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July 2, 2004 – Word from Los Angeles that the legendary Marlon Brando had died early in the morning sent shock waves throughout the entertainment world. Long considered one of the greatest actors of his generation, Brando had been in failing health in recent years. Known for his iconic roles...
Become a Patron! From the somewhat addled mind of Gordon Skene: You have options – and both of them are just below the photo. As you know, we were hot in the midst of our Annual Past Daily Fundraiser almost two weeks ago – doing our yearly stump for support...
NPR – Hourly News – June 28, 2007 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! June 28, 2007 – A day where living on the Edge was starting to catch up to people. From news that most city streets were in a state of bad disrepair and, in...
June 26, 1986 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 26, 1986 – A busy news day, both home and abroad. Starting with news on the first Hurricane of the season; Hurricane Bonnie, which landed in Port Arthur at 85 miles an hour...
June 4, 1954 – Day 27 – Army-McCarthy Hearings – Recap from CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Day 27 of the now-infamous Army-McCarthy Hearings – in a few days the hearings would come to a dramatic conclusion. But leading up that point were charges and countercharges in...
May 28, 1954 – Army-McCarthy Hearings wrap-up – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the most watched and listened to series of Congressional hearings lumbered on, CBS Radio was regularly broadcasting recaps of the days proceedings. On this day it was the continuing testimony of Attorney Roy...
May 28, 1994 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 28, 1994 – Busy news day from The White House, from North Korea, from China and all points in between. Starting with the brewing Choppergate scandal hitting the White House this morning. The brouhaha over...
May 1, 2001 – CBS World News Roundup: Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 1, 2001 – Four months into the Bush Administration, the familiar laundry list of issues to tackle; tax cuts and Defense spending. In a policy speech, he said he was going ahead with...
Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio – Recap of Army-McCarthy Hearings for April 26, 1954 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Sixty-five years ago this month, the endless, far-reaching and career-destroying Army-McCarthy Hearings took place. So popular were these hearings, they were televised live, recapped in...
April 24, 19981 – CBS World News Roundup + News On The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another busy day for news, this April 24th in 1981. President Reagan, recovering from wounds he received twenty-five days earlier from the assassination attempt, was eager to get back to work....
