WNYC Press Release: "The problem of adapting WNYC programs to the requirements of the listeners' psychology will be made from a scientific analysis of the mail response received by the Municipal Broadcasting Station." --Commissioner Frederick Kracke, Department of Plant & Structures. (Photo courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives)
Kracke was the last of four Commissioners of the New York City Department of Plant and Structures to run WNYC. In 1938 WNYC became part of The Municipal Broadcasting System with a Director reporting directly to the Mayor. That first Director, the man who coined the phrase "public broadcasting," was Morris S. Novik.
Kracke was the last of four Commissioners of the New York City Department of Plant and Structures to run WNYC. In 1938 WNYC became part of The Municipal Broadcasting System with a Director reporting directly to the Mayor. That first Director, the man who coined the phrase "public broadcasting," was Morris S. Novik.
