Title: Earthwatch Radio collection
Inclusive Dates: September 1972-December 2000

Creators:

• Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute

• Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies (Madison, Wisconsin.)

Unique Identifier: uac237

Quantity: 4.25 linear feet of paper and bound volumes; 294 audio cassettes; and 628 open audio reels.

• 30.68 Linear Feet
• 23 record storage cartons, 1 half-size letter document box, 5 microfilm storage boxes

Quantity: 922 audio recordings
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Madison. University Archives and Records Management

Archival Location:

UW-Madison Archives and Records Management (Map)

Abstract:

This collection consists of audio recordings of Earthwatch Radio episodes and records from the Earthwatch Radio production. The records include scripts arranged by date and subject, memos to radio stations, Earthwatch/Wisconsin columns, and published collections of Earthwatch scripts.

Language: English .

URL to cite for this finding aid: https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-ua-uac237

This collection contains formats that may not be readily accessible. This collection includes 1/4" open audio reels and audio cassette tapes. Please consult University Archives staff for more information.

Accession 1998/035: Transferred from UW Sea Grant Institute, 1998-07-15 Accession 2019/054: Transferred from the Nelson Institute, 2019-09

Arranged in two series: Earthwatch Radio production materials, 1972-2000; publications, 1976-1990.

Earthwatch Radio was an award-winning daily 2-minute program about the environment. Every two weeks, 10 programs were written, edited, and produced by students and staff at the Sea Grant Institute and the Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and sent out to over 150 radio stations in the United States and Canada. Created in the wake of the first Earth Day and inspired by former Wisconsin Governor Gaylord Nelson, Earthwatch Radio began in 1972 and was the first radio program in the nation to concentrate on environmental issues as well as the longest running program of its kind when it ended in 2007. The show often covered issues affecting the Great Lakes and the state of WIsconsin. Common topical categories include weather, air, land, life, and energy.

The folllowing sources contain information and materials relating to Earthwatch Radio: Earthwatching: a collection of scripts from the first year of Earthwatch/Radio, Accession 2016/180 Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies records, 1962-2009, Accession 2013/241 Earthbeats: energy, Accession 2011/032

The Earthwatch Radio collection includes materials created by and relating to the Earthwatch Radio program. The collection consists of two series. The first series, Earthwatch Radio production materials, includes recordings of daily episodes of the radio program as well as memos sent with the recordings to the radio stations, listing the episode titles and run times. The earliest recording dates from 1977 while the bulk of the recordings range in date from 1985 through 2000. The episodes are recorded on ¼" open audio reels as well as cassette tapes, with some overlap and duplication. Where information existed, cassettes and reels include information about their air date and episode number. Otherwise, audio is simply labeled with the collection number and the reel or cassette number. The audio recordings are grouped and described by year. The collection is not comprehensive and there may be gaps between episodes. Additionally, complete scripts from the program are included in this series and date from 1972, when the show began, through 1997. The collection includes scripts organized chronologically as well as by subject matter. The second series in the collection includes materials related to Earthwatch publications. Earthwatch/Wisconsin newspaper columns are short weekly articles on environmental topics that were distributed to newspaper editors to publish within their newspapers. The articles in the collection date from 1978 through 1981, when the column was discontinued. Additionally, there are three volumes of Earthwatching, a published collection of selected scripts from Earthwatch Radio, dated 1974, 1978, and 1990.

Collection materials may be subject to laws governing rights. Researchers are solely responsible for determining the rights status of the materials they use. Permission may be required for some uses such as publication or reproduction.

Ecology -- United StatesEnvironmental studies

	Series: Earthwatch Radio production materials, September 1972- December 2000
Box [89136108073]   1   folder 1	Earthwatch Radio titles, September 1972- December 1986
Box [89136108073]   1   folder 2	Earthwatch station memos (with titles), weeks 758-888 11 March 1987- 06 September 1989
Box [89136108073]   1   folder 3	Earthwatch station memos (with titles), weeks 890-1166 09 September 1989- 04 January 1995
Box [89136108073]   1   folder 4	Earthwatch Radio scripts, 1972
Box [89136108073]   1   folder 5	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1973- June 1973
Box [89136108073]   1   folder 6	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1973- December 1973
Box [89136108073]   1   folder 7	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1974- June 1974
Box [89136108073]   1   folder 8	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1974- December 1974
Box [89136108073]   1   folder 9	Earthwatch Radio- "Earth Day Plus Four", April 1974
Box [89136108073]   1   folder 10	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1975- June 1975
Box [89136108073]   1   folder 11	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1975- December 1975
Box [89136108073]   1   folder 12	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1976- June 1976
Box [89136108073]   1   folder 13	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1976- December 1976
Box [89136108073]   1   folder 14	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1977- June 1977
Box [89136108073]   1   folder 15	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1977- December 1977
Box [89136108073]   1   folder 16	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1978- June 1978
Box [89136108073]   1   folder 17	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1978- December 1978
Box [89136108081]   2   folder 1	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1979- June 1979
Box [89136108081]   2   folder 2	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1979- December 1979
Box [89136108081]   2   folder 3	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1980- June 1980
Box [89136108081]   2   folder 4	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1980-December 1980
Box [89136108081]   2   folder 5	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1981- June 1981
Box [89136108081]   2   folder 6	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1981- December 1981
Box [89136108081]   2   folder 7	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1982- June 1982
Box [89136108081]   2   folder 8	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1982- December 1982
Box [89136108081]   2   folder 9	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1983- June 1983
Box [89136108081]   2   folder 10	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1983- December 1983
Box [89136108081]   2   folder 11	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1984- June 1984
Box [89136108081]   2   folder 12	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1984- December 1984
Box [89136108081]   2   folder 13	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1985- June 1985
Box [89136108081]   2   folder 14	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1985- December 1985
Box [89136108081]   2   folder 15	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1986- June 1986
Box [89136108081]   2   folder 16	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1986- December 1986
Box [89136108081]   2   folder 17	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1987- June 1987
Box [89136108081]   2   folder 18	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1987- December 1987
Box [89136108099]   3   folder 1	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1988- June 1988
Box [89136108099]   3   folder 2	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1988- December 1988
Box [89136108099]   3   folder 3	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1989- June 1989
Box [89136108099]   3   folder 4	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1989- December 1989
Box [89136108099]   3   folder 5	Earthwatch Radio scripts, Janaury 1990- June 1990
Box [89136108099]   3   folder 6	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1990- December 1990
Box [89136108099]   3   folder 7	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1991- June 1991
Box [89136108099]   3   folder 8	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1991- December 1991
Box [89136108099]   3   folder 9	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1992- June 1992
Box [89136108099]   3   folder 10	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1992- December 1992
Box [89136108099]   3   folder 11	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1993- July 1993
Box [89136108099]   3   folder 12	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1993- December 1993
Box [89136108099]   3   folder 13	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1994- June 1994
Box [89136108099]   3   folder 14	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1994- December 1994
Box [89136108099]   3   folder 15	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1995- June 1995
Box [89136108099]   3   folder 16	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1995- December 1995
Box [89136108099]   3   folder 17	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1996- June 1996
Box [89136108099]   3   folder 18	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1996- December 1996
Box [89136108099]   3   folder 19	Earthwatch Radio scripts, January 1997- June 1997
Box [89136108099]   3   folder 20	Earthwatch Radio scripts, July 1997- December 1997
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 1	Miscellaneous Earthwatch Radio scripts by subject, 1974-1976
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 2	Earthwatch Radio scripts on air, 1981-1986
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 3	Earthwatch Radio scripts on ecology, 1982-1987
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 4	Earthwatch Radio scripts on energy, 1982- 1987
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 5	Earthwatch Radio scripts on land use, 1982-1986
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 6	Earthwatch Radio scripts on industry, 1982-1986
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 7	Earthwatch Radio scripts on society. 1 of 3, 1982-1987
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 8	Earthwatch Radio scripts on society, 2 of 3 1982-1987
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 9	Earthwatch Radio scripts on society, 3 of 3 1982-1987
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 10	Earthwatch Radio scripts on space, 1982-1986
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 11	Earthwatch Radio scripts on transportation, 1982-1986
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 12	Earthwatch Radio scripts on water, 1 of 2 1982-1987
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 13	Earthwatch Radio scripts on water, 2 of 2 1982-1986
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 14	Earthwatch Radio scripts on wildlife, 1 of 2 1982-1987
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 15	Earthwatch Radio scripts on wildlife, 2 of 2 1982-1987
Box [89136106838]   6   cassette 1-24	Audio cassette tapes, 11 March 1987- 29 December 1987
Box [89136106838]   6   cassette 25-52	Audio cassette tapes, 13 January 1988- 28 December 1988
Box [89136106838]   6   cassette 53-62	Audio cassette tapes, 11 January 1989- 17 May 1989
Box [89136106879]   7   cassette 63-78	Audio cassette tapes, 31 May 1989- 27 December 1989
Box [89136106879]   7   cassette 79-104	Audio cassette tapes, 10 January 1990- 26 December 1990
Box [89136106879]   7   cassette 105-124	Audio cassette tapes, 23 January 1991- 02 October 1991
Box [89136106911]   8   cassette 125-130	Audio cassette tapes, 16 October 1991- 25 December 1991
Box [89136106911]   8   cassette 131-156	Audio cassette tapes, 08 January 1992- 23 December 1992
Box [89136106911]   8   cassette 157-182	Audio cassette tapes, 06 January 1993- 22 December 1993
Box [89136106911]   8   cassette 183-187	Audio cassette tapes, 06 January 1994- 03 March 1994
Box [89136106929]   9   cassette 188-208	Audio cassette tapes, 16 March 1994- 21 December 1994
Box [89136106929]   9   cassette 209-233	Audio cassette tapes, 04 January 1995- 20 December 1995
Box [89136106929]   9   cassette 234-251	Audio cassette tapes, 03 January 1996- 28 August 1996
Box [89136106937]   10   cassette 252-259	Audio cassette tapes, 11 September 1996- 18 December 1996
Box [89136106937]   10   cassette 260-286	Audio cassette tapes, 01 January 1997- 31 January 1997
Box [89136106937]   10   cassette 287-294	Audio cassette tapes, 28 January 1998- 04 November 1998
Box [89136106945]   11   reel 1-3	Audio reels, 30 November 1973
Box [89136106945]   11   reel 4-30	Audio reels, 02 January 1985- 26 June 1985
Box [89136106952]   12   reel 31-55	Audio reels, 10 July 1985- 25 December 1985
Box [89136106952]   12   reel 56-60	Audio reels, 01 January 1986- 29 January 1986
Box [89136106994]   13   reel 61-94	Audio reels, 05 February 1986- 24 September 1986
Box [89136107000]   14   reel 95-108	Audio reels, 01 October 1986- 31 December 1986
Box [89136107000]   14   reel 109-125	Audio reels, 07 January 1987- 21 April 1987
Box [89136106960]   15   reel 126-149	Audio reels, 06 May 1987- 14 October 1987
Box [89136106960]   15   reel 150-151	Audio reels, 23 January 1989- 26 December 1989
Box [89136106960]   15   reel 152-157	Audio reels, 29 October 1991- 26 November 1991
Box [89136106978]   16   reel 158-161	Audio reels, 10 December 1991- 23 December 1991
Box [89136106978]   16   reel 162-191	Audio reels, 07 January 1992- 21 July 1992
Box [89136107018]   17   reel 192-215	Audio reels, 04 August 1992- 22 December 1992
Box [89136107018]   17   reel 216-223	Audio reels, 05 January 1993- 16 February 1993
Box [89136107026]   18   reel 224-259	Audio reels, 02 March 1993- 26 October 1993
Box [89136107034]   19   reel 260-267	Audio reels, 09 November 1993- 21 December 1993
Box [89136107034]   19   reel 268-293	Audio reels, 04 January 1994- 21 June 1994
Box [89136107083]   20   reel 294-319	Audio reels, 05 July 1994- 20 December 1994
Box [89136107083]   20   reel 320-325	Audio reels, 03 January 1995- 31 January 1995
Box [89136107125]   21   reel 326-359	Audio reels, 14 February 1995- 25 September 1995
Box [89136107133]   22   reel 360-373	Audio reels, 19 October 1995- 29 December 1995
Box [89136107133]   22   reel 374-393	Audio reels, 16 January 1996- 20 May 1996
Box [89136107042]   23   reel 394-425	Audio reels, 03 June 1996- 30 December 1996
Box [89136107059]   24   reel 426- 459	Audio reels, 13 January 1997- 25 August 1997
Box [89136107067]   25   reel 460-477	Audio reels, 08 September 1997- 29 December 1997
Box [89136107067]   25   reel 478-493	Audio reels, 12 January 1998- 20 April 1998
Box [89136107075]   26   reel 494-525	Audio reels, 04 May 1998- 30 November 1998
Box [89136107117]   27   reel 526-529	Audio reels, 14 December 1998- 28 December 1998
Box [89136107117]   27   reel 530-559	Audio reels, 11 January 1999- 26 July 1999
Box [89136107109]   28   reel 560-579	Audio reels, 09 August 1999- 13 December 1999
Box [89136107109]   28   reel 580-593	Audio reels, 04 January 2000- 13 April 2000
Box [89136107091]   29   reel 594-628	Audio reels, 01 May 2000- 11 December 2000
	Series: Publications	⇧
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 16	Earthwatch/Wisconisn columns, January 1976- December 1976
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 17	Earthwatch/Wisconsin columns, January 1977- December 1977
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 18	Earthwatch/Wisconsin columns, January 1978- December 1978
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 19	Earthwatch/Wisconsin columns, January 1979- December 1979
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 20	Earthwatch/Wisconsin columns, January 1980- December 1980
Box [89136108115]   4   folder 21	Earthwatch/Wisconsin columns, January 1981-December 1981
Box [89136106903]   5   folder 1	Earthwatching, 1974
Box [89136106903]   5   folder 2	Earthwatching, 1978
Box [89136106903]   5   folder 3	Earthwatching, 1990