Fred Wiche papers
Collection
Identifier: 2017_132
The collection contains TV show scripts for the Weekend Gardner from 1982-1986, clippings and obituaries related to Wiche, his bio file from WHAS and several short works of fiction he wrote.
Open to researchers.
Copyright for some materials has been transferred to the University of Louisville; please consult a reference archivist for more information.
.25 linear feet (1 half manuscript box)
Fred Wiche was a Louisville broadcaster and farmer. Wiche's daily gardening reports on WHAS-TV and radio turned into a cottage industry with newspaper columns, books, calendars, and a lawn and garden exposition. When his career began 40 years ago, Wiche focused on news, covering the General Assembly and politics as well as anchoring the news. He was well known for his gardening report. Wiche turned his gardening hobby into a job in 1979 when he became the farm and garden director. His "Gardening Almanac" was a best-seller.
Part of the University of Louisville Archives and Special Collections Repository