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The sounds of American radio from D-Day on June 6, 1944.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: May 30, 2024
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
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“The police had surrounded the house. They had been there for quite a while. They didn’t want to try to rush the house because they thought he migh...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2020
  • Length: 29:07
Caption: Frank Sinatra being interview during World War II, Credit: Wikipedia
Radio reached its height of popularity during World War II. But the war also ushered in its greatest competitor - television.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMMT, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Ora Nichols (left) and the CBS Sound Effects Team, Credit: Wikipedia
Ora Nichols lead the sound effects team that brought "War of the Worlds" to life on the radio. That doesn't mean she got along with Orson Wells. Me...

Bought by WMMT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Karen Slade
Karen Slade, Eric "Rico" Reed, and Arthur "Sonny" Williams of radio station KJLH remember the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WEZU, and KMUD


  • Added: Apr 16, 2012
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 4
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The Civil Rights Movement was the United States’ first major domestic news story to be televised. The author of a new book exploring television’s r...

Bought by WMTNradio, Troy Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 3
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They came to Hollywood to escape the Nazi regime.

Bought by WCRI, KPVL, WCPN, WEKU, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 24, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
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This week on The Score with Edmund Stone we are looking back at the amazing soundtracks from 1939.

Bought by WVTF, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KPVL, and WEKU


  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 4
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A profile of Tony Schwartz, an innovative and inspired sound gatherer, recording the sounds of America since 1945.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, KFAI Minneapolis, The Story and more


  • Added: Jun 17, 2008
  • Length: 20:42
  • Purchases: 10