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Charles A. Smithgall Peabody Award

Charles A. Smithgall Peabody Award

Descriptive Summary

Title: Charles A. Smithgall Peabody Award
Creator: Unknown
Inclusive Dates: 1969
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.1 Linear Feet (1 award coin)
Collection Number: ms4066
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Charles A. Smithgall, Jr. (1910-2002) was a businessman and conservationist. He was a graduate of Georgia Tech in 1933, where he began his work in radio as an announcer. He eventually became a radio station executive then ventured into newspapers, founding the Gainesville Daily Times and later the Georgia Community Newspapers, Incorporated, a publisher of several local weekly newspapers. He also owned several radio stations throughout north Georgia and Alabama including WRNG in Atlanta, as well as cable television franchises throughout the southeast. As a conservationist, Smithgall donated a large tract of land he had acquired along Dukes Creek in White County to the state, which became the Smithgall Woods State Park.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of a Peabody Award received by radio staion WRNG in 1969.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Charles A. Smithgall Peabody Award, ms4066, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Georgia -- Radio and television broadcasting.
Peabody Awards.
Radio broadcasters -- Georgia.
Radio broadcasting -- Awards -- United States.
Smithgall, Charles A.
WRNG (Radio Station : Atlanta, Ga.)

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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11Award , 1969