Program policies for The American School of the Air were established by an advisory board. The series began February 4, 1930,Cox, Jim (2008). This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History. McFarland & Company, Inc. . Page 29. broadcast on weekdays at 2:30 p.m. The initial episode (about Columbus' discovery of America) had an audience estimated at 1,500,000 students in 20,000 schools. The programs originated at WABC in New York City. Faculty included "16 of the nation's greatest educators", with Columbia University Professor of Education William C. Bagley heading the group.
