Author: gordonskene
August 7, 1978 – Death Of A Pope – Nine Days Of Mourning – Choosing A Successor – The View From Castel Gandolfo
August 7, 1978 – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection August 7, 1978 – Day of mourning throughout the world. News of the death of Pope Paul VI from a major heart attack at his summer residence the night before became the dominant piece of
The Green Telescope – In Session – 1986 – Past Daily Soundbooth
The Green Telescope In session – January 11, 1986 – BBC Radio 1 – The Green Telescope – BBC 1986 Diving into relative obscurities tonight with The Green Telescope; a somewhat short-lived band (under that name), but who offered a few tantalizing coming-attractions of what was around the corner with
August 6, 1974 – Nixon: Impeach Or Resign? A Nation’s Nail-biting – A Nation’s Nervous Breakdown
August 6, 1974 – CBS Radio News – NBC News On The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 6, 1974 – if you were around at the time, and you were like most everyone, you were glued to your TV or radio. Because the news from Washington was
Past Daily’s Very Own Podcast Just Got Started
Past Daily’s Thousand Yard Stare – The Weekly Podcast – Click on me and Subscribe. You knew it had to happen sooner or later – since I take requests and suggestions seriously, somebody said “hey, you should do a podcast!” – okay; one more thing to add to my daily
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra – 1945 – Past Daily Downbeat
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra – Coca-Cola Spotlight Bands – Nov. 23, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Our nod to the Swing era continues this week with a performance by Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra, broadcast on November 23, 1945 as part of Coca-Cola’s Victory Parade of Spotlight
You’re A Teenager – You Live In L.A. – It’s 1978 – It’s The Weekend – You Have Plans . . . Or Maybe Not
KROQ – Frazier Smith – September 16, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Weekend. That stretch from Friday night to Saturday night where everything looks possible, at least on paper or in your daydreams. Being smack in the middle of your Senior year in High School, you can’t
August 2-6, 1939 – “Danzig Was Always A German City” – Days Of Provocations And Provocateurs
August 2-6, 1939 – News/commentary from Radio Berlin – BBC, London – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 2-6, 1939 – days when tensions between Germany and Poland were heating up over the city of Danzig (now Gdasnk). The issue was one where Germany claimed Danzig was theirs and Poland