One of the great voices of radio history has been silenced. After spending a wonderful Christmas day with his family, Mark White went to bed and passed away in his sleep 12/29/2013. He would have been 89 on the 2nd of January. Mark was the manager of AFN Berlin from the 1950s until 1988. He left behind a great legacy and many friends. (David Glen Andersen facebook feed)
Places to go
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Sunday, December 29, 2013
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Melody Roundup 1944
Melody Roundup brought top Western talent. This time with Bob Nolan and the Sons of the Pioneers.
Hard to tell what the source material was 78s, radio transcriptions, movie soundtracks.
Friday, December 27, 2013
GI Jive - 1946
Martha Wilkinson was one of the first big stars of AFRS. During WWII there was a show called "GI Jive", one of the DJ shows. Pretty non-descript until Martha became GI Jill and the voice of home.
Monday, December 23, 2013
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Enchanted Keyboard - 1951
By the early 1950s radio had changed. Prior to that the networks were doing great comedy, mystery variety shows and AFRTS could clip the commercials and send them out. But now they were tasked with creating a lot of programs. Many information and education programs were produced along with entertainment offerings.
"Enchanted Keyboard" was typical. Classical piano with Don Thompson announcing. Some wonderful talent was available to come in and play the piano.
On this broadcast, Edward Rebner
Friday, December 20, 2013
Ronnie Landry - 1959
Ron Landry, later of Hudson and Landry was drafted into the Army in 1958. By 1959 he was doing a show on the network from AFRTS New York.
I was usually assigned with the infantry, this was a classic:
Jim Ameche - 1965
"The Most Beautiful Sounds Around" is a phrase that evokes the rarity of orchestral music today. Jim Ameche, a prominent figure during the golden age of radio, introduced it to AFRTS. He remained a successful DJ, sustaining his stardom beyond his radio days.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Connectivity
We're back on the air. About a week ago Comcast pushed out an update that killed my Motorola SGB6580. I managed to get it back to defaults and running again. I own my modem, rather than paying the 7 bucks every month.
Yesterday it was the same thing and I couldn't get it back online.
I spent four years working for Comcast, getting modems activated and online. I do know this stuff.
Just wanted to let you know that Comcast and Motorola have a long history of not playing well on certain Motorola models.
On with the show...
Yesterday it was the same thing and I couldn't get it back online.
I spent four years working for Comcast, getting modems activated and online. I do know this stuff.
Just wanted to let you know that Comcast and Motorola have a long history of not playing well on certain Motorola models.
On with the show...
Friday, December 13, 2013
Good Morning Vietnam - the real story
Paul Bottoms let me know about this:
"Adrian Cronauer, Tony Booth who was at AFKN in Korea and I gave a presentation in February 2011 for two days at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond."
Here's the first part:
"Adrian Cronauer, Tony Booth who was at AFKN in Korea and I gave a presentation in February 2011 for two days at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond."
Here's the first part:
Saturday, December 7, 2013
FEN - 1964 the start of the Vietnam War
Here's live coverage from FEN August 5th and 6th 1964 of the Gulf of Tonkin, pretty much the beginning of the Vietnam War.