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Martha Jane Rountree (October 23, 1911 – August 23, 1999) was an American pioneering broadcast journalist and entrepreneur. She was the creator and first moderator of a public-affairs program, first on radio as The American Mercury from June 24, 1945 to 1947, and as Meet the Press on the NBC television network from November 6, 1947 to ...
Aug 25, 1999 · Martha Rountree, the co-creator and first moderator of the NBC News program ''Meet the Press,'' died on Monday at Sibley Hospital in Washington. She was 87 and lived in...
Aug 25, 1999 · Martha Rountree, who helped shape television history and public affairs journalism as the co-creator and first moderator of the Sunday morning NBC News...
Aug 26, 2014 · You might never have heard of her, but Martha Rountree is one of the most important women in the history of American broadcasting. The longevity of her “product” rivals Lucille Ball’s. Her importance and influence is as esteemed as Joan Ganz Cooney, who created Sesame Street.
On December 2, Martha Rountree was the moderator when young Massachusetts Congressman John F. Kennedy made his first appearance on Meet the Press and spoke about the problems of defeating...
Rountree, Martha (1911–1999) American radio and television producer. Name variations: Martha Presbrey. Born in Gainesville, Florida, on October 23, 1911; died on August 23, 1999, in Washington, D.C.; second oldest of five children; sister of Ann Rountree Forsberg; attended the University of South Carolina; married Albert N. Williams, Jr. (a ...
Oct 5, 2022 · Martha Rountree co-founded “Meet the Press,” along with Lawrence Spivak. A broadcasting pioneer, Rountree served as the broadcast’s first moderator while also producing a program called ...
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