Opening Day program at Hollywood Park – George McCall program – June 9 , 1938 – CBS/KNX – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – An institution for racing fans since it was built in 1938, the Legendary Hollywood Park faced its demise via wrecking ball on May 31, 2015, and an
– Governor Jerry Brown – address to State – June 8, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. With the infamous Proposition 13 passed – this June 8th in 1978 was about the scramble to address the issue, the emergency measures to be implemented before the law was to go into
– 1944 Music Critics Circle Awards – NBC Symphony – Dr. Frank Black – May 11, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Award winners this weekend – from the 1944 Music Critics Circle Awards – two prize winners in Contemporary American composition; William Schuman and Norman Dello Joio –
– NPR – National Town Meeting – Investigating The CIA – December 5, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Seems National Security, Surveillance, The CIA and overdoing it have been matters of concern for a long time. In the 1970s there was that matter of involvement in overthrowing elected governments
– United Nations San Francisco Conference – Report #34 – June 4, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection While the war was still raging in the Pacific, steps were being taken to establish the United Nations – a governing body which would address and resolve conflict in the hopes the
Another classic concert. This week it’s the 1959 Salzburg Festival, with the ORTF Orchestra, Paris conducted by Joseph Keilberth and featuring the legendary Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin. This was the fifth Orchestra concert from the festival and it features a varied program, running from The Hebrides Overture by Mendelssohn, a
Youth Wants To Know – Sen. Wayne Morse – 1957 Never one to shy away from controversy or taking a stand, Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Oregon) was interviewed on the NBC Radio Program Youth Wants To Know, regarding the Middle-East in general and the Suez Canal in particular, which was undergoing
Modern-English-Peel-Session-Nov.-11-1980 – BBC Radio 1 – Early glimpses of New Wave tonight, by way of Modern English, a band who not only pioneered a new genre in music, but also achieved hit-making cross-over status. Formed in 1979, Modern English were a four-piece from Colchester who bore a strong resemblance to
The Chameleons – In Session for John Peel – June 17, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 – Post-Punk/New Wave tonight from The Chameleons (or Chameleons UK), a relatively short-lived but seminal band of the early 80s, in two incarnations, with some six albums and six singles under their belts as
– CBS World News Roundup – June 1, 2000 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this June 1st in 2000 was about drama. Beginning with news of the hostage situation at a Luxembourg Pre-school, where a gunman held some 25 children before being lured into a trap set by
