Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 19 minutes ago

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This is the 1995 PBS Documentary, "Broadcasting's Forgotten Father, the Charles Herrold Story." It was written, produced, directed and narrated by Mike Adams. Mike's film students at San Jose State University participated in the production. The 1909 Herrold station became KQW and today it is KCBS in San Francisco, now over 100 years old.

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