TV News In 1974 – Terrible then – Bliss By Comparison? Past Daily Reference...
The question is – has it always been bad. Click on the link here for Audio Player: Critique of Evening News Shows-1974 Somebody once said the definition of hitting a bottom was when you couldn’t lower...
View ArticleYears Of Crisis – 1958 – Past Daily Reference Room: Through A Glass Darkly...
Rome 1958 – Cold War grumblings seemingly everywhere. Click on the link here for Audio Player: Years of Crisis – 1958 In 1958 we were knee-deep in the Cold War with grumblings from Europe about a...
View ArticlePaderewski In Concert Recital -1938 – Past Daily Gramophone Weekend
Ignacy Jan Paderewski – Keyboard giant who became a Polish Statesman. https://s3.amazonaws.com/oildale/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/22155808/paderewski-recital-1938.mp3 Become a Patron! Paderewski...
View Article“The Energy Crisis Has Not Yet Overwhelmed Us, But It Will If We Do Not Act...
Jimmy Carter – At the time, Cassandra. In retrospect, Sage. Click on the link here for Audio Player: [audio...
View ArticleDo We Need A New Foreign Policy? 1950 – Past Daily Reference Room
Judging by the spectacular events of that year, the answer would be yes. Click on the link here for Audio Player: American Forum Of The Air – July 9, 1950 – Do We Need A New Foreign Policy? – Gordon...
View ArticleAn Elephant In The Room The Size Of Bahrain – 1974 – Past Daily Reference Room
And there were our new-found buddies in Beijing to consider. Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Next Phase In Foreign Policy: World Economy – 1974 – NPR – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The...
View ArticleA Vast Wasteland Revisited – The FCC In 1974 – Past Daily Reference Room
It would only get worse. Click on the link here for Audio Player – NPR: Options – The FCC – January 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In 1961 then-FCC Commissioner Newton Minow took the broadcast...
View ArticleThe Murdoch Of His Day – William Randolph Hearst – August 14, 1951
Tabloids, Yellow Journalism, Sensationalism – where would they be today without him? Click on the link here for Audio Player – News on the death of William Randolph Hearst – WISN Radio – August 14,...
View ArticlePerfectly Safe – No Cause For Concern – Chemical Pollution In 1972 – Past...
“Better things for better living through Chemistry”. Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBC Radio – Only One Earth – documentary series – 1972 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Hard to imagine,...
View ArticleMedicare And Mayhem – August 21, 1983
Benino Acquino assassination – the mayhem portion of the day. Click on the link here for Audio Player: CBS Radio – Face The Nation + Hourly News – August 21, 1983 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A day...
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