WMBQ, Brooklyn NY -- Several hours of programming from October 1936 in English, Yiddish, German, Lithuanian, Polish, and Hungarian. WCNW, Brooklyn NY -- Several hours of programming from November 1936-January 1937, featuring local programming in English, Yiddish, German, Hungarian, and Polish. WSB, Atlanta, GA -- several hours of local coverage of the 1947 "Three Governors Crisis." WNAC, Boston -- one Yankee Network News broadcast from February 1935. WHDH, Boston -- one 1935 talk by local American Legion leader, several hours of "Matinee with Bob and Ray" broadcasts from 1948-51, WIND, Chicago -- complete aircheck of April 1955 Chicago Cubs baseball broadcast, only known example featuring sportscaster Bert Wilson; WAVE, Louisville KY -- four fifteen minute musical programs from April 1937 featuring local talent; KPRC, Houston -- several hours of local programming including the "Crustene Ranch Party," locally-broadcast live country music feature heard over Texas Quality Network.
Content types:
Sounds and Other
Formats:
Disc (Commercial, Homemade, Transcription), Reel-to-reel, and Audiocassette
Extent:
Approximately fifty hours of local radio material as part of a much larger collection of general radio programming.
Most of the collection is not from radio programs, but it does include radio programs about Marian Anderson and a radio program of recited poetry about Anderson recorded in 1960 for Mason City, Iowa radio station KGLO.
Content types:
Sounds
Repository/Collector:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books, and Manuscripts
Recordings of Philadelphia Orchestra concerts broadcast by the Philadelphia radio station WFLN, including interviews recorded as concert intermission features. 196-1977.
Formats:
Disc (Commercial, Homemade, Transcription) and VHS (audio)
Extent:
53 recordings
Repository/Collector:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books, and Manuscripts
Air checks from 5-90 minutes in length (single station and across dial). Includes content from WKBW, WGR, WBEN, WWOL, WHTT, WBUF, WEBR, an WYSL, local DJs and morning hosts, and formats such as talk, sports, oldies, Top 40, and jazz
Content types:
Sounds and Other
Formats:
Audiocassette
Extent:
25-30 60 and 90-minute audio cassettes from target period