– ABC Radio – World News This Week-Week Ending April 23, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A momentous week in history, but nobody really knew it at the time. The week of April 23, 1989 was filled with a lot of strife, chaos and marathon emotions. So perhaps the
April 20, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A day of sweeping changes, April 20th, 1979 – although at the time it didn’t seem that way. The free elections in Rhodesia were regarded as a footnote, almost an afterthought on many news programs. But
April 18, 1985 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 18, 1985 – A questionable bid, a withering economy and a political gaffe were the big news items on this day. Self-described King Of Cable, Ted Turner was entering a bold takeover bid to buy
– NPR News – All Things Considered – April 16, 1997 – National Public Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection An alternately scandalous and hopeful day, this April 16th in 1997. Starting with news that Republican Congressman Dan Burton, Chairman of the House Investigation into Democratic Fundraising practices, wound
– The Blue Nile – Live At Free Trade Hall, Manchester – 1990 – BBC Radio 1 Haven’t played any Blue Nile in a very long time. In the 80s they were one of those bands who didn’t subscribe to Post-Punk or New-Wave. Rather, they represented something else – Electronica
American Forum Of The Air – July 9, 1950 – Do We Need A New Foreign Policy? – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. The endless debate on U.S. Foreign Policy, the political wrangling and the blind-sidedness – it would seem to be our legacy going back to the beginning of
March 31, 1971 – NBC Nightly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 31, 1971 – Lt. William Calley, convicted in the massacre of 22 Vietnamese civilians at My Lai in 1968 was handed the sentence on this day. The jury was given only one of two possibilities
July 14, 1964 – Republican Convention coverage – NBC Radio/TV – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Convention season in 1964 was among the most virulent and contentious in 20th century history. The following is an excerpt from an excellent Masters Thesis on this rather climactic period in our Political history
– ABC World News This Week – Week Ending March 26, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection For the week ending, this March 26, 1989 – much of the “big ticket” news had to do with vague, unconfirmed Terrorist threats received by the State Department ahead of Easter Week,
March 19, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 19, 1988 – Another day of drama in the world. Tensions along the Honduran/Nicaraguan border as U.S. officials received a request from Honduran officials for an increase in helicopters for backup duty as Honduras moved
