– September 12, 1988 – CBS Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 12, 1988 -depending on where you were, the news was either about fires sweeping across California or Hurricanes bearing down on Jamaica and heading for points west. The news this day began with reports of
Re-cap of Days activities – Women’s Equality Day – August 26, 1970 – WBAI, New York – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day had to do with the celebration of Women’s Equality Day, and a flood of protest marches throughout the U.S. commemorating Women’s Right To Vote
– Eric Sevareid et al. – March 27, 1973 – NPR – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The First Amendment and Broadcasting – in 1973, a hot button topic and one which further drove wedges between already fractured elements of our society. In 1973 we had reporting on the Vietnam
– Edward P. Morgan – Herbert Kaplow Commentaries – August 6-7, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As speculation reached fever-pitch on this August 7th, 1974, over whether or not Richard Nixon would resign or go through the impeachment process, commentators and news analysts went into overdrive dissecting, mulling, observing
– Edward R. Murrow And The News With Don Hollenbeck – August 2, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – No shortage of world or domestic hotspots, this August 2nd in 1951. Starting with news of intense squabbling between branches of the military escalating to the point a Congressional investigation
– CBS World News Roundup – July 31, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A day wildly fluctuating between optimism, pessimism and huddled masses, this last day of July in 1979. Starting off with a sense of relief. Kidnap victim Caroline Thompson was reunited with her parents after being
– James Farmer, National Director of CORE – Meet The Press – May 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In 1964 tensions were strained. The Civil Rights movement was in fever-pitch and threatening to spill into the streets that Summer. This interview with the National Director of CORE (Congress
News for this July 23rd in 1947 had to do with the delicate balance being struck throughout postwar Europe, and fears the unity was falling apart. The Big Three Conference was underway with discussions regarding the proposed Marshall Plan and the work-slowdown by Coal Miners in the Ruhr Valley of
The Whole World Is Watching – December 22, 1968 – NET Broadcast – As election years go, 2024 may go down as one of the most horrific in our history. However, the same was also said about 1968 – a year when our political institutions were shaken to their core,
– News Of The World – July 10, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. The World this day in 1947 had much to do with the ending of the Coal Strike and the threat of new ones looming. The recently enacted Taft-Hartley Labor law raised many questions about the Union
