Willis Conover(1920-1996)

American broadcaster, host of the jazz program "Music USA," with which he eventually attracted the largest audience of any continuing international broadcast in history. Conover hosted jazz and classical programs at radio stations in Washington, D.C. In 1969 he produced and narrated the White House concert celebrating Duke Ellington's 70th birthday. Thanks to Conover, a jazz panel was established on the National Endowment for the Arts in 1975.