WBAA (Radio station : West Lafayette, Ind.)

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WBAA was licensed April 4, 1922 and is owned and operated by Purdue University. A frequent broadcaster of educational radio programming, WBAA was a member of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters and put particular emphasis on producing programs for both a general audience and public school students. Some of WBAA's produced programs as part of the NAEB covered subjects ranging from atomic energy to racism in the United States.

From the combined records of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB), held by the University of Maryland and the Wisconsin Historical Society, and compiled as part of the Unlocking the Airwaves project (unlockingtheairwaves.org).

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contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Newsletters, Newsletter (general membership), 1943-1964 | NAEB Newsletter (October 03, 1947) (Box 111, Folder 05) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Newsletters, Newsletter (general membership), 1930-1942 | NAEB Newsletter (June 16, 1937) (Box 110, Folder 06) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Newsletters, Newsletter (general membership), 1930-1942 | NAEB Newsletter (May 19, 1937) (Box 110, Folder 06) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Newsletters, Newsletter (general membership), 1943-1964 | NAEB Newsletter (August 31, 1948) (Box 111, Folder 06) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Programs, Correspondence, 1953 (Box 071, Folder 03) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Newsletters, Newsletter (general membership), 1930-1942 | NAEB Newsletter (August 01, 1938) (Box 110, Folder 07) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Publications, 1940-1948 | Purdue News: WBAA/Purdue University School of the Air Bulletin (1946-1947) (Box 102, Folder 02) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Committees Programming Practices, 1968-1969 (Box 034, Folder 01) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Programs, Correspondence, 1968, August-December (Box 071, Folder 05) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Newsletters, Newsletter (general membership), 1943-1964 | NAEB Newsletter (December 01, 1945) (Box 111, Folder 03) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
creatorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB) audio tapes | National Educational Radio Network Broadcasts, 1952-1973 | Last citizen Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Newsletters, Newsletter (general membership), 1930-1942 | NAEB Newsletter (January 12, 1937) (Box 110, Folder 06) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Newsletters, Newsletter (general membership), 1943-1964 | NAEB Newsletter (July 01, 1947) (Box 111, Folder 05) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Publications, 1940-1948 | Miscellaneous Documents of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (1939-1947) (Box 102, Folder 01) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Newsletters, Newsletter (general membership), 1943-1964 | NAEB Newsletter (April 01, 1945) (Box 111, Folder 03) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Newsletters, Newsletter (general membership), 1930-1942 | NAEB Newsletter (March 15, 1941) (Box 110, Folder 10) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
creatorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB) audio tapes | National Educational Radio Network Broadcasts, 1952-1973 | Atoms for power Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
creatorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB) audio tapes | National Educational Radio Network Broadcasts, 1952-1973 | Comment on a minority Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Membership, Correspondence, 1943-1954 (Box 067, Folder 03) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Scripts, 1953-1955, The Last Citizen (Box 073, Folder 01) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Newsletters, Newsletter (general membership), 1943-1964 | NAEB Newsletter (May 31, 1948) (Box 111, Folder 06) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Newsletters, Newsletter (general membership), 1943-1964 | NAEB Newsletter (December 02, 1946) (Box 111, Folder 04) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Newsletters, Newsletter (general membership), 1930-1942 | NAEB Newsletter (October 15, 1941) (Box 110, Folder 10) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Newsletters, Newsletter (general membership), 1943-1964 | NAEB Newsletter (February 1946) (Box 111, Folder 04) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Scripts, 1953-1955, Letter From Italy (Box 073, Folder 02) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Newsletters, Newsletter (general membership), 1943-1964 | NAEB Newsletter (February 01, 1947) (Box 111, Folder 05) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Publications, 1930-1939 | Educational Radio Stations: A Pictorial Review (Box 101, Folder 01) Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

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Birth April 4, 1922

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