Earl J. Glade (December 2, 1885 – September 12, 1966) was the 25th mayor of

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Glade was born in Ogden,

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on December 2, 1885. A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served as a

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(LDS Church) in Germany from 1904 to 1907; during some of this time he was the president of the Breslau

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. Glade married Sarah Elizabeth Rasband and they had seven children. Glade studied at

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(BYU) where

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was one of his professors. He also studied at

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and later pursued graduate studies at the

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. He was the head of the business program at BYU for five years. He later was a professor of business at the

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. From 1925 to 1939 Glade was the head of KSL. Glade was one of the principal people behind the starting of the program ''

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'', for which he produced the first broadcast. He was a member of the

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Board of Jurors from 1942 to 1966. Glade was first elected mayor of

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in 1944. While mayor, Glade was closely connected with the

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project to lessen flooding in the city. Glade also served on the General Board of the

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. Glade unsuccessfully ran for governor of Utah in 1952, losing to

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. One of the rooms in the

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on BYU campus was named for Glade. BYU also has a broadcast journalism award named for Glade. Among those who have earned the Glade award are

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Clayson's CBS bio
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, a general authority of the LDS Church; she was the mother of LeGrand R. Curtis Jr., who was also a general authority. They also had a son Earl J. Glade, Jr., who was involved in broadcasting as was his father; he served as head of BYU's radio and television broadcasting operations.

References

''Utah Encyclopedia'' article on broadcasting
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