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Glade, Earl J., Jr., 1911-2001

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1911 - 2001

Biographical History

Earl J. Glade Jr. (1911-2001) was a broadcaster and executive in Utah and Idaho.

Earl Joseph Glade Jr. was born on July 17, 1911 in Provo, Utah to Earl Joseph Glade and Sarah Elizabeth Rasband. Raised a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he was baptised in 1919. He attended the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, graduating in 1933. The following year he married Alyce Love Beardshall.

Glade began his career in broadcasting at KLO Radio in Ogden, Utah in 1926. After college he worked at KSL Radio from 1933 to 1947, then at KBOI in Boise, Idaho. In 1966 he came to Brigham Young University, where he led the Broadcast Services department until his retirement in 1976. Glade also served as executive director of the Utah Broadcasters Association from 1975 to 1988.

Glade passed away on May 14, 2001 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
Brigham Young University. Broadcast Services Records, 1962-1976 1966-1973 (Earl J. Glade)

Brigham Young University. Learning Resources Division. Records, 1964-1967 (Earl J. Glade)

Oral history interview with Earl Glade, 1984: (Earl J. Glade)

FamilySearch, 1 July 2010: (EARL JOSEPH JR GLADE; b. 17 JUL 1911; d. 14 MAY 2001)

FamilySearch, via WWW, Feb. 19, 2022 (Earl Joseph Glade Jr.; born in Provo, Utah; parents: Earl Joseph Glade and Sarah Elizabeth Rasband; baptised 1919 into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; graduated from University of Utah, 1933; m. Mar. 10, 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Alyce Love Beardshall; worked at KLO Radio (1926), KSL Radio (1933-1947), KBOI, and Brigham Young University Broadcast Services (1966-1976), executive director of Utah Broadcasters Association (1975-1988); former president of Idaho Broadcasters Association; died in Salt Lake City, Utah)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Division of Learning Resources assistant director subject file, 1967-1977

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 282 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, memos, proposals, and other materials produced and arranged by Farnsworth and Glade related to the operations of the Division of Learning Resources. Includes information on university broadcasting operations and division personnel.

Dates: 1967-1977
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 282, Division of Learning Resources records / Division of Learning Resources administrative records

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  • Subject: Proposals X

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