From Martha to Mary Margaret

After looking at a couple of women who were more into the technology side of broadcast, it's time to talk about a woman who came to broadcast through a different path: journalism. Mary Margaret McBride was special because of the kind of stories she told and the skills she brought to the table, despite the hurtles she had to go through. 

 

Research

https://www.worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/Biography/Out-of-the-Air-Mary-McBride-1960.pdf 

https://www.worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/Biography/I-Looked-and-Listened-Ben-Gross-1954.pdf

https://www.npr.org/2005/05/14/4652468/remembering-radios-mary-margaret-mcbride

https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2019/03/americas-first-lady-of-radio-mary-margaret-mcbride/

https://coutant.org/mcbride.html

https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/MCBRIDE2.pdf

https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/mary-margaret-mc-bride/index.html