November 20, 1947-September 5, 1965 (primetime NBC); September 19, 1965-present (non-prime time NBC). Public affairs program which is the longest running series on network television.




Guest: John G. Crommelin

Navy captain questioned on feud with US Air Force.

Host: Martha Rountree

                                                                                  

 NONITOR LIVE WRCA FM RADIO New York. 
Russian troops attack Hungarian rebels, Premier Imre Nagy appeals to world on behalf of Egypt, Afghan officials speak before delegates, Morgan Beatty comments on bulletin , Russian official speaks about war in the Middle East, urging a cease fire, Middle East debate continues. 

 NOTE:  MORGAN BEATTY News broadcasts Premiered on WABD DUMONT television September 27, 1954. 
                                                  

Highlights: President Eisenhower and German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer wind up their meeting, American scientists plan to launch the first artificial satellite next Spring, The Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants baseball clubs are given permission to move to the West Coast, New York City Mayor Robert Wagner says he will try to convince them to stay. 

The newscaster is Mike Wallace.                         

Francis Gary Powers trial review, Russian defense lawyer attacks Wall Street, CIA, Eisenhower, Nixon, aggressive policies, a statement from Francis Powers, he's repentant and sorry, the summation of the verdict.                                                  

November 20, 1947-September 5, 1965 (primetime NBC); September 19, 1965-present (non-prime time NBC). Public affairs program which is the longest running series on network television.




Guest: Senator John F. Kennedy 

Host: Ned Brooks

                                                                                  

A special NBC radio report on astronaut Alan B. Shepard who becomes the first American to be launched into space. Broadcast live from Cape Canaveral, Florida.       


Duplicate of 8505. 

A special NBC radio report on astronaut Alan B. Shepard who becomes the first American to be launched into space. Broadcast live from Cape Canaveral, Florida.         

Astronaut Gus Grissom becomes the second American to be launched into space.            

Astronaut Gus Grissom becomes the second American to be launched into space.        

Duplicate of 8506.     

NBC MONITOR NEWS ON THE HOUR

First 30 seconds lead in news report by correspondent Robert Parson on the  death of screen actress Marilyn Monroe, found dead this morning in her Brentwood home adjoining Hollywood of an apparent overdose of barbiturates. Was it suicide? No notes were found. 
Other news in the headlines, related to the Russians exploding a nuclear bomb in the atmosphere, Israel government refuses to fly convicted spy Dr. Robert Soblen back to Israel.                                                   

NBC MONITOR NEWS ON THE HOUR.

News about the death of actress Marilyn Monroe. Comments by Gene Rayburn. Daily News reports the headlines, Suicide or Not? Overdose of barbiturates stated. Monroe despondent. 

Host: Morgan Beatty                                       

President Kennedy responds to U-Thant's note, he will avoid a direct confrontation with Soviet ships if such ships avoid the interception area.             

November 20, 1947-September 5, 1965 (primetime NBC); September 19, 1965-present (non-primetime NBC). Public affairs program which is the longest running series on network television.




Reporters question Governor George Wallace of Alabama.

The moderator is Ned Brooks. 

                                                                                                             

Broadcast at 11:15pm  preceding THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON, NBC correspondent, Edwin Newman reports on the premiere of CLEOPATRA. At the Rivoli theater in New York City  NBC TV reporter, Dan Rabel  interviews Roddy McDowall, Joseph Mankiewicz and 20th Century head Spyros Skouras who claims CLEOPATRA  will be the greatest film in  motion picture history. NY Times film critic Leonard Probst gives his review of the film. 
In addition, we hear a three minute incisive review from New York Herald Tribune film critic, Judith Crist who would soon begin appearing on THE TODAY SHOW (1964-1973), reviewing films.. 

NOTE: Probst, who joined NBC NEWS in 1958, was one of the first drama critics to present opening-night reviews on television as an integral part of the news report. He served as a television drama critic until 1971, continuing his reviews on radio afterward.     

NOTE:  Film critic Judith Crist gives a scathing review about CLEOPATRA.                                       

A recap of the day's "March On Washington" events.            

THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM - 1963 LIVE BROADCAST FROM THE EDUCATIONAL RADIO NETWORK (ERN). 

This 15 hour treasure of archived programming, retained by WGBH, has been processed, refined, improved with continuity (extraneous master material eliminated), by Phil Gries.

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was originally broadcast live across the Educational Radio Network (known as ERN, a precursor to NPR which established itself in 1971) on August 28, 1963. The coverage began at 9am and continued for 15 uninterrupted hours, until Midnight. The live broadcast was heard on 89.7 WGBH Boston Public Radio, a member of the network and an active participant in the broadcast.  

INCLUDED IN THE DAYS EVENTS AND RECORDED:

9am-10am-Introduction by anchor George Geesey, who reports from various locations by ERN staff. Pre-program entertainment from the stage at the Washington Monument grounds.

10am-11am-Interviews with participants, music from the stage Joan Baez, Peter, Paul & Mary, and Odetta. Segment also includes various interviews including with George W. Goodman, clergy from Acton, Mass., and an update from police headquarters.

11am-Noon-Bob Dylan sings. Comments from Bayard Rustin, Jackie Robinson. President John F Kennedy press conference clips, various on-the-spot interviews with marchers. 

Noon to 1:00pm-Reports of the actual March, along with pre-recorded "reflections" on the meaning of the march by Roy Wilkins. Pre-recorded interview with John A. Volpe, former Massachusetts governor. Interview with Norman Thomas. 

1:00pm-2:00pm-Interview with Marlon Brando. Pre-recorded interviews with Senator Paul Douglas (D-IL), Senator Kenneth Keating (R-NY), Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, Josephine Baker, Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Dr Ralph Bunche, and Dick Gregory. Bob Dylan sings Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Len Chandler and Stuart Scharf sing, "Keep Your Eyes On The Prize." Interviews with Burt Lancaster and Harry Belafonte.    

2:00pm-4:15pm - THE OFFICIAL PROGRAM OF THE MARCH:

Camilla Williams sings The National Anthem.
A. Philip Randolph introduction.
Daisy Bates speaks.
Dr. Eugene Carson Blake remarks.
Marion Anderson sings.
John Lewis speaks.
Walter Reuther remarks.
James Farmer (imprisoned) remarks read by Floyd McKissick). 
Eva Jessye Choir perform. 
Whitney Young remarks.
Roy Wilkins speaks
Mahalia Jackson sings.
Rabbi Joachim Prinz remarks.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. introduction by A. Philip Randolph.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks.
Bayard Rustin reads demands.
A. Philip Randolph reads pledge.
Dr. Benjamin E Mays of Morehouse College gives closing benediction.

4:15pm-5:30pm-Demonstrators leaving, clean-up logistics, singing replays of Bayard Rustin reading the list of demands and A. Philip Randolph reading the march pledge, pre-recorded comments by James Farmer, recorded interview with Senator Hubert Humphrey, recorded report with G. Mennen Williams, pre-recorded report form Voice of America reporter Robert Rodden, Isaiah Minkoff interview, follow-up on earlier report of food poisoning pre-recorded statement from Louis Fox. 

5:30pm-6:30pm-Commentaries on the march, problems of dispersal, pre-recorded telephone interview with Arthur Miller, live interview with Thomas Adel Queener (Ghana), discussion with psychiatrists Dr. Frank Abram Hale and Dr. Elizabeth Davis, press conference on White House meeting of top 10 march leaders with President John F. Kennedy.

6:30pm-7;00pm-Myron Spencer reports the news "Backgrounds." Myron Spence, director of the graduate school of business at Northeastern University with guest Dr. William C Kvaraceus, director of youth studies at the Lincoln Filenes Center and professor of education at Tufts University. 

7:00pm-9:00pm-WGBH's Bill Cavness introduces excerpts from the afternoon's official ceremony from the Lincoln Memorial.

9:00pm-10:30pm-Panel discussion on the implications of the Freedom March on Washington. Moderator Geoffrey Godsell, editorial writer for The Christian Science Monitor, with his guests, Heywood Burns, author of "The Voices of Negro Protest in America", William Higgs, civil rights consultant and representative of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee on the Leadership Conference of Civil Rights, and William Goldsmith, assistant professor of politics at Brandies University. 

10:30pm-11:00pm-Reflections on The March by ERN reporters who covered it. Anchor George Geesey with Malcolm Davis, Arnold Shaw, Al Hulsen, Cal Mositer, Jeff Giley, and David Edwards. Bob Medgar Evers, Charles P. McLean, director of public relations for the E.O. Elks, and Massachusetts Attorney General, Edward Brook.

11:00-Midnight- One hour WGBH News retrospective. 

NOTE: The original archived complete 15 hour broadcast was recorded on 10 reels of 1/4" tape.  WGBH took the lead related to coverage, though it was basically hosted out of Washington, D.C. This affiliate station was more stable than many of  the others which were run mostly by college students. 

There are many compromised audio issues in the archived reels. Performances on stage in many cases were recorded at much lower volumes and many speeches were recorded "off mike." Similar issues related to the volume exist when reporters at the scene are talking and then vast changes in volume are heard when switching to anchors who would report on follow up details and the dissemination of events that were happening and scheduled to occur. 

The original recordings in some cases were poorly recorded in the first place at the time of the live broadcast. Whomever was controlling the sound mix of the varied broadcast audio feeds allowed, at times, for the ambiance of the crowd to overpower a performer on stage. 

There existed at the time during transfers, dubbing, etc. other recording issues related to the archived tapes themselves which created level inconsistencies. Also, it must be remembered that THE EDUCATIONAL RADIO NETWORK at that time were comprised of NOT seasoned and experienced professionals like some of the other personnel employees working at the major networks.

Many of the above issues, related above, have been improved by Phil Gries after many hours of  equalizing and remastering the entire broadcast. What now exists as archived at Archival Television Audio, Inc.is the best version known to exist.  
                                                                                                

November 20, 1947-September 5, 1965 (primetime NBC); September 19, 1965-present (non-primetime NBC). Public affairs program which is the longest running series on network television.




Guest is Madame Nhu of South Vietnam who is interviewed by host Ned Brooks.

This show is complete.

 

The moderator is Ned Brooks. 

                                                                                   

The latest news and commentary.        

A discussion of the Ali-Liston fight. Also appearing is comedian Jackie Vernon.           

November 20, 1947-September 5, 1965 (primetime NBC); September 19, 1965-present (non-primetime NBC). Public affairs program which is the longest running series on network television.




Guest is General Maxwell Taylor who discusses problems and issues on the war in Vietnam.

The moderator is Ned Brooks. 

                                                                                                

A review of the life of Malcolm X who was assassinated on February 21st, 1965.                       

Dr. Martin Luther King gives a speech about poverty and unity.           

Progress report on manned moon landing by 1969.            

The latest news and commentary from WNET-TV Channel 13 in New York City.            

November 20, 1947-September 5, 1965 (primetime NBC); September 19, 1965-present (non-prime time NBC). Public affairs program which is the longest running series on network television.




Guest: James Meredith 

Host: Lawrence Spivak 

                                                                                  

Muhammad Ali defeats British heavyweight Brian London via third-round knockout.             

November 20, 1947-September 5, 1965 (primetime NBC); September 19, 1965-present (non-prime time NBC). Public affairs program which is the longest running series on network television.




Topic: Civil Rights. Guests: Dr. Martin Luther King, Roy Wilkens, Whitney M. Young, Jr. Floyd McKissick, Stokley Carmichael and James H. Meredith. 

Edwin Newman moderator. 

Host: Lawrence Spivak 

                                                                                               

The 1967 six-day Middle East war begins. 

November 20, 1947-September 5, 1965 (primetime NBC); September 19, 1965-present (non-prime time NBC). Public affairs program which is the longest running series on network television.




Guest: Dr. Martin Luther King.

Host: Lawrence Spivak 

                                                                     

There will be no US boycott of the 1968 Summer Olympic games. Bill Beutel reports.             

Mayor John V. Lindsay holds a news conference regarding the New York City garbage strike.                    

November 20, 1947-September 5, 1965 (primetime NBC); September 19, 1965-present (non-prime time NBC). Public affairs program which is the longest running series on network television.




Guest: Robert F. Kennedy. Host: Lawrence Spivak.

                                                        

A report on the CW Post University fire.             

Live NBC Radio Network  Special on the death of Dr. Martin Luther King.

An NBC Radio Special Report hosted and narrated by NBC correspondent Bill Ryan. 

Includes many testimonials and tributes from celebrated individuals and from the "Man in the Street."

Mahalia Jackson is heard singing "Take My Hand."

From past speeches we hear Dr. Martin Luther King and his philosophy of non violent protesting. 

Jay Barbee reports at the Sisters Chapel in Memphis Tennessee where people pay their respects to Dr. King as he lies is state. Barbee interviews those in attendance asking the question, "What did Martin Luther King mean to you?"
and "Opinions of race relations now in the South."

Coretta King speaks about Dr. King's relationship with the Reverend Ralph Abernathy whom King elected to replace him at such time of his death. She reminds all that her husband believed it is not how long you live but how well you live. 

Mayor of New York City, John Lindsay gives tribute as well as Jackie Robinson who states that Martin Luther King has been the greatest leader in the country of the 20th century. 

Sammy Davis Jr gives tribute to Dr. King.

Leontyne Price sings "This Little LIght of Mine."

NBC's Mark Lanzman reporting and interview with Mayor of Memphis, Henry Loeb.

Abraham Joshua Heschel give tribute.
 
Reverend James Watson is interviewed. 

Dealy Mallory 3rd states current attitude in the white community at this time. 

Oratory and eulogy given by Dr. Joel Nederhood "The Power of God."

From August 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King's address at the March on Washington, "I Have A Dream" speech. 
                        

Live radio special about the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.         

Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago talks about the riots and anti-war protests in Chicago during the 1968 Democratic National  Convention           

November 20, 1947-September 5, 1965 (primetime NBC); September 19, 1965-present (non-primetime NBC). Public affairs program which is the longest running series on network television.




Independent Vice-Presidential nominee General Curtis Lemay is interviewed by host Lawrence E. Spivak.          

November 20, 1947-September 5, 1965 (primetime NBC); September 19, 1965-present (non-primetime NBC). Public affairs program which is the longest running series on network television.




Republican Presidential nominee Governor George Wallace of Alabama is interviewed by host Lawrence E. Spivak.                                             

CBS, NBC, and ABC live coverage of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, starting at 8AM NYT. CBS will institute 31 consecutive hours of coverage of the crucial moon landing maneuvers, starting from 11AM NYT on July 20th, Sunday, thru 6PM, Monday, July 21st. CBS coverage will be anchored by Walter Cronkite with special analysis by former astronaut Walter Schirra and Science writer Arthur C. Clarke.    

Correspondents reporting include Walter Cronkite, Roger Mudd, Chet Huntley, David Brinkley, Frank Reynolds, Howard K. Smith, Marvin Kalb, Mike Wallace, Frank McGee, and many others.

Five hours of coverage. 

Live coverage of the Mariner 6 spaceflight taking close up pictures of Mars.           

Moscow reports death of Ho Chi Minh. American B-52s bomb near Cambodian border.          

The moratorium to end the war in Vietnam was a massive demonstration and teach-in across the United States against the United States involvement in the Vietnam war. It took place on October 15th, 1969, followed a month later by a large moratorium march on Washington.    
The moratorium developed from Jerome Grossman's April 20th, 1969 call for a general strike if the war had not concluded by October. David Hawk and Sam Brown, who had previously worked on the unsuccessful 1968 presidential campaign of Eugene McCarthy, changed the concept to a less radical moratorium and began to organize the event as the Vietnam Moratorium Committee with David Mixner, Marge Sklenkar, John Gage, and others.

Live coverage of the moratorium to end the war in Viet Nam.         

The moratorium to end the war in Vietnam was a massive demonstration and teach-in across the United States against the United States involvement in the Vietnam war. It took place on October 15th, 1969, followed a month later by a large moratorium march on Washington.    
The moratorium developed from Jerome Grossman's April 20th, 1969 call for a general strike if the war had not concluded by October. David Hawk and Sam Brown, who had previously worked on the unsuccessful 1968 presidential campaign of Eugene McCarthy, changed the concept to a less radical moratorium and began to organize the event as the Vietnam Moratorium Committee with David Mixner, Marge Sklenkar, John Gage, and others.     

Duplicate of 16238.        

The latest AM news.         

President Nixon speaks against liberalized abortion laws. Humphrey defeats Wallace in West Virginia primary. McGovern defeats Humphrey in Nebraska.       

McGovern speech.           

George McGovern speech.         

George McGovern campaign speech.