Kenney, Wesley

Left to right: Herb Fleet, V.P. of Medical Communications, Inc. and Account Executive for Eli Lilly's & Co.; Wes Kenney, the Director of the telecast (DuMont); Al Molinaro, Promotion and Production Director for Medical Communications; his son; Bob Emerick, Narrator; Morris Mayers, Director of Closed Circuit Division of DuMont; Ed Rasp, TV Program Director for Medical Communications; Eric Herud, Chief Facilities Engineer for DuMont; Steve Olshewski, V.P. of Paul Klemtner and Co. and Executive V.P. of Medical Communications, and Paul Klemtner. Gift of Mrs. Emerick.

Group photograph of Wes Kenney briefing Dr. Jonas E. Salk, Mr. Basil O'Connor, Dr. Bazilauskas and Dr. David Bodian on their parts in the telecast report of the poliomyelitis vaccine. Gift of Mrs. Emerick

Director Kenney and Narrator Emerick introducing the telecast of the poliomyelitis vaccine program and the participants Gift of Mrs. Emerick

Dr. Thomas Francis, Dr. Jonas Salk, Mr. Basil O'Connor (head of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis - later the March of Dimes) and Dr. Thomas M. Rivers briefed by Wes Kenney (DuMont director) on their parts in the telecast report of the poliomyelitis vaccine. Gift of Mrs. Emerick

Dr. Jonas E. Salk, with his back to the camera, receiving instructions from Wes Kenney for telecast on the report of the poliomyelitis vaccine. Gift of Mrs. Emerick.

Wes Kenney giving instructions to the principals five mintues before going on air. Seated in the center - Dr. Hart Edgar Van Riper, Medical Director of the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis.