i'm looking for the best quality available in terms of NBC and CBS coverage of D-Day. i know there are a few sources out there, but wanted to know which one had the best sounding recordings. Thanks so much in advance.
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D-DAY BROADCASTS
- Thread starter davalvideo
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You should be fine going with something from either NBC or CBS. Actually, given the secrecy of the mission, very little was aired except in the days afterward. Usually what is used inused in historical retrospective programming for D-Day is the Eisenhower speech that was directed to the citizens of western Europe. It sounds as though it was taken from a shortwave brodcast. I have heard on-the-spot recordings of beach landings from World War II, but those may have come from the South Pacific theater.
Thanks for the reply. I was actually asking from what source could I purchase the best quality recordings from either network. i've actually heard many of the broadcasts in the past and the drama, especially of those first few hours, is riveting. The Eisenhower statement, delivered from SHAEF headquarters in England, was transmitted to the U.S. by shortwave, hense the rather poor quality. Even so, the coverage from both networks is exciting and something I'd like to add to my radio collection. It's aslo interesting to hear many of those same broadcasters on the air 18 years later when JFK was killed...people like Morgan Beatty, Don Goddard, Merrill Muller, just to name a few.
I meant 19 years later....my bad
I'm not sure how the radio networks are anymore about releasing, selling or otherwise providing old recordings of shows and news reports to the public. Some CBS war coverage was on some of the Ed Murrow "Hear It Now" records made many years ago. Back in 1967, the Longines Company (the makers of the wrist watch) released a multi-record set on radio history. Some of it has on-the-spot news coverage including reports during World War II battles.
Try
http://www.archive.org/htm
Type NBC Or CBS D-Day in the search box, Chuse Audio from the Combo box next to it, and press enter.
You should be taken to either one or the other networks compleet coverages. The Audio files are in MP3 as well as other formats, and can be downloaded for free. I have them on my hard drive, and they are very very good.
The NBC ones are airchecked from station WEAF, the NBC flagship station in NYC. and there is even a TV promo for a broadcast about D-day. I don't know how many TV sets there were in New York City at the time, but probably not very many. The WEAF aircheck goes from the first news, until 5: P.M. the next day, hence you get all the day time soaps from the following day.
Enjoy!
http://www.archive.org/htm
Type NBC Or CBS D-Day in the search box, Chuse Audio from the Combo box next to it, and press enter.
You should be taken to either one or the other networks compleet coverages. The Audio files are in MP3 as well as other formats, and can be downloaded for free. I have them on my hard drive, and they are very very good.
The NBC ones are airchecked from station WEAF, the NBC flagship station in NYC. and there is even a TV promo for a broadcast about D-day. I don't know how many TV sets there were in New York City at the time, but probably not very many. The WEAF aircheck goes from the first news, until 5: P.M. the next day, hence you get all the day time soaps from the following day.
Enjoy!
Woops!!!!!
I guess I didn't need the HTM at the end of the URL in my previous post. If you click on the link I gave you you get the message, "Page not found."
Try:
http://www.archive.org
Sorry about that.
I guess I didn't need the HTM at the end of the URL in my previous post. If you click on the link I gave you you get the message, "Page not found."
Try:
http://www.archive.org
Sorry about that.
Thanks so very much for the tip.....I went to the site and found a goldmine of historical material, including both NBC's and CBS's D-Day coverage. I'm very grateful.
davalvideo said:Thanks so very much for the tip.....I went to the site and found a goldmine of historical material, including both NBC's and CBS's D-Day coverage. I'm very grateful.
www.archive.org IS a great site. I have been checking it out for years for its commericals, radio & TV programs. However here is a TIP...avoid or at least don't pay too much attention to the comments on there as often they are downright wrong such as calling The Flintstones, Brady Bunch and even I Married Joan "flops" even though they were on TV for years...and for the most part they still are.
Intertesting site still and one can learn things too. Example..TV & radio cigarettes ads were already banned in some US markets as early as 1968 in such places as Baltimore, Salt Lake City and Denver and this was even prior to the nationwide ban of such ads in 1971. When I saw that I actually confirmed it with a buddy of mine who had worked in Baltimore at the time and was told it was true and not long afterward same with Denver. Salt Lake City..should we really had been surprised?
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