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ABC News (Orson Welles Commentary)
ABC News (Orson Welles Commentary)
8 Episodes
1 Volume
This program was initially sponsored by Lear Radio Laboratories. Commentaries reached a high-water mark on July 28 when Welles reads and comments on an affidavit in the case of Isaac Woodard.

8 1
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Alistair Cooke
Alistair Cooke
7 Episodes
1 Volume
British born journalist, his observations of American life and culture were beloved by millions.

7 1
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America First Committee Broadcasts
America First Committee Broadcasts
12 Episodes
1 Volume
an old time radio program using well know individuals like aviator Charles Lindbergh to convince America to stay OUT of WWII

12 1
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America Looks Abroad
America Looks Abroad
47 Episodes
1 Volume
provides news analysis and commentary about the changing world of the late 1930's and early 1940's.

47 1
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American Forum of the Air
American Forum of the Air
28 Episodes
1 Volume
One of the first Public Affairs Panel Discussion Programs, American Forum of the Air presented an often lively debate of National Issues.

28 1
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Art Bakers Notebook
Art Bakers Notebook
3 Episodes
1 Volume
Although typecast in film, Art Baker had a reward Radio career.

3 1
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Bob Elson On the 20th Century Limited
Bob Elson On the 20th Century Limited
22 Episodes
1 Volume
Bob Elson interviews in LaSalle Street Station in Chicago garnered open responses from actors, politicians, sports figures and Royalty.

22 1
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CBS European News Am Edition
CBS European News Am Edition
66 Episodes
2 Volume
top-rated network of its day was where millions were tuning into on daily basis to find out the latest from the battlefront or who was making the daily headlines

66 2
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CBS News Around the World (AM Edition)
CBS News Around the World (AM Edition)
19 Episodes
1 Volume
Hear the news of the day from around the world with the CBS News of the World, Morning Edition

19 1
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CBS World News Today
CBS World News Today
95 Episodes
2 Volume
one of the first news shows to send famed correspondents, Edward R Murrow, John Charles Daly, and William L. Shirer, around the world to give American eyewitness accounts to some of the most dramatic events in history.

95 2
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Christmas News
Christmas News
16 Episodes
1 Volume
For most of the world the winter Holiday Season is the most joyous time of the year, but real-life marches on.

16 1
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Complete Broadcast 1939 (Nazi Invasion of Poland)
Complete Broadcast 1939 (Nazi Invasion of Poland)
19 Episodes
1 Volume
Recording a full day's broadcast in 1939 was a technological and historical feat! The day the Nazis invaded Poland is seen as the beginning of the Second World War. The staff of WJSV recorded the entire days broadcast, so we can learn about the events as they unfold.

19 1
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Complete Broadcast 1941 (Pearl Harbor)
Complete Broadcast 1941 (Pearl Harbor)
56 Episodes
1 Volume
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor changed the history of the world and officially brought the US in WWII. In the Complete Day Coverage of the Blue Network on Pearl Harbor Day (Dec 7, 1941) we can hear a nation moving from the confusion of a surprise attack to one steeled for War.

56 1
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Complete Broadcast 1944 (D-Day Invasion of Normandy CBS)
Complete Broadcast 1944 (D-Day Invasion of Normandy CBS)
24 Episodes
1 Volume
The invasion of Europe was to be the turning point of The War, but no one back home knew when or how it would happen. CBS recorded their entire broadcast day on June 6, 1944, so we can learn about the events as they unfold.

24 1
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Complete Broadcast 1944 (D-Day Invasion of Normandy NBC)
Complete Broadcast 1944 (D-Day Invasion of Normandy NBC)
103 Episodes
1 Volume
original full day broadcast from the day of the invasion June 6th, 1944 including news bulletins, comedy and variety shows. These recordings illustrate the response on the American home front to the Normandy Landings called "the greatest invasion in the history of the world."

103 1
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Edward Murrow (Hear It Now)
Edward Murrow (Hear It Now)
101 Episodes
2 Volume
One of the greatest American journalists in broadcast history, he pioneered the reporter on the scene reporting during WWII.

101 2
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Election Collection
Election Collection
84 Episodes
2 Volume
old time radio shows take on elections, voting and ballots taken from all genres including comedy, drama, western, news programs, and more.

84 2
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Elmer Davis and the News
Elmer Davis and the News
74 Episodes
1 Volume
During the months before Pearl Harbor, FDR appointed Elmer Davis to head up the Office of War Information. From this bully pulpit, Davis helped to whip the Nation into a fury over the aggressions of the Nazi's in Europe.

74 1
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Frank Singiser News Announcer
Frank Singiser News Announcer
3 Episodes
1 Volume
a popular voice to millions of Americans for decades, he was on-board one of the famous Kennedy-Nixon debates in 1960's as a panelist.

3 1
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Gabriel Heatter
Gabriel Heatter
7 Episodes
1 Volume
Classic commentary from the optimistic newsman Gabriel Heatter, the broadcaster with the "good news tonight."

7 1
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Hollywood Byline
Hollywood Byline
5 Episodes
1 Volume
Celebrities were placed before a panel of Hollywood reporters looking to get the scoop about the true lives behind the scenes from the popular screen stars.

5 1
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Home Front
Home Front
8 Episodes
1 Volume
Featuring William B Williams, The Home Front tells the stories of WWII from the point of view of the families and friends who stayed home.

8 1
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HV Kaltenborn Edits the News
HV Kaltenborn Edits the News
39 Episodes
1 Volume
History repeats itself when H. V. Kaltenborn provides vivid commentary and pointed insight into world affairs and politics in the 1940s and 1950s.

39 1
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Keys to the Capitol
Keys to the Capitol
10 Episodes
1 Volume
weekly news discussion program discuss news of the week in the mid-1950s.

10 1
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Lowell Thomas
Lowell Thomas
14 Episodes
1 Volume
Journalist, Commentator, Adventurer, and Radio Pioneer -- Lowell Thomas was once America's most trusted voice on the radio.

14 1
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Mary Margaret McBride
Mary Margaret McBride
7 Episodes
1 Volume
Mary Margaret McBride was known for treating her interviewees as a friends asking engaging and insightful questions

7 1
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Meet the Press
Meet the Press
128 Episodes
3 Volume
an excellent interview program featuring top makers and shakers of the day being put under the microscope and asked tough questions.

128 3
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Monitor
Monitor
68 Episodes
2 Volume
Join the NBC Monitor communicators as they report the nation and the world and bring you comedy, music, interviews and much more from 1955 to 1975.

68 2
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National Hour
National Hour
12 Episodes
1 Volume
Listen as National Hour discussed and dramatized a host of issues facing Americans after the end of World War 2.

12 1
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News of the Kennedy Era
News of the Kennedy Era
93 Episodes
2 Volume
Take a trip back in time to what today seems like a much simpler time -- the early 1960s.

93 2
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News Recordings 1938
News Recordings 1938
53 Episodes
1 Volume
The winds of WWII were swirling in the headlines in 1938, as the Japanese Navy was growing, Germany annexed Austria, anti-Trotsky trials were run in Russia, and religion was being oppressed in Germany.

53 1
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News Recordings 1939
News Recordings 1939
100 Episodes
1 Volume
New headlines were dominated by the news Europe from the Spanish Civil War to the Blitzkrieg of Poland.

100 1
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News Recordings 1940
News Recordings 1940
257 Episodes
2 Volume
War raged in Europe, France surrendered to Germany as Luftwaffe bombs fell for the first time on Paris. Although, America was not yet committed to war, there was quiet preparations to join to fight.

257 2
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News Recordings 1941
News Recordings 1941
203 Episodes
2 Volume
News program featuring the biggest events and news stories of 1941 leading up the the Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941.

203 2
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News Recordings 1942
News Recordings 1942
131 Episodes
2 Volume
Important historic events from the year 1942, when the Americans entered WWII and the stories of the war were heard by millions of Americans.

131 2
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News Recordings 1943
News Recordings 1943
219 Episodes
2 Volume
WWII was in full force with many casualties on both sides, Americans clung to their radios for news about the war. Edward R. Murrow joined an American bomber crew on a raid over Berlin to bravely report from the warfront.

219 2
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News Recordings 1944
News Recordings 1944
458 Episodes
4 Volume
Allied forces were advancing in all theaters of WWII, but there was a lot more fighting to come.

458 4
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News Recordings 1945
News Recordings 1945
435 Episodes
4 Volume
1945 was a big year for news, the death of FDR, V-Day, two atomic bombs dropped on Japan, and the end of WWII.

435 4
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News Recordings 1946
News Recordings 1946
50 Episodes
1 Volume
Americans were enjoying the first year of peacetime after the WWII as Churchill described the "Iron Curtain" descending across the European continent.

50 1
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News Recordings 1947
News Recordings 1947
58 Episodes
1 Volume
The biggest news of the year: Chuck Yeager fly faster than the speed of sound, Princess Elizabeth spoke to the world on her 21st Birthday, the US Army Air Force found a flying disk in Roswell, the UN votes to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab sectors, and early Cold War propaganda hit the airwaves.

58 1
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News Recordings 1948
News Recordings 1948
66 Episodes
1 Volume
America was getting back to normal a couple of years after WWII. Newsworthy events include the New Years Eve Blizzard, Russians in Korea, Atom Bomb Tests, Arab-Israeli War, and the beginnings of the Red Scare."

66 1
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News Recordings 1949
News Recordings 1949
35 Episodes
1 Volume
This year is both the end of the WWII decade and a prelude to the consumer culture of the 1950s.

35 1
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News Recordings 1950-1959
News Recordings 1950-1959
108 Episodes
2 Volume
Post-War American is dominated by Rock n' Rock, the Red Scare, and the explosion of television, the beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement, the death of Joseph Stalin, and the war Korea.

108 2
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News Recordings 1960-1969
News Recordings 1960-1969
83 Episodes
2 Volume
The Sixties were a period of dramatic political and cultural change including JFK presidency and assassination, the building of the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, the assassination of Martin Luther King, and the Apollo Moon Landing.

83 2
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News Recordings 1970-1979
News Recordings 1970-1979
91 Episodes
2 Volume
The 1970s was a changing time with scandals, the end of the Vietnam War, and America's Bicentennial on July 4, 1976.

91 2
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Pearl Harbor News
Pearl Harbor News
27 Episodes
1 Volume
News of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 was spread around the globe due to the miracle of radio.

27 1
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Random Rarities 08
Random Rarities 08
40 Episodes
1 Volume
features shows that have been hidden is someone's closet for decades, a few audition shows that never took off, and more than a few "orphans" that defy classification.

40 1
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Random Rarities 13
Random Rarities 13
41 Episodes
1 Volume
Lucky 13 Random Rarities Collections features shows long thought lost in the vault of time.

41 1
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Random Rarities 14
Random Rarities 14
39 Episodes
1 Volume
The best loved shows from the Golden Age were more likely to be preserved, but we keep finding treasures in some of the "orphaned recordings".

39 1
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Rare News and Current Event Shows
Rare News and Current Event Shows
203 Episodes
3 Volume
If the information we crave is from the distant past, it is history, if it is malicious it may be gossip, but if it is relevant and new, it is News. Old Time Radio News shows are give modern listeners a peek into the major world events of yesteryear.

203 3
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Raymond Gram Swing News Broadcasts
Raymond Gram Swing News Broadcasts
6 Episodes
1 Volume
believed in the American values and noticed early on that Adolf Hitler was a problem long before America's involvement in WWII.

6 1
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Remembering Pearl Harbor
Remembering Pearl Harbor
15 Episodes
1 Volume
The "date which will live in infamy", the attack on Pearl Harbor changed the history of the world.

15 1
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Robert Arden News Commentary
Robert Arden News Commentary
9 Episodes
1 Volume
A foreign correspondent, Robert Arden made insightful commentary about current events of WWII.

9 1
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Story Behind the Headlines
Story Behind the Headlines
25 Episodes
1 Volume
Hosted by Cesar Saerchinger and created as joint venture between NBC and the American Historical Association cover "outstanding news events and major trends in world affairs"

25 1
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Summer of 1940 News
Summer of 1940 News
72 Episodes
1 Volume
Let the pioneers of broadcast war journalism transport you back to the early days of the war in Europe with news from London, Berlin, and Rome.

72 1
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Today in Europe
Today in Europe
12 Episodes
1 Volume
Relive the early days of World War II with Edward R. Murrow and the Murrow boys as they brought the news from the European capitals.

12 1
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VE Day Clips
VE Day Clips
14 Episodes
1 Volume
For the peoples living in the victorious nations it seemed as though it should be a time of celebration, Nazi Germany had declared their unconditional surrender to the forces of the Allied Powers.

14 1
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War Telescope
War Telescope
38 Episodes
1 Volume
Transport yourself back to the mid-1940s when everyone gathered around the radio for weekly news about the war from reporter Elmer Peterson and War Telescope.

38 1
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Watergate Scandal News
Watergate Scandal News
149 Episodes
3 Volume
Valuable up close look at events as they were unfolding during Nixon's Watergate Scandal.

149 3
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William Shirer
William Shirer
16 Episodes
1 Volume
As a pioneering correspondent for CBS News, William Shirer reported from Germany during the period before the beginning of WWII through the early Nazi triumphs, and later wrote about the period in The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.

16 1
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Your Home Front Reporter
Your Home Front Reporter
11 Episodes
1 Volume
Light opera, War News, and getting the most out of your Ration Points were the features of Your Home Front Reporter.

11 1
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Your Pocketbook
Your Pocketbook
11 Episodes
1 Volume
On the onset of the Korean War, Truman knew two factors were vital: the support of a strong United Nations and a strong U.S. economy.

11 1
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