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Today we have a special presentation of Mercury Theatre on the Air hosted by Orson Welles dramatizing thereaction of people on the home front to the invasion. Agnes Moorehead stars.
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Our third and final episode of the day consists of threesegments. First is an address from King George VI from London. That is followed by an address and prayer from President Franklin Roosevelt. Finally, we wrap up with the final CBS news update of the day from just before midnight Eastern War Time.
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Today is June 6, the 80th anniversary of D-Day, whenAllied troops landed on the beaches of France to begin their liberation of the continent. In recognition of this day, we will be presenting multiple episodes of the podcasttoday, hoping to give you a feeling of what it was like as the news unfolded on the home front.
Our second episode consists of two segments.First is General Eisenhower’s broadcast to the resistance forces in Western Europe, telling them to be ready to assist the attack. Then we have an afternoon report from war correspondent Elmer Peterson delivered over NBC.
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Today is June 6, the 80th anniversary of D-Day, whenAllied troops landed on the beaches of France to begin their liberation of the continent. In recognition of this day, we will be presenting multiple episodes of the podcasttoday, hoping to give you a feeling of what it was like as the news unfolded on the home front.
Our first episode consists of three news reports from the morning of June 6, from CBS and Mutual.
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Today’s episode consists of three segments. First, we have President Franklin Roosevelt’s Fireside Chat of June 5, 1944. This is followed by two brief addresses from U.S. General Dwight Eisenhower and British General Bernard Montgomery.
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Today we have NBC’s War Telescope as it aired on June 3, 1944.
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Today we have a news update from May 30, 1945, as it aired over the Blue Network, the forerunner of what we know today as ABC. Raymond Gram Swing hosts.
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Today we have the May 26, 1944, edition of the NBC Evening News, focusing mostly on updates from the Italian front but also offering news from elsewhere in Europe, the Pacific and from the home front.
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Today we have the May 21, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Naples, Pearl Harbor, Washington and New York.
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Today we have the May 18, 1944, midday edition of the NBC news, reporting on the fall of Monte Cassino to the Allies, along with other updates on the war. Also included are brief updates from that day from both NBC and theBBC.
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Today we have the May 17, 1944, edition of Report to the Nation as it aired on CBS. Most of the episode is devoted to updates on the Italian front, but there is also coverage of the war in the Pacific and other news items.
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Today we have the May 14, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Naples, London, Louisville, Pearl Harbor, Washington and New York.
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Today we have the May 13, 1944, morning edition of the NBC News, offering updates on the war in Italy and other theaters. That is followed by a report from the Italian front from the Canadian Broadcasting Company.
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This week in 1944 represented major advances for the Allies as fighting intensified along the Gustav Line near Monte Cassino in Italy. With that in mind, we are presenting several episodes this week that offer updateson the battle as those on the home front would have heard them on their radios.
We start today with the May 12, 1944, edition of the NBC News of the World. It includes updates on the war from Naples, London, Washington and New York.
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Today we have a bonus episode featuring a series of shortitems from radio broadcasts during the war. First, we have Stalin wasn’t Stallin’, a performance by the Golden Gate Quartet. That’s followed by a bond appeal from then-Senator Harry Truman and then several ad spots. The episode ends with a performance of All You Fascists Bound to Lose by Woody Guthrie.
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Today, we have two broadcasts from May 6, 1944, both carried by NBC. First, we have an NBC News Special Report on the war in Italy. That is followed by an episode of I Sustain the Wings, a series that aired from 1943 to1945. The series featured skits and music and was hosted by Glenn Miller.
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Today we have the April 30, 1944, episode of Soldiers of the Press. In this episode Frank Hewlett tells the story of Merrill’s Raiders in Burma.
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Today we have NBC’s War Telescope as it aired on April 29, 1944. The series was broadcast from London and offered weekly updates on the war every Saturday, as well as looking at what could be coming in the weeks and months ahead. War correspondent W.W. Chaplin hosts the episode.
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Today we have the April 23, 1944, episode of the Grape Nuts Program starring Jack Benny. Benny was one of the most popular entertainers of the World War 2 era, with his popular radio show airing under various names and sponsors from 1932 to 1955 over CBS and NBC. In 1950, he took the show to CBS television and would continue with various specials well into the 1970s.
This episode was the last for singer Dennis Day before he left to serve in the U.S. Navy.
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Today we have a fascinating artifact of the war, featuring closed circuit broadcasts from radio correspondents in Italy over the U.S. military’s airwaves on April 22, 1944. It includes the soundchecks and instructions to the networks telling them when to pick up the broadcast.
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