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1950s |
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-- Allen T. Bonnell, Ph.D., of Newtown Square, PA, is a WHYY Director Emeritus and the Founding President of Community College of Philadelphia. |
Joe Burton works on the audio console at WHYY-FM. |
Cortez Peters shows why he is "TheWorld's Fastest Typist." |
From left: Zach Bernstein and Dr. Levie describe a multi-stage rocket shown on a WHYY educational science program. |
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1954
|||||||||||||| WHYY-FM begins operations at 17th and Sansom Streets (in Philadelphia), broadcasting 25 hours of programming each week, with an annual budget of $50,000. |
1957
||||||||||||| WHYY-TV signs on as Channel 35, an educational station broadcasting instructional programs for the School District of Philadelphia to classrooms, from 9 to 3. Its call letters are an acronym for "Wider Horizons for You and Yours." | |
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I
was a member of a small group which, in 1953, obtained a charter for Delaware
Valley Educational Television Corporation, the precursor to WHYY, Inc.
It was a privilege to share in the challenge and excitement of bringing
together over 80 representatives of regional educational and cultural
institutions. We marshaled sufficient financial resources to activate
a radio station and Channel 35, and eventually obtained the FCC allocation
to WHYY of Wilmington's Channel 12. Now, after nearly a half century of
continuous Board service, I am still amazed, even awed, by the ever- expanding
opportunities for using the air waves for educational, cultural and community
purposes.