisher, Roger (Guest); Rusher, William (Guest); Evans, M. Stanton (Guest); Poorvu, William (Guest); Evans, Eli (Guest); Henry III, William (Guest)
Publication Information: Supported by a grant from the Open Society Foundations.
Citation: Chicago: “Advocates; Should Congress substantially increase federal funding for public broadcasting?,” 04/08/1979, GBH Archives, accessed April 18, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3ECD45B9ED5649B9A0DD7BD96F00E6D0.; MLA: “Advocates; Should Congress substantially increase federal funding for public broadcasting?.” 04/08/1979. GBH Archives. Web. April 18, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3ECD45B9ED5649B9A0DD7BD96F00E6D0>.; APA: Advocates; Should Congress substantially increase federal funding for public broadcasting?. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3ECD45B9ED5649B9A0DD7BD96F00E6D0

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Advocates; Should Congress substantially increase federal funding for public broadcasting?