Mary V. Ahern, a television editor, producer and writer during the medium’s Golden Age whose work on the live cultural magazine series Omnibus helped establish the Alistair Cooke-hosted show as a landmark program, died of cancer May 1 at a care center in Peabody, Mass. She was 98.
Her death was announced by niece Joan Curry to The New York Times.
In addition to her work to create early television content, Ahern later became an important preservationist of such programming: In 1976, she was named the first curator of what would come to be known as the Paley Center for Media. Known at the time as the Museum of Broadcasting, the center – and Ahern – was crucial in rescuing long-forgotten bits of TV and radio history.
Ahern would go on to perform similar work at the Library of Congress from 1986 to 1989.
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Ahern later studied anthropology and literature at Radcliffe College,...
Her death was announced by niece Joan Curry to The New York Times.
In addition to her work to create early television content, Ahern later became an important preservationist of such programming: In 1976, she was named the first curator of what would come to be known as the Paley Center for Media. Known at the time as the Museum of Broadcasting, the center – and Ahern – was crucial in rescuing long-forgotten bits of TV and radio history.
Ahern would go on to perform similar work at the Library of Congress from 1986 to 1989.
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Ahern later studied anthropology and literature at Radcliffe College,...
- 5/20/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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