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- 1 2 "' Youth Wants to Know,' Weekly Offering on N. B. C., Sets Example for Discussion Programs". The New York Times. March 10, 1952. p. 28.
- ↑ "Youth Wants to Know". Peabody Awards. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Sylvania Television Grand Award Goes to N.B.C.'s 'Victory at Sea'". The Courier-Journal (AP story). December 12, 1952. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.