Title: Morris S. Novik: Public Radio Pioneer

URL: http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/archives/2012/jul/13/morris-s-novik-public-radio-pioneer/

Collection: Special Collections

Description: Archived blog post about the career of Morris S. Novik (1903-1996), first Director of the Municipal Broadcasting System of New York City. Published on the New York Public Radio Archives blog, "WNYC Archives & Preservation." Morris Novik entered the field of broadcasting in 1932 when he took over the management of the radio station WEVD in New York. During this period he founded the University of the Air. In 1938, he accepted a position as director of communications for the city of New York, and director of station WNYC. While in this post, Novik coined the term "Public Broadcasting." He also became involved in the genesis of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters, serving as its first executive secretary from 1941 to 1948. After leaving WNYC in 1946, Novik helped establish radio stations in Detroit and Cleveland. Novik maintained a long relationship with the labor movement, serving as a communications consultant for the American Federation of Labor and later for the merged American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). His career also included presidential appointments.

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Subject:   Public radio,  Novik, Morris S.