Lost links and audio links and audio sources removed may not sound nefarious. Advanced TV Herstory is my a commitment to telling stories of TV women and their place in American culture and politics. As an independent podcast, my work will last so long as my heirs pay the monthly hosting charge.

In revisiting my research from a 2017 episode TV’s Smiling Feminist: Dinah Shore, I reviewed the two light biographies written about her. I couldn’t find the source of the point that seals her place in TV Herstory. I recalled learning that while producing her hit TV variety show, she had a stare-down with network executives. NBC had policies about the treatment of her non-white guest performers. I reviewed my notes and saw potential in series of audio clips from an A & E Biography episode on Shore.

Well of course! I’ll track down that episode.

Curiously  enough, at A & E Biography, a search for Dinah Shore comes up empty. No way, I didn’t just make this up! The podcast episode features clips from Shore’s daughter Melissa Montgomery and TV critic Leonard  Maltin. In removing the video from its site, A & E Biography  silenced original sources of Hollywood history.

A 2019 study made headlines that Wikipedia often flagged biographical profiles of women scientists. The profiles were removed, as they didn’t contain enough resource material to ensure quality information.

Dinah  Shore was a force in radio, TV and women’s athletics. Her accomplishments and feminism are inspirational and essential  to understanding 20th century feminism. Vital audio clips are now preserved in one 2017 episode. This is why I podcast.