June 5, 2004 – BBC World Service – Newshour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 5, 2004 – Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, died after having suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for nearly a decade. Reagan was the first former U.S. president to die since Richard
Days Of Conspicuous Consumption – Radio Commercials Of the 60’s – Part 2 – More Of Everything – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Patrons can download this audio for free (hint-hint): Become a Patron! As much as the 60s were all about Youth Culture, the spirit of Youth Culture; that
We’re doin’ our best: Become a Patron! Conspicuous consumption – In the 1950s it was just starting – teens and pre-teens were still in the minority and not considered a major source of consumer dollars in those days. It was still the older generation and everything was geared towards the
May 9, 2000 – CBS Radio News On the Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 9, 2000 – And the word was; Lottery – $300 million was in the jackpot. And even though the drawing wasn’t until the next week, people were already lining up for tickets and
WHEW – Riviera Beach, Florida – May 25, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It’s 1966; May 25th to be exact. Less than a month to Summer vacation. Your dad just got a job and you’re all moving to Los Angeles when school lets out. New city, New school,
April 3, 1976 – NBC News On The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 3, 1976 – A busy news day everywhere – Beginning with news that Egypt’s Anwar Sadat was in Paris to meeting with French President d’Estaing in search of military support and hardware in Europe.
March 13, 1948 – NBC News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 13, 1948 – While the Senate was getting back to work on a European Aid package, signs that Communist influence was spreading throughout Europe was becoming more and more apparent and was even making
March 11, 1975 – NBC Nightly News (audio) – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 11, 1975. An uneasy day in Cambodia – a dramatic and sweeping shakeup in the government of Lon Nol which many believed was a move to get talks started with the Khmer Rouge. The shakeup
