Background
Cowan, Louis G. was born on December 12, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Jacob J. and Hetty (Smitz) Cowan.
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Cowan, Louis G. was born on December 12, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Jacob J. and Hetty (Smitz) Cowan.
Bachelor of Philosophy Chicago, 1931. Doctor of Letters, Emerson College.
President, Louis G. Cowan Company, public relations, 1931-1941, Louis G. Cowan, Incorporated., radio and television productions, 1946-1955. Vice president creative services Columbia Broadcasting System, Incorporated., 1955-1958, president Columbia Broadcasting System television Network, 1958-1959. Director Morse Communication Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1961-1965.
Director Special Programs, Graduate School Journalism, Columbia, New York City, 1965-1976.
President, editor Chilmark Press, Incorporated., 1962-1976. Chairman publications and advisory board Partisan Review.
Chairman public committee Columbia Journalism Review President Broadcast Institute North. American National chairman Weiner Oral History Library, American Jewish Committee Trustee International Broadcast Institute Consultant radio section Bureau Public Relations, War Department, 1941-1943. Director Voice American, chief New York City office Overseas O.W.I., 1943-1945.
Member Council on Foreign Relations, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Zeta Beta Tau. Clubs: Tavern (Chicago).
Married Pauline Spiegel, August 7, 1939. Children: Paul, Geoffrey, Holly, Liza.