Roger Bower Papers

Roger Bower Papers

Bower, Roger

2000-44

7.50 linear feet

circa 1940-1960

1927-1979 and undated

Library of American Broadcasting

Library of American Broadcasting, 3210 Hornbake Library, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. Tel: 301-405-9160, Fax: 301-314-2634, Email: labcast@umd.edu

Roger Bower worked in broadcasting from 1925 to 1974 as a writer, actor, announcer, director, producer and station manager. His titles included announcer for WMCA (New York, NY) (1927), producer, director, actor, and sound effects engineer for WOR (1928-1970). He directed many prominent programs including Main Street Sketches, It Pays to be Ignorant, and Can You Top This? In later years, his focus turned international as he assisted the State Department, NBC International, and the International Executive Service Corporation of New York City in developing television and radio networks in Cairo, Damascus, Nigeria, Vietnam, and Iran. This collection primarily documents Bower's career at radio station WOR (New York, NY)

The collection is open for research use.

Roger Bower Papers, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.

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