Quote of the Day
Program standards must be established corresponding to technical standards. . . . Technical standards are only a means to an end, whereas programs are an end in themselves. . . . Leave this matter to broadcasters and you will have more and more entertainment of a lower order, the kind of entertainment that appeals to the masses counted in millions; and you will have less and less entertainment of the kind that appeals to the intelligent, who are comparatively few; more and more of the blare of advertising and no educational programs worth mentioning.
George Henry Payne. Speech before the Second National Conference on Educational Broadcasting, Chicago, IL, December 1, 1937