Category 1960’s

Democratic Convention

Democratic Convention Preview – July 5, 1960

– Democratic Convention Preview – NBC Radio Special – July 5, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sixty-three years ago this week, the Democrats got together in Los Angeles to select a standard-bearer. Odds-on favorite was Massachusetts Senator John…

Chicago 1963

You’re A Teenager – You Live In Chicago – It’s May, 1963 And You’re A Big Fan Of This Guy Who Calls Himself “The Wild Eye-Tralian” (RIP: Dick Biondi – 1932- 2023).

– WLS-AM Chicago – The Dick Biondi Show – May 2, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – I originally posted this in 2017, and hearing the sad news today of the passing of Dick Biondi, it only seems fitting…

Berkeley

Berkeley: Three Nights Of Riots – Judy Garland Collapses On Stage – June 30, 1968

– News from KMPC-Los Angeles – June 30, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Not all the news that happened on this June 30th in 1968, but enough to keep you on your toes. During one of their hourly…

Civil Rights

Civil Rights: Long, Hot Summer ’66 – Vietnam: “No Bargain Basement War” – June 26, 1966

– ABC Radio – Voices In The Headlines – June 26, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The week of June 26th in 1966 pretty much epitomized the tone of the 60s; contentious, ironic and questioning. Beginning with the…

Youth in protest

Youth Culture In Protest – 1970 – Past Daily Reference Room

– Kup’s Show- Youth In Protest – April 6, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With events surrounding the mass killings last week at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Florida fresh in peoples minds, and with the growing protests,…

Juneteenth – Solidarity Day – Coretta Scott-King And The Poor People’s March – June 19, 1968

– June 19, 1968 – Coretta Scott King – Solidarity Day Address – Gordon Skene Sound Collection 1968 saw no end of turmoil and upheaval in the world. In the first six months alone there was the Tet Offensive in…