Voice of America: Lowell Thomas Documentary

If you watch a newscast today, download a news video, listen to the radio or a podcast then you are benefiting from the work of Lowell Thomas.

In the 1930s Lowell Thomas was arguably more famous than any American journalist has ever been. Thomas dominated both network radio news and the newsreels shown in movie theaters back when they represented the only chance a mass national audience had to hear or see, rather than just read, the news.

His voice, face and take on contemporary events were almost unavoidable.

Lowell Thomas, who grew up in and got his start in journalism in Victor, Colorado, is the subject of a new documentary film that will be shown in Victor Saturday, Nov. 3. The Victor Lowell Thomas Museum will present, courtesy of the film’s producer, Rick Moulton, Voice of America: Lowell Thomas and the Rise of Broadcast News.

The full-length feature film will be shown at 3 p.m. at the Victor Community Center, 2^nd St. and Portland Ave., Victor, CO.

Thomas moved to Victor with his family during the days of the gold rush and graduated from Victor High School. He was a news boy and editor with the Victor Daily News and Victor Record.