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Burke was one of several professors involved in 1957 in educational programming supported by a collaborative initiative between the Educational Television and Radio Center (ETRC) and the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), when he hosted "Geography for Decision" while he was serving at the American Institute of [[wikipedia:Natural_resource_economics|Resource Economics]]. — [[wikipedia:Albert_E._Burke|Wikipedia]] | Burke was one of several professors involved in 1957 in educational programming supported by a collaborative initiative between the Educational Television and Radio Center (ETRC) and the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), when he hosted "Geography for Decision" while he was serving at the American Institute of [[wikipedia:Natural_resource_economics|Resource Economics]]. — [[wikipedia:Albert_E._Burke|Wikipedia]] | ||
ETRC, which became [[wikipedia:National_Educational_Television|National Education Television (NET)]], was owned by the [[wikipedia:Ford_Foundation|Ford Foundation]] (grant from FAE - Fund for Adult Education) and later co-owned with the [[wikipedia:Corporation_for_Public_Broadcasting|Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)]] which funds the [[wikipedia:PBS|Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)]]. | ETRC, which became [[wikipedia:National_Educational_Television|National Education Television (NET)]], was owned by the [[wikipedia:Ford_Foundation|Ford Foundation]] (grant from FAE - Fund for Adult Education) and later co-owned with the [[wikipedia:Corporation_for_Public_Broadcasting|Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)]] which funds the [[wikipedia:PBS|Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)]]. | ||
<span style="font-family:sans-serif; font-size:120%;">'''TV Programs 1951-1964''' | <span style="font-family:sans-serif; font-size:120%;">'''TV Programs 1951-1964''' | ||
This is Your World | WNHC (NBC) New Haven CT 1951 | This is Your World | WNHC (NBC) New Haven CT 1951 | ||
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Probe (NBC) | 1960-1964</span> | Probe (NBC) | 1960-1964</span> | ||
[First of programs broadcast nationally on 40 stations throughout the US] | [First of programs broadcast nationally on 40 stations throughout the US] | ||
Prominent Yale academic and author Dr. Albert E. Burke hosts Probe | Prominent Yale academic and author Dr. Albert E. Burke hosts Probe — an examination of political, social, and environmental issues of the day. Topics considered were extremely prescient for the time: pesticide use; the plight of Native Americans; third world poverty; juvenile delinquency; trends in agriculture toward corporate farming; dual standards in the US judicial system regarding people of color; political issues of the middle east, Latin America, China, and the Soviet Union; and the coming collapse of the natural resources of the US. | ||
— Chris Cooling [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15053590/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl IMDB] | — Chris Cooling [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15053590/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl IMDB] | ||