Indiana Broadcast History Archive

Franklin D. Schurz, Sr.

Franklin D. Schurz, Sr., was the longtime editor and publisher of the South Bend Tribune and owner of WSBT-AM/FM/TV in South Bend, Indiana. He served as general manager of WSBT-AM/FM from 1936-1946 and was editor and publisher of the newspaper from 1954-72. He was chairman of the privately owned Schurz Communications, which at the time of his death in 1987 included the Tribune and WSBT-TV in South Bend as well as television stations in Virginia, Missouri and Georgia, and four cable television systems.

Schurz, Sr. was inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2014.

-Indiana Broadcast Pioneers

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Franklin D. Schurz, Sr.'s Hall of Fame Video Bio
Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Collection
2014

Video bio of Franklin D. Schurz, Sr., inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2014.

Produced by Scott Leiter & WSBT South Bend;

Franklin D. Schurz, Sr., was the...

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Title
Franklin D. Schurz, Sr.'s Hall of Fame Video Bio
Collection
Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Collection
Stations
Date Aired
2014
Description

Video bio of Franklin D. Schurz, Sr., inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2014.

Produced by Scott Leiter & WSBT South Bend;

Franklin D. Schurz, Sr., was the...

(Read More)