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James Leaders Loper (September 4, 1931 – July 8, 2013) was an American television executive who co-founded KCET in 1964 and served as Executive Director of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences from 1983 to 1999. Life and careerLoper was born to John Loper and Ellen Leaders in Phoenix, Arizona, on September 4, 1931.[1] He obtained a bachelor's degree in journalism from Arizona State University in 1953 and his master's degree from the University of Denver in 1957.[1] He moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1959 to begin his doctoral studies at the University of Southern California (USC), which he finished in 1967.[1] He then taught as a faculty member at USC.[1] Loper co-founded KCET, a PBS affiliate in Los Angeles, during the early 1960s as an affiliate of National Educational Television.[1][2] He was working on his doctorate at the University of Southern California at the time of KCET's launch in 1964.[1] Loper became KCET's first director of education from 1964 to 1966.[1] He became the President and General Manager from 1966 to 1971, before serving as the President KCET from 1971 until 1983.[1][2] Loper then served as the Executive Director of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which holds the Emmy Awards, from 1984 until 1999.[1] Under Loper, the Emmy Awards were expanded to include nominees from cable television in 1988.[1][2] Loper oversaw the creation of the Archive of American Television, which interviews and archives notable people from the history of television.[1] Loper was also responsible for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences's relocation to its current headquarters in North Hollywood, California.[1] James Loper died at his home in Pasadena, California, on July 8, 2013, at the age of 81.[1] He was survived by his wife, former Los Angeles Times columnist Mary Lou Loper, and two children, Elizabeth Serhan and James L. Loper Jr.[2] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite news|first=|last=|title=R.I.P. James Loper |url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/r-i-p-james-loper/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=2013-07-11 |accessdate=2013-08-05}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Loper, James}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite news|first=Valerie J.|last=Nelson|title=James L. Loper dies at 81; helped make KCET a public broadcasting power |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jul/10/local/la-me-james-loper-20130711 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2013-07-10 |accessdate=2013-08-05}} 11 : 1931 births|2013 deaths|American television executives|PBS people|Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|University of Southern California faculty|Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication alumni|University of Denver alumni|USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism alumni|People from Pasadena, California|Businesspeople from Phoenix, Arizona |
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