– Continuous News Reports – August 21, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – When a coup, staged by hardliners, threatened to topple the Soviet Government of Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin, the world held its collective breath as news unfolded by the hour. While news reports kept coming in
– Edward R. Murrow News with Don Hollenbeck – August 20, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day had an eerie ring of familiarity to it. The subject of influencing policy based on previous employers, the subject of Private enrichment at Public expense, and the “glass
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– WGLI 1290 Club With Jerry Stevens – November 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As promised, the continuing occasional series of Top-40 Radio as presented in the 1950s and 60s, when AM radio was the be-all/end-all in social media. This particular example comes from Long Island New York
– ABC Radio Network – News, reports and Bulletins – August 7, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day in 1974 had everything (or just about everything) to do with Watergate and the fate of President Richard Nixon. Support had evaporated when it was disclosed he
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio – Conversation “What Is The Jukebox Saying? – Feb. 15, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. It’s hard to imagine that, 60 years ago, Rock n’ Roll represented the end of society as we knew
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – WOR-Mutual Broadcast Day 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – May 7, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Depending on where you were and who you were listening to, the Surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allies took
. . . Or click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow – Baseball – 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Today is the first official day of Baseball season. No doubt, a lot of people have “called in sick” today and have
https://oildale.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/22085715/Edward-R.-Murrow-NAB-Address-April-2-1962.aif-14.13.mp3 . . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Edward R. Murrow Addresses The National Association Of Broadcasters Convention – April 2, 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. In 1962 we were on the threshold of exciting times. Technology was making it possible to launch,
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Youth Wants To Know – Interview with Dr. Farid Zeineddine – Dec. 3, 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Further evidence that the Cold War took on many different forms, a crisis in the Middle had developed
