Voices in The Headlines was an American news program broadcast on ABC radio featuring the top news stories of the day. It was hosted by long-time radio and television announcer Fred Foy.
A review of the week's news: Floods in the Midwest, Cuban matters are discussed by Dean Rusk, 200,000 Cubans fled the island, comment on four US fliers killed in 1961 abortive Cuban invasion, political fever for 1964-George Romney withdraws as a presidential candidate, Nixon derides Kennedy, the Supreme Court rules that RR can impose new work rules to end featherbedding, the New York City Newspaper strike is almost over, Jimmy Hoffa comments on automation, 200,000 miners strike in France, Charles De Gaulle's enemy Georges Bidault exiles himself from France, he appears in Britain says he will overthrow "Fascist" De Gaulle pro-Nasser coup in Syria, Bob Hope comments on fifty-mile hiking craze, Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty leader of the Catholic Church in Hungary, may be released in Hungary.
Narrator: Fred Foy.
NOTE: Fred Foy, best known for his voicing the opening of THE LONE RANGER on radio joined the ABC TV announcing staff in New York in 1961. For ABC RADIO he narrated the award winning news documentary, VOICES IN THE HEADLINES a 25 minute weekly wrap up of salient news events of the week with sound bites representing the news as it was recorded.
