Includes photographs, clippings, awards and certificates and memorabilia covering Burks's radio disc jockey career beginning in 1947 at KXLW and later with KSTL , KATZ and KADI. Also includes material on his TV career.
Rodel was a staff announcer and newsman at KSD, 1947-1975. Collection includes five recordings of his auditions, ca. 1947, and additional post-1960 radio and television material.
Contains recordings of programs, 1930s-1940s, including Barnyard Follies, newscasts, interviews, sports and other programming with station favorites such as France Laux, Jack Buck, Harry Caray, Bob Hardy, Rex Davis, John McCormick, Jack Camey, Anne Keefe and others. Also includes publications, reports, advertisements, clippings and a variety of other material.
Contains over 200 audio tapes of KSD local programming, newscasts and specials. Includes more than 100 photographs showing scenes from KSD studios and KSD/NBC personalities, scripts, public relations releases, pamphlets, clippings and other printed materials. Also includes recordings of Russ David's program, St. Louis Serenade, that was fed to NBC.
Interviews with theSoldan High School basketball team taped before a game, 1940. Includes Harry Caray's broadcast on the sale of the St. Louis Cardinals, 1947.