ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This history was made possible through the support and
encouragement of many people. My special thanks go to the following:
To the Deans of the William Allen White School of Journalism and
Mass Communications, Mike Kautsch and Jimmy Gentry, who thought that the history would be
an important addition to the archives, and who were willing to support the effort.
To Pat English and Dana Leibengood, whose meticulous record-keeping
made it possible for me to reconstruct the past with some degree of accuracy.
To John Nugent and the staff at Spencer Library for their help in
finding archival materials relating to RTVF.
To Kim Jackson and Carlena Haney, who exhibited great patience in
helping me to revive my minimal computer skills.
To Gary Hawke and Miawshian Chen, for their expert assistance in
scanning the photographs and producing the final hard copy and web page.
To all of the faculty, staff and students of RTVF, who always
(well, most of the time) made me glad that I had chosen to be in higher education. We had
some memorable times together, and I will treasure them always.
And, of course, to my wife, Chris, who continued to smile and be
encouraging even though "the project" was taking a valuable chunk of retirement
time.
