George V. Denny Jr.

George V. Denny Jr.
Born
George Vernon Denny Jr.[1]

(1899-08-29)August 29, 1899[citation needed]
Washington, North Carolina, U.S.[1]
DiedNovember 11, 1959(1959-11-11) (aged 60)
Sharon Hospital,
Sharon, Connecticut, U.S.[2]
Burial placeWest Cornwall, Connecticut
Alma materB.S. Commerce, University of North Carolina, 1922
LL.D. degree, Temple University, 1940
Ithaca College, 1951[1]
Occupation(s)Radio personality, nonprofit director
Known forAmerica's Town Meeting of the Air
Spouses
Mary Traill Yellott
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(m. 1924; div. 1943)​
Jean Sarasy
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(m. 1944)​
Children3[1]
AwardsPeabody Award, 1945

George V. Denny Jr. (1899–1959) was the long-time moderator of one of radio's first talk shows, America's Town Meeting of the Air, as well as the executive director of the League for Political Education/Town Hall, which produced the program. Denny moderated America's Town Meeting of the Air from 1935 to 1952 and had a major role in choosing weekly topics.

  1. ^ a b c d London, Lawrence F. "Denny, George Vernon, Jr." NCpedia (1986).
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