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Louis G. Cowan (December 12, 1909 – November 18, 1976) was a president of the CBS broadcasting network in the United States and a creator of quiz shows (including Quiz Kids radio program, Stop the Music, and The $64,000 Question for television), a television producer and was director of the Voice of America from 1943–1945.
Jul 16, 2018 · Louis G. Cowan began his career at the Overseas Branch of the Office of War Information as an Army office liaison. His experiences in wartime radio led him to run overseas programing at the Radio Program Bureau. Towards the end of World War II, Cowan was appointed by President Franklin Delano...
The $64,000 Question was created by Louis G. Cowan, formerly known for radio's Quiz Kids and the television series Stop the Music and Down You Go. Cowan drew the inspiration for the name from Take It or Leave It , and its $64 top prize offering.
Nov 19, 1976 · Louis G. Cowan. former president of the. CBS television network, and his wife,’ Pauline, were killed yesterday in a fire that swept through their apartment in the Westbury Hotel. Mr. Cowan was a...
Apr 1, 2021 · Louis G. Cowan created the weekly show as a summer replacement for musician Alec Templeton’s radio program. Listeners sent in tough questions to stump the panelists—five gifted children between the ages of 5 and 15.
Mar 30, 1994 · WASHINGTON — When Geoffrey Cowan was a child, the library in his home in Connecticut was called the “propaganda room” because it was stocked with great works about the forces that shape public...
Nov 29, 1976 · Louis G. Cowan, 66, former president of CBS-TV and oft-called “father of the quiz show”; and his wife Pauline Cowan, 63; following a flash fire in their apartment; in...
