Mary Ahern, Who Produced Early TV and Then Preserved It, Dies at 98
Ms. Ahern was a key behind-the-scenes figure in the landmark series “Omnibus” before becoming the Paley Center for Media’s first curator.
Mary V. Ahern in the late 1970s, around the time she became curator of the Museum of Broadcasting, now the Paley Center for Media. Credit.via Sue Rice
May 20, 2021, 2:45 p.m. ET
Mary V. Ahern, who was an important behind-the-scenes figure on the cultural magazine show “Omnibus” and other early television programs, then helped preserve those and similar touchstones of television history as the Paley Center for Media’s first curator, died on May 1 at a care center in Peabody, Mass. She was 98.