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Suzi McLaughlin
February 6, 2009
Doris Ann was one of the most elegant and intelligent people I've ever met. I was privileged to know her as a loyal supporter of The Littlest Wiseman and of Stage West, and all of us at Stage West were deeply saddened when her razor-sharp mind began to fade. The world needs more people like her, and I have missed her charm and wit.
Jack Noble and Johanna White
January 8, 2009
We were so fortunate to have many wonderful experiences with Doris Ann. A Pilgrim to The Littlest Wiseman for many years, she moved to Fort Worth after her retirement. We traveled the world with her as she became a chaperone for the Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir after coming to Fort Worth. What stories we could tell!
Jack Noble and Johanna White - Fort Worth
Betty Hanson Stevens
January 8, 2009
It is sad that the death of Doris Ann Schargenberg will probably not be noticed by many, when it should receive national recognition. When Paul M. Stevens was elected President of the Southern Baptist Radio and Television Commission in 1953, Doris Ann was already head of religious programming for the National Broadcasting Company--at a time when it was almost unheard of for a woman to hold a position like that. Previously, she had been head of personnel for NBC. Southern Baptists, along with the National Council of Churches, Catholics and those of the Jewish faith, received hundreds of thousands of dollars of free time on the NBC network because of her. Those of us who were privileged to work with her through our work at the Southern Baptist Rado and Television Commission were honored when she chose to retire in Fort Worth. She was our friend, she made many, many more friends in Fort Worth and she enriched all of our lives. How fortunate we were to have known her.
Betty Hanson Stevens
Gail & Jim Lewellen
January 7, 2009
We were fortunate to have had Doris Ann touch our lives for a few years and will never forget such a lovely and special lady!
John Stevens
January 7, 2009
What an amazing woman. I was fortunate to have worked with Doris Ann on many projects as a young writer for NBC. As a producer, she was smart, tough, and insightful. As a woman in a man's world, she was also incredibly stubborn, an exasperating perfectionist, willful to the extreme, and hard as nails when the occasion required. But she was also a wise mentor, a loyal friend, and a great source of encouragement to a young writer just beginning his career. I am forever grateful for her unwavering example of personal and professional excellence, and especially for her damn-the-torpedoes commitment to doing the job right each and every time, whatever the cost. She was truly a great lady and deserves a place of honor as a pioneer in the broadcasting Hall of Fame.
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