CBS Radio Unit One Production – The Quacks – 1953 Another memorable example of CBS Radio during that period of the 1950s when media was starting to make the great exodus to Television, and Radio was left scrambling for new ways to capture an audience. One of the main places
– CBS Radio: Is Cuba Going Red? – May 7 and 13, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. With the untimely demise of CBS Radio News, I thought it would a good idea to take a look back at many of the defining moments which CBS Radio covered. Over the
– News Of The World – May 22, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this May 22nd in 1941, which was the 627th day of War, was about the continuing expansion of the War in Europe. The Germans were now focusing their attention on Crete, and sending
Senator Richard Neuberger (D-Oregon) – Youth Wants To Know – NBC Radio – May 5, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – We’re here because of Patrons like you: Become a Patron! May 5, 1955 – Although the question wasn’t the general premise of the program, the intent certainly brought
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Eleanor Roosevelt – Meet The Press – October 26, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, contrary to fading into the woodwork and living our her days in peaceful obscurity, took to the world political stage after the death of her husband, Franklin, and
May 19, 1989 – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 19, 1989 – a day of increased tensions and confrontation. Students gathered in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to protest the hardline regime and push for dramatic political reforms in China. As the protests continued, the movement gained
– CBS Radio News – May 18, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. 46 years ago today, on May 18, 1980 the infamous Mt. St. Helens in Washington State blew and threatened communities surrounding the mountain with thick clouds of ash and an anticipated lava and mud flow. One report
Comes back like school cafeteria lunch. Thought you forgot all about it. Like everything else, it’s sitting back there, waiting to fly out of the closet. Big, dark memory. You couldn’t help it. At the time you thought it was perfectly fine, innocent even. No big deal. Youth – seventeen
– CBS Radio: The Hidden Revolution – A Day Called X – March 18, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection One thing was certain about the Cold War, there was no shortage of doomsday scenarios and no ceiling on the amount of sheer terror being slammed into the lives of
