Putnam, William L.

William L. Putnam --a world-known alpinist and broadcaster-- has written extensively on mountain and historic topics.

Putnam spent his career as a pioneering television broadcaster, serving as Secretary/Treasurer of the NBC-TV Affiliates. He became widely noted for the vigor of his televised editorials, and was for many years, the most influencial political force in his native city of Springfield, Massachusetts.

He is presently the sole trustee of the privately-managed, but world-famous, Lowell Observatory, in Flagstaff, Arizona; where he lives with his wife, Kathryn, and is occasional...