The Alan Fischler collection chronicles Alan Fischler's career as a broadcaster and professor.

Alan Fischler was born on May 3, 1916 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He started a long career in broadcasting in 1939 while working in public relations for the federal government in Washington D.C. The emphasis on his work was on press information and radio script writing. Fischler married Pearl Fischler in 1942 and in 1945 left Washington and moved to Los Angeles. He took a position as a reporter-reviewer for Billboard magazine in Hollywood, California and in 1950 moved to the National Broadcasting Company (KNBC) in Hollywood where he coordinated daytime programming. In 1951 Fischler left KNBC to work for Snader Telescription Sales, a film syndication company which produced and sold "made for television" movies. From 1952 to 1961 Fischler worked for KCOP-TV as an account executive and local sales manager. From 1961 to 1963 he worked as director of the National Telefilm Associates' (NTA) award program division as head of national film syndication. In 1963 he moved to KBIG-AM/FM, where he worked as vice president and general manager until 1969. In 1970 Fischler started his tenure as president and general manager of KNJO-FM in Thousand Oaks, California. He was coowner and chief operating officer, giving him control of the day-to-day operation of the station.

3 Linear Feet (4 boxes: 2 cartons, 2 document boxes)

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