Westinghouse Broadcasting Company was the broadcasting division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation, which owned several TV and radio stations in the U.S. They began their own radio news bureau, based in Washington, D.C., in 1957. The 2,300 audiotapes in the Group W collection provide a comprehensive look at worldwide events delivered over the radio from 1957-1982. The content of the tapes consists of national news feeds, programs and interviews produced by and for Group W Communications stations from their Washington bureau. It also includes voice cuts and speeches from politicians and activists during events of national and international significance spanning the 1960s and 1970s – the Civil Rights movement, the Cold War and the Space Race, the Vietnam War, the anti-war movement, political figures and events, (including the Watergate crisis).
Dates:
1957-1982
Repository/Collector:
Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture, University of Maryland