Glenn Maxham collection

Glenn Charles Maxham was born on July 24, 1930 in Rockford, Illinois, and grew up in Minnesota City, a small town outside of Winona, Minnesota. He graduated from the Brown Institute school of broadcasting in Minneapolis, and later from the University of Minnesota Duluth. Maxham started his long career in broadcasting as a disk jockey and announcer for the Armed Forces Radio while serving in the Army in Tokyo during the Korean War. He was on the air to announce the declaration of a cease-fire agreement with North Korea. His broadcasting career in Duluth began in 1953, and included working at WEBC radio and as a news writer for WFTV, the first television station in Duluth. In 1957 he was hired as the news director and anchorman at at KBJR-TV. He also worked at KDAL radio, KDLH-TV, and did freelance work for WDIO-TV. In 1980 he moved to WDSE Duluth Public Television, where he would stay until 1985. There he helped found and produce the long-running program Venture North. After leaving WDSE he formed Maxham Film Productions and Upper Midwest Visuals, which did video production for schools. He also became involved in environmental activism, working with the Save Lake Superior Association for many years.