June 3, 1981 – CBS Radio – 9:00 am Network News – 11:00 am Network News – Gordon Skene June 3, 1981 – Wobbly seemed an apt description for the world this day. A wobbly economy was sending shock waves throughout the world and caused major concerns here at home.
– News for June 2, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this June 2nd in 1945 was about the transition to peace-time in Europe, the celebrations continuing, and flareups of violence in former colonies and protectorates. Starting with word from Paris that General De Gaulle held his first
We baffled the rest of the world when it came to elections. The American Presidential election of 1948 attracted considerable attention throughout Europe, particularly in nations struggling to rebuild democratic institutions after the devastation of World War II. Among the observers was German journalist Eric Reger, editor of the Berlin
Dinu and Madeleine Lipatt (Top) – Paul Sacher (Bottom) Music of Dinu Lipatti tonight. His Concertino in Classical Style for Piano and Orchestra with Madeleine Lippati and the Beromünster Orchestra conducted by Paul Sacher in this radio studio recording made in Zurich on March 29, 1953. Dinu Lipatti was a Romanian classical pianist and
Stan Getz – The Sound Stan Getz for Sunday – in concert with the Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra – recorded at the Funkhaus of North German Radio on October 26, 1971. From the All About Jazz website, if you aren’t already familiar: Getz was an important exponent of his instrument and
The Crown Prince Of Poor Timing You have these friends and they have good intentions. But . . . She was your lab partner in Biology – you dissected Frogs together. She was warm, she was friendly, she had a great smile. She would touch your arm. Every so often
– CBS Radio – Newsmark – Arthur Ashe, Roberston Davies, Sen. John Tower – May 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Two interesting and diverse interviews this weekend, and something political to keep it all strange and current. An episode from the weekly CBS Radio series Newsmark. This one,
Mike Brandon of Fast Kids – Truths be told, he IS Fast Kids. Fast Kids in session tonight – recorded at RNE3 in Madrid on May 25th of this year at a radio program for the Block Party Festival, coming up this weekend. It figures, we have to travel some
– CBS World News Roundup – May 28, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Scandals and Trade Agreements, this May 28th in 1994. The flap over Helicopters and The White House had heads rolling. The matter known as Choppergate centered around Presidential Helicopters being used for Golf outings. Previously, it
In 1948, education in the United States became more than a local concern of school boards and parents; it emerged as a national issue tied directly to democracy, economic stability, and the growing ideological struggle between America and the Soviet Union. In the years immediately following World War II, Americans
