Larry Finley

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Larry Finley
Born
Lawrence Finkelstein

(1913-05-14)May 14, 1913
DiedApril 3, 2000(2000-04-03) (aged 86)
OccupationBroadcast pioneer

Larry Finley (May 14, 1913 – April 3, 2000) was an American late-night

audiotape (I.T.C.C. - International Tape Cartridge Corporation and NAL - North American Leisure Corporation) and videotape business and the founder of the Progressive Broadcasting System
(PBS) radio network.

Biography

Born and raised in

TV production company, Finley Productions, Inc., the first such operation on the West Coast
.

In 1945, Larry unsuccessfully filed a lawsuit against MCA Inc. for $3,000,000, claiming there was a conspiracy to restrain trade, and operating a monopoly.[2]

Finley produced and hosted radio and TV shows in Los Angeles, including The Larry Finley Show, broadcast nightly from his restaurant on the

Armed Forces Television Network to troops in Korea
.

It was towards the early 1950s that Finley launched PBS as an attempt at a fifth nationwide radio network. The network existed from November 26, 1950 until January 31, 1951.[3]

In 1965, Finley founded & became President and

record labels and became the largest provider of music entertainment on pre-recorded tape. Then in late 1968 he formed NAL (North American Leisure Corp.) which also produced Music Tape Cartridges and Cassette Tapes and wanted to expand into other phases of the entertainment industry. In 1970, he founded the International Tape Association, which is now known as the International Recording Media Association (IRMA),[4]
at a time when audio tape products were still finding their market and he also helped standardize the various types of audiotapes.

Finley died April 2000, in

Honors and awards

Among the honors he received during his lifetime were: The Los Angeles City of Hope's Annual Torch Bearer Award in 1955,

Time-Life Magazine
's Man of the Decade Award in 1980, induction into the Video Hall of Fame in 1984, and in 1998 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Vision Fund of America.

References

  1. ^ Zhito, Lee (28 October 1967). "Larry Finley Profile". Billboard. p. 5.
  2. ^ Walker, Leo (1972). The Wonderful Era of Great Dance Bands. Garden City, New York: Doubleday. p. 246.
  3. ^ Ramsburg, Jim. "R.I.P. PBS". Jim Ramsburg's GOld Time Radio. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. ^ Coville, Gary (November 2011). "Now You Hear It…Now You Don't". Radiogram. 36 (9): 8–13.
  5. ^ "Larry Finley; Leader in Audiotape, Videotape Business". Los Angeles Times. 8 April 2000.

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