Books in Profile; Marchette Chute

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Series
Books in Profile
Episode
Marchette Chute
Contributing Organization
WNYC (New York, New York)
WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-80-25x6b73h
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Description
Description
PEABODY AWARD WINNER 1956 Books in Profile In Books In Profile, which is broadcast by WNYC, New York City, Miss Virgilia Peterson, the well-known critic, author, and lecturer, provides a stimulating insight into the world of books and the persons who write them. This she does with book reviews, interviews with prominent literary personalities, and news items from publishing circles. Her program has charm, perspicacity, authority, and listener interest. In recognition of this important contribution to one of the oldest and most important of the media of communications, books, by one of the newest, radio, the George Foster Peabody Radio Award for education for 1956 goes to Books In Profile, WNYC, and Miss Virgilia Peterson.Interview guest: Marchette Chute.
Genres
Interview
Rights
Acquisition Source: PEABODY ARCHIVES
Media type
Sound
Duration
00:24:33.144
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Credits
: Peterson, Virgilia
: Chute, Marchette Gaylord, 1909
: Peterson, Virgilia
: Chute, Marchette Gaylord, 1909
Guest: Chute, Marchette
Host: Peterson, Virgilia
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WNYC-FM
Identifier: cpb-aacip-79cc4990767 (Filename)
Format: Data CD
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:00:00
WNYC-FM
Identifier: cpb-aacip-b4efd0749e6 (Filename)
Format: 1/4 inch audio tape
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:00:00
WGBH
Identifier: cpb-aacip-179deeb0ace (Filename)
Format: U-matic
Generation: Stock footage
Duration: 00:14:00
WNYC-FM
Identifier: cpb-aacip-604a9a1f7a5 (Filename)
Format: 1/4 inch audio tape
Generation: Master
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-087a25fb53d (Filename)
Format: 1/4 inch audio tape
Duration: 00:25:00
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Citations
Chicago: “Books in Profile; Marchette Chute,” WNYC, WGBH, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 23, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-25x6b73h.
MLA: “Books in Profile; Marchette Chute.” WNYC, WGBH, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 23, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-25x6b73h>.
APA: Books in Profile; Marchette Chute. Boston, MA: WNYC, WGBH, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-25x6b73h