Radio broadcast of the 22nd annual Academy Award ceremony at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood, California for the best films and performances of 1949. Broderick Crawford captured the best actor award for "All The King's Men" while Olivia de Havilland won best actress award for "The Heiress." "All The Kings's Men" won the award for best picture. This was the last year all five Best Picture nominees were in black and white. 

Other awards: Best Supporting Actor: Dean Jagger
Best Supporting Actress: Mercedes McCambridge 
Best Director: Joseph Mankiewicz

Host: Paul Douglas.                                                  

A tribute to jazz singer and entertainer Al Jolson who died on October 23rd, 1950.  

A CBS RADIO PRODUCTION 

MC Art Linkletter with in order of appearance:
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy- Comedy
Mary Martin sings "A Wonderful Guy"
William S. Paley- recalls hearing Bing for the first time twenty years ago and getting him for CBS.
Ella Fitzgerald- sings "Can Anyone Explain?"
Amos and Andy- tribute to Bing (serious)
Dorothy Kirsten- sings "Ouvre Ton Coeur"
Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden-"Rockin Chair"
Judy Garland sings- "Rockabye Your Baby"
Mrs. H. L. Crosby Sr. Recalls Bing's childhood
Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in a comedy routine
Bing sings- "I Surrender Dear" 

Democratic Presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson gives his final campaign speech before the 1952 Presidential election.          

The third televised Academy Awards with M.C's Bob Hope in Hollywood and Thelma Ritter and Conrad Nagel in New York.
                                                    

The world lost one of it's great scientists, physicists, and thinkers with the death of Albert Einstein.  
Einstein refused surgery after experiencing internal bleeding caused by a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, which previously had been surgically reinforced in 1948.
Einstein said "I've done my part, it's time to go and I'll do it gracefully." He died in Princeton Hospital at the age of 76 on April 18th, 1955. 
                                    

A special filmed at Universal International revolving around the soon to be released feature "The Benny Goodman Story" Starring Steve Allen. Other UI stars upcoming films are previewed via clips and introductions, included in this broadcast, are solid entertainment and comedy segments, a dramatic sequence from the studio's upcoming "Bright Victory," reenacted live with Rex Reason, Grant Williams and in his television debut, Clint Eastwood.             

Presented on "FORD STAR JUBILEE." An original 90 minute special. An American Army Major serving in the Italian village of Adano, falls in love with a local girl and helps to retrieve the town bell, taken by the Germans. Only a dialog preface and the musical numbers exist on this audio air check.             

Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson gives a campaign speech in Chicago. Chicago Mayor Richard Daley introduces former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt who attacks President Eisenhower for being weak on foreign policy. Mayor Daley then introduces Stevenson who accuses Eisenhowerof having made no progress in Middle East peace negotiations with no prosperity. Stevenson also accuses Ike of being a part-time president who is advised by business-oriented men.                         

Presidential challenger Adlai Stevenson congratulates President Eisenhower on his victory, winning his second term in office as President of the United States. This is the second time that Eisenhower has defeated Stevenson in the presidential election, having defeated him in 1952.

The 29th Annual Academy Award ceremonies for excellence in film in 1956 are telecast live from two locations; The Pantages Theatre in Hollywood California, and The NBC Century Theatre in New York City. The hosts are Jerry Lewis and Celeste Holm.
Personalities scheduled to appear include Robert Stack, Mercedes McCambridge, Mickey Rooney, Patty McCormack, Nancy Kelly, Anthony Quinn, Dorothy Malone, Elizabeth Taylor, Dorothy Dandridge, Jack Lemmon, Marge and Gower Champion, Eva Marie-Saint, Claire Trevor, George Seaton, Eddie Cantor, Carol Baker, Yul Brynner, Ernest Borgnine, Cary Grant, Janet Gaynor,    
and Anna Magnani.
Eddie Cantor receives an honorary award, Yul Brynner wins the best actor award for "The King and I," and Ingrid Bergman wins best actress award for "Anastasia."Cary Grant accepts the award for Ingrid Bergman."Around The World in Eighty Days" wins the best film award with producer Mike Todd accepting.                                                                                                     

The 29th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, telecast live from the RKO Panteges Theater in Hollywood, California and The NBC Century Theater in New York City. Jerry Lewis is host in Hollywood while Celeste Holm is hostess in New York City.
"Around The World in 80 Days" won for best picture and along with "The King And I" won most Awards (5). 

Best Actor: Yul Brynner, "The King And I."
Best Actress: Ingrid Bergman, "Anastasia." Cary Grant accepts
Best Supporting Actor: Anthony Quinn, " Lust For Life." 
Best Supporting Actress: Dorothy Malone, "Written On The Wind." 

Note: Final forty minutes only. 

      The 30th annual "Oscar" presentations are telecast, for the first time entirely under the auspices of the movie industry. Emcees: Jimmy Stewart, Rosalind Russell, David Niven, Jack Lemmon, Bob Hope. Donald Duck narrates a cartoon history of the movies. Married couples acting as custodians of the "Oscars" are Hope Lange and Don Murray, Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, and Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner. Supporting - role nominees are Red Buttons, Vittorio De Sica, Sessue Hayakawa, Arthur Kennedy, Russ Tamblyn, Carolyn Jones, Elsa Lanchester, Hope Lange, Miyoushi Umeki, and Diane Varsi.        

The 30th Academy Award ceremonies are telecast live at the RKO Pantages Theatre In Los Angeles. Personalities include Jennifer Jones, David Niven, June Allyson, Eva Marie Saint, Gregory Peck, Joanne Woodward, Rosalind Russell, Anita Eckberg, Vincent Price, Fred Astaire, Dana Wynter, Bob Hope, Doris Day, Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Cary Grant, Jean Simmons, Maurice Chevalier, John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Sam Spiegel, Ronald Reagan, and Miyoshi Umeki.

Joined in progress.

Hosted by Bob Hope, Rosalind Russell, David Niven, James Stewart, Jack Lemmon, and Clarence Nash (voice of Donald Duck).

Best Picture is awarded to "Bridge On The River Kwai"  

NOTE: MANY ABBREVIATED SEGMENTS.                                                  

The 31st Annual Academy Awards Ceremony is telecast live from the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

Personalities include Burl Ives, Bob Hope, Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis, David Niven, Shelley Winters, Red Buttons, June Allyson, Dick Powell, Tony Randall, Sophia Loren, Dean Martin, Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier, Cyd Charisse, Robert Stack, Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Maurice Chevalier, Rosalind Russell, Jerry Lewis, Vincent Price, Eddie Albert, Buddy Adler, Jack Warner, Millie Perkins, Gary Cooper, Vincente Minelli, Dirk Bogard, Van Heflin, Elizabeth Taylor, Kim Novak, James Cagney, Susan Hayward, Irene Dunn, John Wayne, Cary Grant, and Ingrid Bergman.

Hosts: Jerry Lewis, Tony Randall, Bob Hope, David Niven, Mort Sahl, and Laurence Olivier.

"Gigi" was awarded the best film of 1958.                                                                                           

Maurice Chevalier is the only performer in this one man special for CBS. Still going strong at 71 years of age Chevalier is the only performer on this hour-long video taped show, but other celebrities converse with him as he recalls highlights of his illustrious career. 

HIGHLIGHTS

"Give My Regards to Broadway," Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone," "Yankee Doodle Dandy.".......Maurice Chevalier

"Mimi," "Valentine," "K-K-K Katy," "Dinah." .......Maurice Chevalier

"Louise," "Ma  Pomme," "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me," "C'est Magnifique."............................................Maurice Chevalier

"Swanee," "Mammy," "Sonny Boy," "Rockabye Your Baby."........Maurice Chevalier

"Gigi," "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" (sung to he daughters of Joan Crawford, Jack Paar and others), 



         

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Bob Hope is host for the 32nd Annual Academy Awards ceremony, telecast live from the RKO Pantages Theater, in Hollywood, California.                                                   

Rematch with pre and post-fight interviews. Les Keiter calls the boxing match and Howard Cosell does the color commentary. Preceding the fight, Eddie Fisher sings the National Anthem.  Rocky Marciano also comments. There is an interview with Floyd Patterson's mother. Also, we hear Gabe Pressman interview both Ingemar Johansson and Floyd Patterson the day after the fight at a Press conference.                          

1010 WINS RADIO New York switched from top forty to the first successful all-news station April 19, 1965. 
Previously when WINS was one of four premiere New York Rock 'N' Roll radio stations only a few snippets of on the half hour five minute Dick Waffle "Newswatch" broadcasts are known to exist. This rare audio was recorded by Phil Gries at 10:55 AM from his Brooklyn New York home on Saturday morning, February 4, 1961. 
 
Dick Waffle reports at the "Newswatch." Waffle reports initial bulletins reporting the blizzard of '61. 
This third "knockout" blizzard of the winter accounted for a 17 consecutive day of temperatures below freezing, the longest in New York history. We also hear the 1010 WINS sign off as the WINS announcer reports that the next news bulletins will be heard will be at 11:25 AM. 

NOTE:
The Blizzard of February 3 - 4, 1961

The storm, U.S. HEAVIEST SNOW STORM SINCE 1947 tied up the Northeast coast. It occurred toward the end of an extended cold snowy period that brought the temperature in New York's Central Park down to -2 (2 degrees below zero) on the morning of February 2nd. The storm reached blizzard proportions throughout much of the northeast and winds at LaGuardia airport gusted over 80 miles per hour on the 4th. Snowfall totals exceeded 20 inches over much of the region. Falling on top existing snow cover, including that left over from the "Kennedy inaugural" snowstorm on the 19-20th of January, the aftermath of the storm found near record snow cover over the region ranging from 2 to 2 1/2 feet in and around New York City up to nearly 4 feet around Newburg, New York. 

Snow began falling on the evening of February 3rd 1961, dumping six inches and continued through the morning of the 4th, with an additional 11.4 inches of snow piling up. The snow that fell on February 4th was heavy and wet and was driven by gale force winds. This was the third major snowstorm of the winter, following 15.4 inches on December 11th and 12th 1960, and 9.9 inches of snow recorded on January 19th and 20th. However, those storms were characterized by very cold temperatures while this storm saw temperatures rise from the upper 20's to the mid 30's during the afternoon of the 4th when the snow changed to rain. This was the second winter in a row to have two snowstorms of one foot or more.                                                  

A salute to Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe on this Valentine's Day live presentation saluting the play "My Fair Lady." Hosts are Samuel Liff, stage production manager for the original Broadway production and conductor Franz Allers, who also performed during the Broadway "My Fair Lady" debut. Musical selections are played from the British and American productions. They include "I Could Have Danced All Night," sung by Julie Andrews, "The Rain in Spain," sung by Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison from the London Production, "With a Little Bit of Luck," sung by Stanley Holloway from the London Production, "The Ascop Gavotte," and "I've Grown Accustomed to her Face," sung by Rex Harrison.  

Anecdotes and recollections by Franz Allers and Samuel Liff reflect the many transitions experienced for this great classic as the company tours the world three years prior to the making of the motion picture in 1964.

NOTE:
The musical MY FAIR LADY had its pre-Broadway tryout at New Haven's Shubert Theatre. Then it played for four weeks at the Erlanger Theatre in Philadelphia, beginning on February 15, 1956.

The musical premiered on Broadway March 15, 1956, at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City. It transferred to the Broadhurst Theatre and then The Broadway Theatre, where it closed on September 29, 1962, after 2,717 performances, a record at the time. Moss Hart directed and Hanya Holm was choreographer. In addition to stars Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews and Stanley Holloway, the original cast included Robert Coote, Cathleen Nesbitt, John Michael King, and Reid Shelton. Harrison was replaced by Edward Mulhare in November 1957 and Sally Ann Howes replaced Andrews in February 1958. By the start of 1959, it was the biggest grossing Broadway show of all-time with a gross of $10 million.

The Original Cast Recording, released on April 2, 1956, was the best-selling album in the United States in 1956.

Original London production
The West End production, in which Harrison, Andrews, Coote, and Holloway reprised their roles, opened on April 30, 1958, at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, where it ran for five and a half years (2,281 performances). Edwardian musical comedy star Zena Dare made her last appearance in the musical as Mrs. Higgins. Leonard Weir played Freddy. Harrison left the London cast in March 1959, followed by Andrews in August 1959 and Holloway in October 1959.

MY FAIR LADY won six 1957 TONY awards, including Best Musical, and the Film version released in 1964 with Audrey Hepburn replacing Julie Andrews in the role of Eliza Doolittle won five Oscar awards including Best Actor for Rex Harrison and Best Picture.                        

Bob Hope is host (master of ceremonies for the ninth time) for the 33rd Annual Academy Awards ceremony, telecast live from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica California.  

Producer & Director for TV is Richard Dunlap.
Academy Award Producer is Arthur Freed.
Academy Award Director is Vincent Minnelli.                                                                                         

Bob Hope is host (master of ceremonies for the ninth time) for the 33rd Annual Academy Awards ceremony, telecast live from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica California.  

Producer & Director for TV is Richard Dunlap.
Academy Award Producer is Arthur Freed.
Academy Award Director is Vincent Minnelli.   

                                                                                                               

Astronaut Alan B. Shepard holds a press conference following his historic spaceflight on May 5th, 1961.   

Astronaut John Glenn, Jr is awarded the NASA Distinguished  Service Medal by President John F. Kennedy.            

Johnny Carson hosts this tongue-in cheek survey of some current brands of humor, spotlighting Carson,Buddy Hackett,
Mata and Hari, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Kay Stevens and Dr. Joyce Brothers, who explains why people laugh.                                      

Bob Hope is host (master of ceremonies for the tenth time) for the 34th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, telecast live from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California.  

                                                                            

Bob Hope is host (master of ceremonies for the tenth time) for the 34th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, telecast live from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. 

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Bob Hope is the master of ceremonies for the 13th time at the 34th Annual Academy Awards ceremonies. The event was held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. 
George Charkiris wins the best-supporting actor award for his role in "West Side Story", Maximillian Schell wins the best actor award for "Judgement At Nurenberg", and Robert Wise wins the best director award for "West Side Story." Stanley Kramer was given the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, and Rita Moreno wins the best actress award for her role in "West Side Story."                                                              

Bob Hope is host (master of ceremonies for the tenth time) for the 34th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, telecast live from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California.  

Duplicate of 6953A.

Best Actor: Maximilian Schell
Best Actress: Sophia Loen
Best Supporting Actor: George Chakiris
Best Supporting Actress: Rita Moreno
Best Picture: West Side Story 
                                                                                                      

Songs, stories, legends, and tall tales of America are presented by entertainer Phil Harris, novelist Mackinlay Kantor, actor Chuck Connors, and musical comedy stars Barbara Cook and Peter Palmer.
Hosted by Burgess Meredith.

Highlights:

"Sweet Betsy From Pike" "He's Gone Away"- Barbara Cook
Dialog: "Spirit Lake" - MacKinlay Kantor, Burgess Meredith
"Black Is The Color"- Peter Palmer
"I Know An Old Lady"- Phil Harris
"Story Of Jesse James"- Chuck Connors 

Andy's guests for his first special (Williams had 19 TV specials from 1962-1987) are Dick Van Dyke, Andy Griffith and Ann-Margret. The theme is "today," as Andy and all demonstrate a little "contemporary nostalgia" via comedy sketches and song. 
  Andy Griffith delivers a speech at the UN; Dick Van Dyke and Ann-Margret examine the world of teenagers; the two Andy's get together for some bachelor philosophy. 

*This one hour Special was a Pilot for his one hour variety series which ran on NBC TV for five seasons from Sept. 2, 1962 - Sept. 3, 1967. 

NOTE:   
The Andy Williams Special (1962 TV Special)

No copy of this show is known to exist. When Andy Williams teamed up with Ann-Margret in 2004 for shows in Branson, Missouri he tried to find a copy to include clips from their 1962 appearance. NBC didn't have a copy of the color videotape nor did the shows producers or any of the TV archives.   

This peerless audio air check archived in the ATA collection was recorded direct line at the time of the original broadcast.

Audio is pristine playback of this 60 year old original broadcast.                                                        

Howard Cosell and Rocky Marciano broadcast live radio network boxing coverage. Pre-fight interviews with Sonny Liston, Barney Ross, Joe Louis, James Braddock, Gene Fullmer and Floyd Patterson. Predictions are heard on the outcome of the fight from many sports columnists at ring side in Comiskey Park in Chicago. Jack Drees calls the fight round by round. Mickey Allen sings the National Anthem prior to the 2 minutes, 6 seconds first round knockout of Patterson by the new Heavyweight Champion, Sonny Liston. Post-fight comments from all, including Floyd Patterson's mother. There is a TRIG Deodorant commercial by Chris Schenkel and from Liston's dressing room, Sonny comments regarding a return match.             

President Kennedy to delay nationwide broadcast on Negro Mississippi racial crisis for two hours.                          

Khrushchev says President Kennedy took reasonable steps in avoiding an incident with Soviet ships, Khrushchev tells President Kennedy he will withdraw offensive weapons from Cuba if the US withdraws its rockets from Turkey, Khrushchev calls for US negotiations, the UN to visit Turkey and Cuba.                                      

Comment on Khrushchev backdown.             

ABC newsman Howard k. Smith looks at the American Fighting Man.             

   Broadcast on radio and on CBS, NBC, ABC television, an interview with President John F. Kennedy by reporters, William H. Lawrence (ABC), George Herman (CBS), and Sander Vanocur (NBC).  This was a pool broadcast by CBS.