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Ida Lou Anderson

Ida Lou Anderson, American orator and professor, pioneer in the field of radio broadcasting (died 1941)

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Born
November 6, 1900
Died
September 16, 1941
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1900

About Ida Lou Anderson

Ida Lou Anderson was an American radio broadcaster and academic. A pioneer in the field of radio broadcasting, she was a professor at Washington State College in the 1920s and 1930s. One of Anderson's earliest and most impressive students was Edward R. Murrow who went on to a legendary broadcasting career at CBS. In 1926, shortly after graduation, she became the college's youngest and one of its most popular professors; she was also a broadcasting coach and radio station advisor. Ida Lou Anderson (November 6, 1900 – September 16, 1941) was an American radio broadcaster and academic. On June 8, 2023, the former President's House of the Washington State University Pullman campus was renamed the Ida Lou Anderson House.

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Ida Lou Anderson timeline

  1. Ida Lou Anderson (November 6, 1900 – September 16, 1941) was an American radio broadcaster and academic.
  2. In 1926, shortly after graduation, she became the college's youngest and one of its most popular professors; she was also a broadcasting coach and radio station advisor.
  3. On June 8, 2023, the former President's House of the Washington State University Pullman campus was renamed the Ida Lou Anderson House.

The world when Ida Lou Anderson was born

Ida Lou Anderson was born in 1900. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1900

  • Best-selling book"To Have and to Hold" – Mary Johnston

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Davis Cup tennis tournament
  • Top headlineGalveston Hurricane kills 8,000+ — deadliest US disaster
  • Technology milestoneFirst zeppelin flight
  • World population~1.6B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population76.2M

1900 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ida Lou Anderson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19002026
Average income$438$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population76.2M341 million

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