Lewis Hill

Lewis Hill

Lewis Hill (May 1, 1919-1957) was a co-founder of Pacifica Radio, the first listener-supported radio station in the United States. He was born in Kansas City, Kansas on May 1, 1919. His father was an attorney who made his fortune by brokering a deal to sell an oil company to J.P. Morgan. His mother's brother was Frank Phillips, builder of Phillips Petroleum. Lewis was sent to Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri because he was too bright for the public school. According to his widow, he "despised" his time at military school, but he completed his first two years of college there and also was the Missouri State doubles tennis champion. He then transferred to Stanford University.

While studying at Stanford in 1937, his interest in Quakerism led him to a belief in pacifism. As a conscientious objector, Hill served in Civilian Public Service during World War II. In 1945, Hill resigned from his job as a Washington D.C. correspondent and moved to California, where he founded the Pacifica Foundation. He served as Pacifica's head until his suicide (during a period of failing health) in 1957.

External links

*http://www.kpfa.org/2ab_lew.htm
*http://pacifica.org/about/lhtheory_1951.html
* [http://www.whitings-writings.com/lengthening_shadow.htm The Lengthening Shadow: Lewis Hill and the Origins of Listener-Sponsored Radio in America]


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