Yugoslavia And Greece: Next On The List – April 6, 1941
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Category: Social Commentary
Cold War Muckraking – Korea – The Kremlin And Frank Costello – March 29, 1953
March 29, 1953 – ABC Radio – Drew Pearson News and Commentary – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 29, 1953 – An otherwise typical Cold War day in March – news regarding surprise moves from the Kremlin regarding the U.S. situation in Korea and the political implications of such
3-Mile Island: “Everything’s Fine – Nothing To See – Just Keep Moving” – March 28, 1979
The true seriousness of the day wasn’t really known for almost 24 hours after the initial event occurred. The Nuclear Power Plant accident at 3-Mile Island on March 28, 1979 began at 4:00 in the morning and almost instantly there was a scramble to pretend nothing was wrong. So the
‘Hungary Calling’ – Land Grabs And Storm Clouds – March 21, 1939
– English News From Radio Budapest, Hungary – March 21, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – As the storm clouds rapidly gathered in Europe, the situation in the East was quickly developing into a hotspot. The question of Hungary and its occupation of Subcarpathia, on the heels of a
Yanks In Oz – Bombs On Rhodes – Worries About Tires – Enter: The Draft – March 17, 1942 –
– March 17, 1942 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 17, 1942 – War in the Pacific is ramping up. U.S. troops arrive on Australian soil, amid fears an invasion by Japan is imminent. Still, repeated air attacks on Japanese positions are putting a
India: Threat Of Invasion – Attacks On Port Moresby – Putting 12,000 Women In Uniform – March 16, 1942
– March 16, 1942 – News of the World – NBC – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 16, 1942 – A day where focus of attention was on the Far East and the South Pacific. Word that Sir Stafford Cripps was sent on a mission to bolster support for
Kremlin Intrigues: The Name Is Malenkov – Meet The New Boss – March 15, 1953 –
March 15, 1953 – Drew Pearson News – ABC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 15, 1953 – While the world was processing the death of Soviet Premier Stalin, his replacement, Gyorgy Malenkov was quickly and quietly taking the reigns, and not-so-quietly instigating purges within the Party. Rumors
Lou Reed, Nico, John Cale – Live At Le Bataclan, Paris 1972 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Editors Note: This post was originally written shortly after the terrorist attack on Le Bataclan in Paris in 2015. As a reminder that Le Bataclan in Paris, now the site of infamy and terror was, prior to last week, the site of countless memorable concerts going back decades – too
A World Full Of Drama – An Embassy Full Of Hostages – March 1, 1980
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A Vast Wasteland Revisited – Television And The FCC In 1974 – Past Daily Reference Room
– NPR: Options – The FCC – January 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In 1961 then-FCC Commissioner Newton Minow took the broadcast industry to task for offering what he called “A vast Wasteland” of inane and pointless programming. The very public damning of the industry for its lack