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TV/Media Program

Date
1972

New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), New York City, forms TV/Media Program. New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), total appropriation is 16.3 million.

Staff of Film, TV/Media and Literature Program: Peter Bradley (Director), Barbara Haspiel (Film Associate), Russell Connor (TV/Media Associate), Lydia Silman (TV/Media Program Assistant), Constance Eiseman (Literature Associate). Directors have included: Peter Bradley, Paul Ryan, Russell Connor, Gilbert Konishi, Lydia Silman, Nancy Legge, John Giancola, Debby Silverfine, Karen Helmerson.

Summary

New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), New York City, formed a TV/Media Program; the council's total appropriation was 16.3 million. Staff of the Film, TV/Media and Literature Program included Peter Bradley (Director), Barbara Haspiel (Film Associate), Russell Connor (TV/Media Associate), Lydia Silman (TV/Media Program Assistant) and Constance Eiseman (Literature Associate); directors have included Peter Bradley, Paul Ryan, Russell Connor, Gilbert Konishi, Lydia Silman, Nancy Legge, John Giancola, Debby Silverfine and Karen Helmerson.

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