Title: Jack Krueger Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1922-1978

Creator:

• Krueger, Jack, 1914-2000

Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 205

Quantity: 2.2 c.f. (1 record center carton and 4 archives boxes)

Repository:

Housed at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries’ Archives Department / Milwaukee Area Research Center; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Papers of newsman Jack Krueger documenting his long association with the Milwaukee Journal Stations, WTMJ-TV and WTMJ AM and FM radio as a reporter and public affairs manager and his activities in several professional associations. The papers also reflect the transition in the country's focus from radio to television. The collection contains WTMJ internal correspondence and memoranda; reports and surveys on television and radio programming, speeches given by broadcast journalists and regulators, and minutes, reports, and other records pertaining to the National Association of Radio News Directors and the Radio-Television News Directors Association.

Language: English

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Jack Krueger was born on December 2, 1914 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended South Division High School and the University of Wisconsin in Madison where he earned a degree in journalism.

Krueger began his career as a newspaper reporter in 1937 but switched to radio in 1938. In 1942, he was named news editor for WTMJ radio which gave him the opportunity to set up the radio news operation at the Journal's newly built Radio City broadcast facilities. Krueger was named news editor for the radio station and WTMJ-TV in 1947 when the television station began broadcasting. He remained news editor until 1968 when he was named Public Affairs Director, a position he held until he retired in 1980.

Krueger was actively involved in a number of state and national professional organizations. He was on the first Board of Directors of the National Association of Radio News Directors in 1946 and in 1957, after NARND became the Radio-Television News Directors Association, was named president.

Among the honors Jack Krueger received was induction into the Milwaukee Press Club Hall of Fame in 1981 and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 1991. He died in September 2000.

The Jack Krueger Papers are organized in three series: Krueger at WTMJ, Professional Organizations, and Speeches and Publications.

Series 1: KRUEGER AT WTMJ is material directly relating to the operation of the radio and television stations owned and operated by The Journal Company (now Journal Communications Inc.). The material covers a wide range of topics including cameras in the courtroom, the Federal Communication Commission's Fairness Doctrine, employee manuals, the development of WTMJ-TV, television and radio audience surveys, and the Milwaukee Journals' dispute with Milwaukee Mayor Henry Maier.

Series 2: PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS consists of material from a number of state and national professional organizations of which Krueger was a member. Most of this material relates to the National Association of Radio News Directors which in 1952 became the Radio-Television News Directors Association; the majority of the NARND and RTNDA material is minutes, reports, and copies of speeches given at the annual convention. There is also material pertaining to the National Television News Seminars held in 1953 and 1954 at Northwestern University in Illinois.

Series 3: SPEECHES AND PUBLICATIONS contains miscellaneous publications from national organizations and speeches given by people in the media profession. They deal with the coverage of news by radio and television; the speeches were given by Sig Mickelson, Ralph Renick, Frank Stanton, Lee Loevinger, and others.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Tom Luljak, 1996. Accession Number: M96-141

Processing Information

Processed by Mary K. Huelsbeck, April and May, 2003.

	Series: Krueger and WTMJ
Box   1 Folder   1	Backus Radio Announcement Case, 1975
	Booklets
Box   1 Folder   2	Milwaukee Talk, 1951
Box   1 Folder   3	The Farmer's Handy Helper, 1951
Box   1 Folder   4	The Milwaukee All-Faiths Memorial Service for John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1963
Box   1 Folder   5	Brennan Equal Time Case, 1972
Box   1 Folder   6	Cable Television, 1972-1973, 1977
Box   1 Folder   7	Cameras in the Courtroom, 1951-1964, 1967
Box   1 Folder   8	Employee Manuals and Regulations, 1942-1968
	Federal Communications Commission
Box   1 Folder   9	Fairness Doctrine, 1956, 1968-1978
Box   1 Folder   10	Television Freeze, 1952
Box   1 Folder   11	Journal Company Editorial Policies, 1962-1974
Box   1 Folder   12	Laws Governing Television and Radio, 1949-1962, 1968, 1973-1976, undated
Box   1 Folder   13	McCann Salary Dispute Case, 1972
Box   1 Folder   14	Media Coverage of Civil Disorders, 1967
Box   1 Folder   15	Milwaukee Journal Dispute with Mayor Maier, 1961, 1969-1974
Box   5 Folder   1	Milwaukee Teevee, 1948
Box   1 Folder   16	Nielsen Station Index Radio Report, Milwaukee Area, 1955-1957
Box   1 Folder   17	Nielsen Station Index TV Report, Milwaukee Area, 1955-1956
Box   1 Folder   18	Pamphlet, The Goals of Great Newspapers, 1965
Box   1 Folder   19	Political Campaigns, 1960
Box   1 Folder   20	Public Service Broadcasting Seminar, 1969
Box   1 Folder   21	Questions and Answers about Journal Radio and Television Operation, circa 1950
	Radio
Box   1 Folder   22	Anniversaries, 1937, 1942, 1952
Box   1 Folder   23	Audience Surveys, 1944, 1950
Box   1 Folder   24	Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), Program and Performance Log, February, 1956
Box   1 Folder   25	Important Programs, 1928-1931
Box   1 Folder   26	Standards of Practice, 1945-1951, 1967
	Radio and Television
Box   1 Folder   27	Advertising/Promotions, 1947, 1952-1953, 1956-1957, undated
Box   1 Folder   28	Miscellaneous, 1949-1955, undated
Box   1 Folder   29	Press Releases/Stories, 1948-1962, undated
Box   1 Folder   30	Progress Reports, 1946-1948, undated
Box   1 Folder   31	Reuss Televised Hearing, 1969
	Television
Box   1 Folder   32	Audience Surveys, 1948-1963
Box   1 Folder   33	Developmental Plans, 1946-1947, undated
Box   1 Folder   34	Equipment, 1941-1954
Box   1 Folder   35	News Film Surveys, 1952, 1955
Box   1 Folder   36	Programming, 1947-1955
Box   1 Folder   37	Programs, Scripts, 1947-1949
Box   1 Folder   38	Standards of Practice, 1950-1955
Box   1 Folder   39	Still Pictures/Music Usage, 1947-1953, 1962
Box   1 Folder   40	The Journal Company Unitholder Plan, 1965
	The Milwaukee Journal's Broadcast Service to Wisconsin
Box   1 Folder   41	Parts I and II, 1925-1929
Box   1 Folder   42	Part III, 1929-1930
Box   1 Folder   43	WTMJ Radio and Television Chronology, 1922-1979
	Series: Professional Organizations	⇧
Box   2 Folder   1	Associated Press Broadcasters Association, 1970-1971
Box   2 Folder   2	Associated Press Radio and Television Association, 1967
Box   2 Folder   3	Council on Radio Journalism, 1945, undated
Box   2 Folder   4	Journalism Education/Radio News Internships, 1945-1952, 1967, undated
Box   2 Folder   5	Milwaukee Area Broadcast News Association, 1971
Box   2 Folder   6	National Association of Broadcasters, Radio News Recommendations, 1945
Box   2 Folder   7	National Broadcast Editorial Conference, 1966, 1973
	National Association of Radio News Directors (NARND)
Box   2 Folder   8	Booklet, An Analysis of Press Association Reports to Radio Stations, 1949
Box   2 Folder   9	Booklet, Getting Ready for Television, 1948
	Conventions
Box   5 Folder   2	1948
Box   2 Folder   12	Convention and Reports, 1949
Box   2 Folder   10	1950
Box   2 Folder   11	1951
Box   2 Folder   13	Correspondence, 1946-1952, 1956
Box   2 Folder   18	The NARND Bulletin, 1948-1952
Box   2 Folder   14	National Opinion Research Center Study, 1947
Box   2 Folder   15-16	National Television News Seminar, 1953-1954
Box   2 Folder   17	Television News Institute, 1953-1955
	Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA)
Box   3 Folder   1	Booklet, The Formative Years, 1957
Box   3 Folder   2	Cameras in the Courtroom, 1957-1959, 1962
Box   3 Folder   3	Committee Reports and Minutes, 1955-1958
	Conventions
Box   5 Folder   3	1954
Box   3 Folder   4	1956
Box   3 Folder   5	1957
Box   3 Folder   6	1958
Box   3 Folder   7	1959-1960
	Correspondence
Box   3 Folder   8	1957-1958
Box   3 Folder   9	1959
Box   3 Folder   10	1962
Box   3 Folder   11	Newsfilm and News Picture Preferences of Television News Directors, 1958
Box   3 Folder   12	Officers and Directors, 1969
Box   2 Folder   19	The RTNDA Bulletin, 1953
Box   5 Folder   4	Wisconsin Associated Press Broadcasters Association, 1971
Box   3 Folder   13	Wisconsin Association of Radio News Editors, 1947-1951
Box   3 Folder   14	Wisconsin Broadcasters' Association, 1968-1969, undated
Box   3 Folder   15	Wisconsin Conference on Urban Communication, 1968
	Series: Speeches and Publications	⇧
Box   4 Folder   1	A 15 Minute News Program, undated
Box   4 Folder   2	“And Then There'd Be None....Some Thoughts on the Strangulation of the First Amendment,” Roy Danish, 1973
Box   4 Folder   3	“Broadcasting and the Journalistic Function,” Lee Loevinger, 1963
Box   4 Folder   4	Five Talks on Broadcast Journalism, 1957
Box   4 Folder   5	“Free Press, Fair Trial,” transcript, 1967
Box   4 Folder   6	News on Television, Ralph A. Renick, 1950
Box   4 Folder   7	“News: Prestige Through Reliability,” Sig Mickelson, 1949
Box   4 Folder   8	News Tonight: A Study-Guide on Radio Newscasting, undated
Box   4 Folder   9	Orderly Procedures for Mass Coverage of News Events, 1965
Box   4 Folder   10	Papers on Radio News, 1947
Box   4 Folder   11	“Quo Vadis Radio?”, E. C. Page, 1948
Box   4 Folder   12	“Radio News - Its Past, Present and Future,” Paul W. White, 1946
Box   4 Folder   13	Statement by Frank Stanton (Congressional hearings), 1952
Box   4 Folder   14	Statement by Frank Stanton (Electoral process), 1967
Box   4 Folder   115	“Television: Four New Dimensions,” Newton N. Minow, 1963
Box   4 Folder   16	“Television and the World of the Seventies,” Julian Goodman, 1969
Box   4 Folder   17	The Associated Press in Wisconsin, Don Anderson, 1966
Box   4 Folder   18	“The Broadcaster's Approach to Editorializing,” Sig Mickelson, 1958
Box   4 Folder   19	“The Editorial: What it is and What it Aims for,” John B. Oakes, 1962
Box   4 Folder   20	“The Mayor-Boss Form of Municipal Government: A New Danger to the Government of the City of Milwaukee,” Frank Zeidler, 1971
Box   4 Folder   21	“The Politics of Advertising,” Lee Loevinger, 1973