In what became one of the wettest and most blustery of Golf Tournaments went into its final round. And on hand to catch it was ABC Television on January 24, 1960. Kenneth Paul Venturi waged a successful battle against horrendous weather and his founding brother pros to win the 19th
Mischa Levitzki – in Recital – RCA Magic Key – August 23, 1936 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Sadly, a short recital and not in the best quality. This recital from famed pianist Mischa Levitzki comes via the RCA Magic Key Program which was a weekly show sponsored by RCA
Jerome Hines – epitomized American Opera in the last half of the20th century. Seventy-one years ago yesterday, on August 15, 1955, NBC Radio via their then-new weekend service Monitor dedicated part of their evening programming to a blast of culture. The Bell Telephone Hour. Initially running from April l29, 1940
Spreading the message – passing the word- one Kilocycle at a time. KOMO-AM Seattle – Jazz Today – January 29, 1959. A taste of 50s Jazz tonight, via the disc-jockey program Jazz Today from KOMO-AM in Seattle for the evening of January 29,1959. Ever since Radio became the Medium for
Paris By Night- Co-production of Paris Radio/NBC Blue Network and the CBC in Canada – March 21, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Paris By Night – it probably looked very good on paper, it was an ambitious project and it was a showcase for the technological advances that
Voices In The Wind – Oscar Brand (L) – Odetta (Upper Right Corner) Robert Penn Warren (Center) Garson Kanin (Lower Right Corner) – just one episode. Somebody once told me our society was doomed once we stopped being curious. Curious about people, about places, about events, about the day-to-day. When
– Carl Theodor Dreyer – interview – 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Carl Theodor Dreyer is a name that, unless you are a serious film student or cineaste, may not ring any bells with you. The Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer, who was born in 1889 was one
The American automobile industry in 1938 was emerging cautiously from one of the most difficult decades in its history. Although the worst years of the Great Depression had passed, the economy remained uncertain, consumer confidence was fragile, and automobile manufacturers were still struggling to regain the momentum they had enjoyed
Diving into a big vat of mid-century Pop Culture this weekend. Of all things Coca-Cola, this was one of the staples of American radio. Just about every Sunday from the War Years until the 1950s,The Pause That Refreshes flooded American living rooms as various Musical directions took place with Percy
– Sum and Substance – Interview with Jacques Lipchitz – March 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. An interview this week with legendary sculptor/painter Jacques Lipchitz. At the vanguard of the Cubist movement in the early part of the 20th century Lipchitz, along with colleagues Modigliani, Picasso and
