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• #903: A 1960'S RADIO BROADCAST ADDITION: SPOKEN WORDS

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  1961-00-00, WRFM, 54 min.

  • Eddie Cantor
  • Henry Fonda
  • Thomas Alva Edison
  • Helen Keller
  • George Bernard Shaw
  • Martin Bush
  • Edwin Booth
  • Jimmie Walker
  • Rudyard Kipling
  • Booker T. Washington
  • Bud Greenspan
  Host Martin Bush presents some of the greatest moments of the past along with some of the great voices of the past. Henry Fonda narrates "Voices of the Twentieth Century. "Through rare Edison recordings we hear eminent voices going back to the 1890's. Among them are Edwin Booth, George Bernard Shaw, Thomas Edison, Jimmy Walker, Eddie Cantor, Rudyard Kipling, Booker T. Washington, Helen Keller and many others. Written and produced by Bud Greenspan.

• #254: TODAY SHOW WITH HOST JOHN CHANCELLOR, THE

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  1962-08-31, WNBC, 16 min.

  • John Chancellor
  • Jack Lescoulie
  • Pat Fontaine
  • Thomas Alva Edison
  January 14, 1952-Present. First early-morning network program and longest-running daytime series. Created by Sylvester "Pat" Weaver. Telecast Monday thru Friday, 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM, the broadcasts have maintained a format including a News Summary, segments related to Sports, Weather, Interviews, and Features. Throughout its long run, hosts of "The Today Show" have included Dave Garroway (1952-1961), John Chancellor (1961-1962), Hugh Downs (1962-1971), Frank McGee (1971-1974), Jim Hartz (1974-1976), Tom Brokaw (1976-1981), Jane Pauley, Bryant Gumbel, Chris Wallace, Katie Couric, and others.
  
  The 65th anniversary of Thomas Edison's patent #589168 of the motion picture Kinetograph Camera is celebrated. John Chancellor hosts with Jack Lescoulie and Pat Fontaine.

• #386: BIOGRAPHY

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  1963-02-11, WNBC, 26 min.

  • Mike Wallace
  • Thomas Alva Edison
  Thomas Alva Edison is the profiled subject. Narrated by Mike Wallace.

• #1000: A 1960'S RADIO BROADCAST ADDITION: HARK THE YEARS: TWO CENTURIES OF CELEBRITIES

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  1966-06-10, WBAI, 53 min.

  • Fredric March
  • Thomas Alva Edison
  • John Barrymore
  • Florence Nightingdale
  • William Jennings
  • W.C. Handy
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Woodrow Wilson
  • Warren Harding

  Narrator Frederic March presents a scrapbook of famous men and women who have contributed significantly to the history of the 19th & 20th centuries. Rare
  recordings of voices heard are those of Florence Nightingale, Thomas Alva Edison, William Jennings Bryan, John Barrymore, W.C. Handy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding and others. The sign off for WBAI is heard, giving the complete programming day for tomorrow on this listener sponsored New York City
  Radio station.