
Category: Radio


It’s July 1957, You’re A Teenager, You Live In Philadelphia, Joe Niagara Is God – Past Daily Weekend Pop Chronicles
WIBG – Joe Niagara Show – July 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Depending on how you looked at it; 1957 was either the best it was going to be, and it would all be downhill from there. Or it was the big Question Mark; the future seemed rife



Lynn Harrell – Michel Berroff In Recital – 1979 Salzburg Festival – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert – Tribute Edition (RIP: Lynn Harrell – 1944-2020)
Michel Beroff – Lynn Harrell In Recital – 1979 Salzburg Soloists Recital – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With the very sudden and sad news of the passing of Lynn Harrell, it only seems fitting that the concert for this Mid-Week be a recital featuring Lynn Harrell as way of tribute

The Liberal Republican: Jacob Javits – 1967 – Past Daily Reference Room
Jacob Javits – Face The Nation: CBS Radio – February 19, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Jacob Koppel Javits (May 18, 1904 – March 7, 1986) was an American politician who represented New York in both houses of Congress. He was a liberal Republican allied with Governor Nelson

October 9, 1990 – Not Doomsday Tuesday After All – A Stone Throwing Day In Jerusalem – The 2Live Crew Trial Gets Off To A Jaw-Dropping Start.
October 9, 1990 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 9, 1990 – A busy day, starting on Capitol Hill where a last minute settlement spelled an end to the potential Doomsday Scenario of a government without money. At 7:07 a.m. in The Oval Office,


It’s November 4, 1979 – You’re A Teenager – You Live In L.A. – You Dyed Your Hair White And Your Social Life Is Kinetic – And You Believe What Rodney Tells You
KROQ – Rodney On The Roq – November 4,1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Even though you’ve been hearing about it, knew there was “something” going on – this was the year you found it. This was the year you marched down to the Barber and asked for a

October 3, 1939 – Philip LaFollette And A Plea For Neutrality
Philip LaFollette – Address in Support of Neutrality – October 3, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In 1939 the notion of America going to war over issues taking place in Europe was abhorrent to many Americans. In 1939, it was only 22 years since America entered World War