Peter wrote:
WLS was the station which covered the incident.

Came all the way from Chicago to cover it.

"Oh, the Humanity!!!!!"

It seems odd that a Chicago station would send someone to New Jersey
to record what should've been a routine event (the Hindenburg had
been making transatlantic flights for a year prior to its last flight,
and other Zeppelins had been flying the route for years). The reason
for Morrison being there, though, becomes clear when one listens to
the full recording (36 minutes, though not speed-corrected) at
http://www.otr.com/hindenburg.shtml .

Seems that the recording was intended to promote American Airlines'
service from Chicago to Lakehurst (via Newark), which would then
connect with the Hindenburg to provide transatlantic service all
the way from the heartland. Obviously, the recording never got used
as originally intended...

-shawn