Obituary
Ralph Jennings, who, as deputy director for the Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ, challenged licenses of local TV and radio stations for their discriminatory hiring and programming content, died Oct. 9 of a brain condition and…
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multiple infections. A New York resident, he was 86. At UCC, he worked on reports about racial and gender bias in public broadcasting. During Jennings’ tenure, UCC saw the successful resolution of its court case leading to the revocation of the license of TV station WLBT Jackson, Mississippi, for its discriminatory practices. Jennings left UCC in 1980, later becoming general manager of WFUV(FM) New York, Fordham University’s NPR member radio station. He retired in 2011. Survivors include his wife, Paula, and two children, Alma and Matthew.