Steve Dunlop tells the story of Marian Young Taylor, a/k/a Martha Deane, whose refusal to be pigeonholed led her to become a trailblazer for women in broadcast journalism. Her daily live interview program on New York’s WOR Radio, featuring some of the era’s most prominent figures, ran from 1941 to 1973. Excerpts of interviews with polar explorer Admiral Richard E. Byrd, 1953; filmmakers Lisa Chickering and Jeanne Porterfield,1957; actress Deborah Kerr, 1969, and “Bill,” founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, 1956. Features WOR jingle played by live studio band. Length: 5:00
Marian Young Taylor, a/k/a Martha Deane, in an undated photo.