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Shirley Bassey is Jerry Thomas' special guest.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Jerry Thomas - Sounds of the 60s - 1967
It's another show of your mostly MOR favorites. We did keep the Colonels happy. I can't find anything about this one. It almost sounds like one of the shows that Capitol sent out...
Shirley Bassey is Jerry Thomas' special guest.
Shirley Bassey is Jerry Thomas' special guest.
Monday, February 9, 2015
AFN Jim Collinson - 1970
Jim Collinson is back with the greatest hits on 1970 on the "Stateside Sound Survey"
Sunday, February 8, 2015
AFN Bremerhaven - Bill Boyd 1988
Thanks to Hans Knot, some neatness from Bremerhaven 1988. Bill Boyd has your favorites..
Friday, February 6, 2015
AFVN and the Tet Offensive 1968
The page about AFVN and Tet 1968 has been updated. It's an important part of our history.
Take a look. Click here
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
AFN Bob Cultis 1984
From AFN Germany, Bob Cultis has your country favorites on Country Style. DO you have more information?
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Good morning!
It looks like we have many new visitors. Welcome! If you enjoy what you see, tell your friends. A line in an email... a quick Facebook or Twitter post. Those help a lot. If there's something that you'd like to see more of please let me know. The biggest problem is finding it usually. There is a mailing list. Approximately weekly I send out an email listing all of the updates. Click here to be added Makes it easier to not miss something important to you. And now on with the show.
Monday, January 26, 2015
Adventure Theater - 1977
Gerald Mohr
Well into the 1970s and 80s AFRTS drew from their library of classic old-time radio broadcasts. One of these new anthology shows was "Adventure Theater". This time it's a 1977 rebroadcast of Phillip Marlowe and "The Persian Slippers". Originally aired in 1948, Marlowe tries to find a woman who has left her husband and disappeared.
Saturday, January 24, 2015
RIP MAJ James Reid Lapp
Just received this ....................
01/23/2015
I found your email and I thought you would be a good place to start. My father, Major James Reid Lapp, the former Network Chief in Korat in 1974 and later the Commander of FEN in Japan, passed this morning shortly after midnight in Gloucester, VA.
I suppose that there might be a "Remembrance" website of some sort, but I figured that you would have better insight to this than I.
Sincerely,
James "Randy" Lapp
01/23/2015
I found your email and I thought you would be a good place to start. My father, Major James Reid Lapp, the former Network Chief in Korat in 1974 and later the Commander of FEN in Japan, passed this morning shortly after midnight in Gloucester, VA.
I suppose that there might be a "Remembrance" website of some sort, but I figured that you would have better insight to this than I.
Sincerely,
James "Randy" Lapp
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Dick Van Dyke - Flair - 1961
Dick was an announcer/host during WWII, can't confirm an AFRS assignment. Did you hear anything about that? Entertainment was in his blood and after the war there was a lot of local broadcasting and theater. In 1955 he first went to CBS. In 1960 starred in the Broadway "Bye Bye Birdie" before getting the Dick Van Dyke show.
Between those, Dick was doing "Flair" at ABC radio, the show sounded a lot like "Monitor" but with a Flair... We had it on AFRTS take a listen.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
The Shadow audience
A couple of years ago historian John Provan spoke with the Bavarian Times about AFN's impact on Germany. You should read this.
Sunday, January 11, 2015
30th Anniversary of The Army Air Force - AFRS Canal Zone 1945
Rex Lipton went on to Hollywood after the War, but in 1945 he was writing scripts for the PAO office in the Canal Zone. In early television he was involved behind the scenes in the Roy Rogers Show, Burns and Allen, Sgt Preston and many other credits in television and the movies.
Saturday, January 10, 2015
This Is The Story - Freedom Of The Press 1943
Probably the most important mission of AFRS was education. Programs like "This Is The Story" helped to answer the "Why are we here?" questions.
Raymond Edward Johnson, from Broadway and the "Inner Sanctum" radio show tells the story of Andrew Hamilton and why there should press freedom.
Friday, January 9, 2015
Larita Shelby
A few years ago LaRita did a wonderful presentation via Powerpoint, mostly about her time with AFRTS. This is great!
I really wish we had more of her shows, if you have any please share!
Spectrum USA - John Quincy Adams - 1971
Spectrum USA was a very nicely done Marine Corps recruiting show from 1971, with a spotlight on the presidents.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
AFRS Keflevik 1998
Larus sent this along:
Okay 6 minutes [EDIT 9 mins. past midnight 2015] to the new year and I'm sitting here with my frightened dog, and the Icelanders, who are usually big spenders on firecrackers, are going berserk!
BTW That word: berserk comes into English from the Icelandic!
I'm going to upload for you on my Dropbox an old HIFI STEREO off-air VHS recording of the Navy Broadcasting Service, Keflavik, Iceland and it's THE MORNING SHOW, unfortunately the lady never mentions her name in the recording, but I think Thomas Jones may help with that.
And, oh, yeah this is recorded from the stations FM broadcast channel, in Reykjavik, Niceland.
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Midweek Devotions - 1961
Did this program actually run mid-week somewhere?
The Chaplain's Board presents...
Thursday, January 1, 2015
AFN SHAPE Barry Cantor 1977
From Hans Knot, Barry Cantor has the Road Show from AFN SHAPE. 1977 magic...
Enchanted Keyboard - Art Tatum 1951
By the 1950s radio was changing. The US networks were producing a lot less programming. AFRTS got creative. "Enchanted Keyboard" was a pianist and an announcer. The pianists came from all walks of music. The program was produced in Los Angeles.
Art Tatum was an amazing musician. Take a listen:
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Jubilee - 1942
Here's the first Jubilee show. I've never heard one of these that didn't have amazing music.
Rex Ingram is the host. The program was recorded at a small studio in Hollywood in October 1942 with Duke Ellington, Ethyl Waters and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
Ethyl Waters and Duke Ellington with Vicente Minnelli during the filming of Cabin In The Sky. Thank you Kurt!
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Spectrum USA - 1971
Dick Stark was a child actor in silent movies. He worked in radio from the 1930s-60s. He was on active duty in the Pacific during WWII and went back on active duty to Vietnam in 1966, later running the NY PAO shop for the Marines until retiring in 1973.
In 1971 LTC Stark was producing a show for Marine reserve recruiting. It's pretty good.
Negro College Fund - 1961
In the 50s and 60s the United Negro College Fund presented a series of choirs from member universities of the fund. This time, the choir of St. Augustine's College. The series was run on the ABC radio network, hosted by Metropolitan Opera host Milton Cross. AFRTS picked up the series and ran it worldwide.
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Spread the word
If you like what you see, I'm pretty sure you have a friend that would like this website. An email, Facebook share, Twitter link they all help.
If you haven't already, you should be on the mailing list. About once a week get updates of what has been added. afrts@live.com
There were a lot of us at the stations, listening in the barracks or people that lived in the host countries. We shared this then.
Tell a friend,
Other ways to help
If you haven't already, you should be on the mailing list. About once a week get updates of what has been added. afrts@live.com
There were a lot of us at the stations, listening in the barracks or people that lived in the host countries. We shared this then.
Tell a friend,
Other ways to help
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Downbeat 1943
In 1943 the military hadn't totally decided how to do broadcasting but there were a lot of entertainers that would perform for the troops. Initially boxes of 12" were sent out. One of the most popular programs was "Sound Off". Here's bandleader Xavier Cugat.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
AFN - Rik Delisle - 1977
Another great memory from Hans Knot, here's Rik Delisle with "Old Gold Retold". Rik had done AFRTS hitches with Thailand and Portugal. By 1977 it was AFN Berlin. By 1984 he was at RIAS and made a lot of great radio.
"I'm Air Force Sergeant Rik de Lisle - reminding you, did Rock'n Roll is just a state of mind".
"I'm Air Force Sergeant Rik de Lisle - reminding you, did Rock'n Roll is just a state of mind".
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Independent Radio Station - 1951
So how did they show the overseas troops what radio can do? Films like this. A behind the scenes look at WMCA, New York.
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Carl Reese Obituary - 2014
Carl Reese was a 1940s AFN talent that went on to be a legend in Cleveland
Carl Reese - obituary
Brian Hartzell: I think I met Carl Reese back in the late-60s. Living in Cleveland at the time. I was looking for advice on a broadcast career just prior to heading off to DINFOS.
Brian Hartzell: I think I met Carl Reese back in the late-60s. Living in Cleveland at the time. I was looking for advice on a broadcast career just prior to heading off to DINFOS.
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Country Style USA -1961
Pee Wee King
In 1961, we were (largely) between wars but the Army recruiting command was doing it's job. Country Style USA had new recordings of top country talent. Sergeant Tom Shaw was our host. The program went to hundreds of US stations and AFRTS. Here's a visit with Pee Wee King and Del Woods.
Breakfast Club - 1961
Don McNeil was a Chicago tradition with the "Breakfast Club". The show went on in 1933 and ran until 1968. AFRTS ran it most years from WWII until the end.
Don McNeil with comedian Sam Cowling
All around the table, it's 1961...
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
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