February 12, 1976 – The World Tonight – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 12, 1976 and another day where secret documents found their way into mass circulation. This time, it was the findings by the Pike Committee on Capitol Hill, investigating the CIA. The documents revealing
February 11, 1990 – ABC Radio News On The Hour – CBS Radio Special Report – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 11, 1990 – The day Nelson Mandela was released unconditionally from prison prison after 27 years. Accompanied by his then-wife Winnie, he left the Victor Verster prison (later
Works wonders: Become a Patron! Dropping in on the 80s this afternoon with an early concert by Culture Club, fronted by the inimitable Boy George. A further reminder how diverse the 80s were, Culture Club were a successful mashup of New Wave, Pop and Northern Soul, with the extra added
February 5, 1977 – CBS Radio – The World This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 5, 1977 – The week was full of new about the Energy Crisis that wasn’t going to go away. America was asked to curb excess, starting with turning down thermostats, while Buffalo
When the findings of the Johnson Administration’s Commission On Crime In America was released in 1967, it didn’t come as much surprise to most people. In 1967, America was becoming an increasingly violent country. With a dramatic rise in Urban violence, the anti-War protests, the Civil Rights struggle,
February 2, 1985 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 2, 1985 – The day started with a prison uprising. Inmates at the Oklahoma Reformatory in Pendleton went on a rampage over an inmate search at Breakfast and finally ended with a negotiated peace by
January 22, 1982 – CBS World News Roundup – Newsbreak – 9:00am News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 22, 1982 – Another day in history, loaded with contrasts. Starting with this day in 1982 being the 9th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision on abortion. Roe V. Wade
Dick Gregory – Interview from NET: Newsfront – April 26, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Dick Gregory – whose popularity in the late 1950s and early 1960s as a mainstream comedian was traded in for a career as a political activist, was one of the most outspoken and
January 20, 1989 – CBS Radio News on the Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 20, 1989 – inauguration day, and the swearing in of the 41st President. Former vice-President George H.W. Bush was poised to take over the Oval Office, the one being vacated this day by
Meet The Press – Martin Luther King – 1960 Since today marks the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, I thought it would be fitting to offer an early Meet The Press appearance from April 16, 1960 as tribute to the man and his commitment to the cause of Civil
