Voices in The Headlines was an American news program broadcast on ABC radio featuring the top news stories of the day. It was hosted by long-time radio and television announcer Fred Foy.
A review of the week's news: Cuban MIG'S attack a US shrimp boat in the Caribbean, protest by the White House, Russia will start to withdraw some troops from Cuba-comments from Capital Hill, Venzezualan terrorists hijack freighter, French-Brazil lobster fishing dispute, Congressman Adam Clayton Powell is criticized on a European trip and nepotism-comments by Powell and President Kennedy, tax cut proposals by President Kennedy, disarmament talks bog down, comments by Senator Humphrey, mudslides and earthquakes in Europe and Africa, influenza rise in the US, the New York City newspaper strike continues through the third month.
Narrator: Fred Foy.
NOTE: Fred Foy, best known for his voicing the opening of THE LONE RANGER on radio joined the ABC TV announcing staff in New York in 1961. For ABC RADIO he narrated the award winning news documentary, VOICES IN THE HEADLINES a 25 minute weekly wrap up of salient news events of the week with sound bites representing the news as it was recorded.