Louis G. Cowan
Louis G. Cowan was a President of CBS Networks, a creator of quiz shows, television producer and was director of the Voice of America from 1943–1945.
He and his wife died in a house fire in New York City, believed to be caused by “smoking carelessness”. Survivors included his son Geoffrey Cowan.Early life
Cowan was born in Chicago and graduated from the University of Chicago, where he met his wife Pauline Spiegel.Career
He produced more than 50 programs during his three years with CBS, including “Captain Kangaroo,” and won two Peabody Awards. After he left CBS, he founded Chilmark Press, was director of the Brandeis University Communications Center, special lecturer at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and founded the William E. Wiener Oral History Library for the American Jewish Committee.
