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BROADCAST ON WNYC TODAY IN…
1929: 'The Negro Lawyer,' a talk by Zernal J. Williams.
1948: Bronx Day at Idlewild Airport. There are speeches in honor of the opening of Idlewild Airport and the Golden Anniversary of New York City. Included are dramatizations of the history of the Bronx and live banjo music by the Bronx Boomers. The Bronx's 'number one citizen,' George Upman, describes the best aspects of the borough. Postmaster Albert Goldman speaks and the Fire Department Glee Club performs.
1956: James Felt, Chair of New York City's Planning Committee, answers questions about city planning and zoning on Campus Press Conference
1964: Dr. Robert Spike, Executive Director of the National Council of Churches' Commission on Religion and Race, discusses the Civil Rights training school in Oxford, Ohio at the Overseas Press Club. The slain civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner and James Chaney had attended the school. The bodies of the three had been discovered the previous day in Mississippi.
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President Harry S. Truman in 1948. Unfortunately, we don't know what this event was but the uncropped shot has cake with the Statue of Liberty on it celebrating the landmark's 62nd birthday. (PM Photo/WNYC Archive Collections)
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March 27, 1938
A roundtable discussion with journalists Robert Spears, Ferdinand Lundberg, Clyde Beales and Claude Robinson, Associate Director of the American Institute for Public Opinion. Lundberg is also the author of a biography of William Randolph Hearst titled, Imperial Hearst. Robinson is a pioneer in advertising and opinion research. Clyde Miller is the moderator.
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July 9, 1954
The Goldman Band premieres 'The WNYC March' in Central Park to mark the station's 30 years of broadcasting. The work was scored for brass instruments and drums. The composer, Dr. Edwin Franko Goldman, said it was written "as a tribute to WNYC for the fine work it has been doing."
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WQXR Archive items on the web are getting an update!
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Welcome Back to Senior Archivist Marcos Sueiro Bal !
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