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Media Preservation Foundation is a United States 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the archival of media history mainly aimed towards Radio and Television ID Jingles and associated items. It was established in 1994 By Tracy Carman and Don Worsham〔 Tracy Carman is the Executive Director. Don Worsham is one of the directors. It was founded in Springfield, Mass (Comments of Media Preservation Foundation )〕 as an archive for documents and important recordings related to the broadcasting industry.〔(WABC Jingles )〕 The Foundation has managed to acquire a large collection of items from both current and defunct producers including TM Studios, PAMS, JAM Creative Productions, Johnson & Siday, Futuresonic, FairWest, Wm Meeks Productions, Johnny Mann, Music Makers, Pepper/Tanner, Media General, Jodie Lyons (a/k/a Joseph Callaway Lyons - b.1/3/1930 Jacksonville, FL - d.1/10/2011 Georgetown TX),〔(Jodie Lyons Obituary )〕 Tom Merriman, Tony Griffin Productions and many others. It is the Foundation's goal to acquire as much of these materials as possible to facilitate the availability of these items for research and other purposes. Media Preservation Foundation has also been known for providing materials back to media outlets, primarily radio stations, who are in the process of creating historic retrospectives of their history. Media Preservation Foundation aids those companies in the media that were not good at keeping copies of their own histories and materials. In addition to ID Jingles, the foundation has a large collection of archives for CBS Radio's WTIC Radio in Hartford, Connecticut; Clear Channel's WHYN Radio in Springfield, Massachusetts and many others. Multiple warehouses containing thousands of reels, DATs and CDs is maintained by the Foundation in Springfield, Massachusetts. Some Foundation archives are also housed in Northridge, California. Types of jingles preserved by the foundation also include Emergency Broadcast System jingles.〔(CONELRAD: Atomic Platters | Emergency Broadcast System Jingle (circa 1975): WHEN Syracuse, NY )〕 Media Preservation Foundation has published a definitive history book on ID Jingles called, The Hits Between The Hits: The History Of Radio ID Jingles.〔(The Hits Between the Hits: The History of Radio ID Jingles )〕 It is authored by one of the directors of the foundation, Donald Worsham. ==History== In 2000, Media Preservation Foundation established a fund for another non-profit organization, REELRADIO, while REELRADIO was in the process of obtaining its tax-exempt status.〔(REELRADIO - Media Preservation Foundation Collection )〕 Although separate organizations, they share similar purposes.〔(Radio Ink - The Voice of Radio Revolution )〕 On June 1, 2011, many of the Foundation's archives were damaged during the 2011 New England tornado outbreak. () In late 2013, they moved out of 1 Allen St. in Springfield, Ma to Indian Orchard Mills in Indian Orchard, Springfield, Ma. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Media Preservation Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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