Protestant Radio and Television Center records, 1945-1995

Summary

Creator:
Protestant Radio and Television Center
Date:
1945-1995
Extent:
68 Linear Feet 65 boxes, 3 oversized boxes, and 3 oversized folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Protestant Radio and Television Center records, ms4011, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains administrative files, historical files, financial reports, and correspondence from the Protestant Radio and Television Center. Also contained are photographs and historical information about programs produced by the PRTVC such as "The Protestant Hour" and "Perspectives." The series included in this collection are: 1. Photographs, 2. Alphabetical Files, 3. Chronological Files, 4. History By Years, 5. Protestant Hour, 6. Channel One, 7. Perspectives, 8. General Files.

Biographical / historical:

The Protestant Radio and Television Center was founded in 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia through a collaboration between the Presbyterian Church, the United Methodist Church, the Lutheran Church, and the Episcopal Church. The center produced a number of religious radio and television programs, the most famous of which was "The Protestant Hour", a combination of hymns, choral music, and sermons by prominent church leaders. At its height, during the 1950s and '60s, nearly 600 radio stations across the United States as well as the armed forces network broadcasted "The Protestant Hour." In 1984, "The Protestant Hour" won a Peabody award for broadcasting excellence. The PRTVC was highly influential and successfully managed to bring religious programming into the mainstream.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Protestant Radio and Television Center records, ms4011, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.