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War On All Fronts – On The Third Anniversary, An Earthquake – December 7, 1944

On this day in 1944 it was the third anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the event that got the U.S. involved in World War 2. So on December 7, 1944 war was raging on all fronts, along with…

Listening For News - November 22, 1963

You Live In Los Angeles – It’s 10:30 In The Morning – It’s November 22, 1963 – Your Life Is Going To Change

– November 22, 1963 – KNX-AM/FM Los Angeles – Broadcast of the day – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 22, 1963 – It didn’t start off bad. Thanksgiving was coming up – the air was brisk. You were heading…

October 25, 1957 – NATO, Syria And Sputnik

October 25, 1957 – NBC World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 25, 1957 – a day of meetings, conflicts and the Space Race. In Washington, President Eisenhower was meeting with UK Prime Minister Harold MacMillan and…

September 26, 1967 – Vietnam War – Hawks And Doves – Meanwhile: Body Bags –

NBC Radio News Of The World – September 26, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the casualty count continued to rise during the ongoing battle at Con Thien, this September 26th in 1967, the ever-widening gap of opinions…

September 16, 1970 – Civil War On Campus – Civil War In Jordan – A Season Of Rocks, Bullets And Teargas.

– Newsfront – September 16, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A season of raging discontent, this September 16th in 1970. Anti-War protests on college campuses were spreading everywhere, even to seemingly quiet placid ones. The eruptions which turned…

September 6, 1947 – Recovery From War – Gen. Marshall Has A Plan.

– Our Foreign Policy – The Marshall Plan – September 6, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The news on this day in September of 1947 found the world . . .pretty much as usual, sliding into a state…

American Scene 1971

The Great Radio Documentaries – “Who Am I? What Am I Doing? Where Am I Going?” – The American Scene: 1971 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles

– Second Sunday – The American Scene – A Re- Assessment – 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Since it’s a holiday weekend I just had to put up another documentary – 1971 seems apropos and what we were…

The Great Radio Documentaries – “Modern Women – Modern Crime” – 1974 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles

NBC Radio: Second Sunday – Modern Women, Modern Crime – November 11, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Continuing our look at the noteworthy Radio Documentaries of the 50s, 60,s and 70’s – This one from 1974. As the…