RadioBanter - An Old Time Radio Tribute to Bob Hope (1903-2003)

On 30 Jul 2003 04:38:14 GMT, (WShoots1) wrote:

Thank you much. I wasn't even aware of this site. Now I must play catchup, as
it's already near Wednesday local.

Well, it's over. I hope (groan) you got a chance to check it out.
Classic stuff from Bob Hope - especially various bits including Bob,
Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra. I will probably include the wartime
"Command Performance" shows in the regular rotation.

http://www,michnews.net/wwii

History...told by the people who made it. The webcast features approx
55 hours (out of library of 200+ hours) of material including
newscasts of the battles, the politics, the diplomatic maneuvers, and
everyday life.

Also included are speeches by Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), Winston
Churchill, Generals Montgomery and Eisenhower, Hitler, Mussolini, and
more. In addition, the streaming audio (.mp3) netcast has some of the
most poignent, heart wrenching descriptions ever of the horrors of The
Holocaust.

There are a few slow spots, but by in large it is exciting and
interesting (as well as sobering and humbling) to listen to the
details of this terrible conflict just as the people of yesteryear
did.

Let me know what you think. And, if you know any history teachers,
media specialists, journalism teachers, or anyone else who might be
interested, feel free to send them a copy of this post, or perhaps at
least a recommendation. This material is powerful and instructive
about the horrors of war, and I want as many people as possible to
listen to it and learn from it, so that perhaps somehow we can avoid
being attacked, and find a way to do so without killing large numbers
of human beings.

Thanks,

Bill

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William Pittman - Curator
World War II - The Wireless War
http://www.michnews.net/ww2

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