Frances Farmer Wilder was an American radio executive who was probably best known for her work with daytime programming on CBS.
[6] While she held that position, in 1941 she and a colleague began teaching classes in radio technique and writing at the University of Southern California.
[7] During her six years in that position, Wilder created These Are Americans, a radio series "dedicated to bettering relationships of Mexican-Americans with their neighbors on our west coast.
[8] A second series of These Are Americans in 1944 examined the situations of African-Americans on the West Coast and their contributions to agriculture, armed forces, arts, industry, and sciences.
[14] She resigned her position at CBS later that year, and on September 1, 1947, she became director of the West Coast division of Social Research, Inc., a company that specialized in industrial and human relations.