Ed Craney

Deceased Person

1905 – 1991

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Who was Ed Craney?

Edmund Blodgette "E.B." "Ed" Craney was an American radio and television executive. He brought the first radio station to Butte, Montana, in 1929, KGIR, which eventually became a part of his chain of unparalleled radio stations dubbed "The Z-Bar Network." Craney also had a hand in beginning Montana's first local television station in 1953 that was also located in Butte. Craney founded the Montana Broadcasters Association, while KGIR was the first station to join the National Broadcasters Association.

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Born
Feb 19, 1905
Died
Mar 6, 1991

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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