Robert Wilson, Who Built KERA From The Ground Up, Dies At 75
Robert Wilson, Who Built KERA From The Ground Up, Dies At 75 Robert Wilson, who brought Jim Lehrer and Monty Python to American television audiences while leading KERA during its early years, died today after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 75. Bob Wilson was just 26 years old when his mentor and boss, Ralph Rogers, gave him the reins at KERA. In 1968, KERA was a fledgling educational station – not exactly innovative – at times, it broadcast people teaching, literally writing on blackboards. Wilson told KERA’s Lee Cullum in 2011 that he and Rogers set out to change that.