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BROADCAST ON WNYC TODAY IN…
1924: The Newspaper Club of New York holds a children's Christmas party. The entertainment line-up includes Marilyn Miller, the Duncan Sisters, The Singer Midgets, George Haas and His Singing Canaries, Betty Bronson, Toto, Bob Miller, Gedney and Magee, Winifred Toomey, Rachel Mastrota, Richard B. Gilbert, Sam Wooding's Orchestra and Teddy, the baby elephant.
1945: Mayor F. H. La Guardia delivers his swan song on WNYC. He discusses the recent conference of Allied powers in Moscow, the future of Idlewild Airport, WNYC's new FM license, and upcoming concerts and performances at the Museum of Natural History and at City Center. He also reads letters from a young man who repaid the city for a stolen light bulb.
1952: Walter Stegman, linguist, record collector, and translator of opera libretti hosts Speaking of Music.
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Can You Identify This Man?
A listener-supporter recently found this shot among her late father's papers. Her father, Ben Linder, had been an engineer at WNYC. The microphone is a Western Electric 'eightball' (1930s into the 1940s) and judging from the width of the lapels of his jacket, we're guessing the photo is from around 1946. Can you put a name to that face? (Photo/WNYC Archive Collections)
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January 1, 1938
Launch of 'America's Hours of Destiny'
Ted Cott produced 26 dramas which evoked interesting and significant episodes in America's past. The show emphasized little-known incidents and unsung heroes, a slant that made the programs unique in New York radio at the time. Many told of the events that motivated the establishment of our national parks and monuments, and were produced in cooperation with the National Park Service. The scripts were syndicated and sent to radio stations around the country. The programs were prepared by Dorothea J. Lewis of the Public Information Division, National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior, under the supervision of Isabelle F. Story, Editor-in-Chief.
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