George Page
TV Producer
1935 – 2006
Who was George Page?
George Henson Page was an American television host, known for his love for nature and his unique and mellifluous voice. He created the PBS series Nature, and hosted and narrated it from its beginning in 1982 until his retirement in 1998. He was also the director of Science and Natural History Programming at the PBS station Thirteen/WNET. Before his time with PBS, Page had a long career in broadcast journalism, mostly at NBC. In 1990, Emory University, the school Page had graduated from in 1957, awarded him with the honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters, citing his "contributions to science education in the United States".
In May 1995, Page was awarded another honorary degree from Pace University, for helping television viewers "understand and celebrate in all its diversity the world in which we live." George Page died June 28, 2006 in Equinunk, Pennsylvania.
Page also wrote the book Inside the Animal Mind, published in 1999.
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- Born
- Mar 31, 1935
Hartwell - Also known as
- George Henson Page
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Emory University
- Employment
- NBC News
- WNET
- WSB-TV
- Died
- Jun 28, 2006
Equinunk
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on July 23, 2013
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