Division:
Corporate
People:
A.J. Fletcher, David Witherspoon, Frank Fletcher
Community Program Type:
Opera
Type:
Video
Elon College, located in Elon, North Carolina near Burlington, honored the legacy of Mr. A.J. Fletcher (1987- 1979) on the 100th anniversary on his birth. This video, produced in 1987, features Mr. Robert Anderson who was the assistant to the president of Elon College.
Anderson presents a biography of Fletcher with emphasis on the impact he had on the community of fine arts, specifically in regards to opera.
Included in this video presentation is David Witherspoon who worked at the Fletcher Foundation. Frank Fletcher, one of AJ’s three sons, shares memories of his father.
The video was viewed by an audience prior to a performance by the Elon College community orchestra.
*Elon College is now Elon University.
CBC attorney Frank Fletcher, who was instrumental in the founding of Capitol Broadcasting Company.
Communications attorney Frank Fletcher in a 1960 photo that appeared in Broadcasting Magazine.
Frank Fletcher inducted into NC Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1984