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Mary V. Ahern
Mary V. Ahern
Mary V. Ahern was an American producer.
She is remembered for her contributions to Omnibus, an American educational television program which featured diverse programming about science, the arts, and the humanities.
She also produced The Theater of Tomorrow television series, worked on Profiles in Courage, the 26 one-hour episode series based on John F. Kennedy's book, and was the first curator at the Museum of Television and Radio.
Mary V. Ahern was an American producer.
She is remembered for her contributions to Omnibus, an American educational television program which featured diverse programming about science, the arts, and the humanities.
She also produced The Theater of Tomorrow television series, worked on Profiles in Courage, the 26 one-hour episode series based on John F. Kennedy's book, and was the first curator at the Museum of Television and Radio.
Ahern served as an Acquisitions Specialist at the Library of Congress from 1986-1989, and brought thousands of radio and television recordings from the NBC archives to the Library for preservation.
Ahern died May 1, 2021, in Peabody, Massachusetts. She was 98.
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