October 1974 WNEW-AM Newsletter
From the Archives of Stuart Zuckerman
Promotion Manager WNEW-AM
Flashback Fun
Category Archives: History
Mission Accomplished-the Vote
Thanks to the concept of early voting, I’m done for another four years in terms of those top of the ticket entries!!
We all, presumably, want a first-rate democracy while maintaining our position as the best and strongest nation on Earth. Of course, how we go about achieving that is at the voting booth where each of us has one, and only one, chance to make our voice heard.
Whenever you do that, make the right choice, and if you’re not sure ahead of time, read and think about it some more, rather than calling a friend, as someone whose opinion you may think is golden, could differ from yours.
Good luck and may the best people win for them, us and the world!
Editor’s Note: Abstention because you don’t like either candidate is not an option. Find something you like about one…or dislike about one-make a choice, and VOTE. It’s your right. It’s your duty.
usa.gov/voting-rights
1968 Convention
As the United States rounds the corner from the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, I am reminded of my first Presidential Convention–the 1972 RNC.
My memories, though, contain not one thought of politics or news. They were filled with dreams of Disney Land, and all points along the way as my courageous mother drove her four-children (between the ages of 10 and 14) down country from NY to FL to meet up with her husband, our father, who was working the RNC for WNEW.
By stark contrast, please enjoy The Conventions – 1968,
written by Edward Brown.
You will hear the reports and voices of Metromedia Network correspondents Al Wasser, Walter Rodgers, Jeff Kaman, Edward Brown, Dan Blackburn, Mike Eisgrau, Al Wyman and Jay Richards, and Vice President of News, Alan Walden.
MM Radio News – 1968
WCBS 880
Flashback Fun
From the Archives of Stuart Zuckerman
Promotion Manager WNEW-AM
The Ballad Of The Long Island Railroad
The Ballad Of The Long Island Railroad Gene Klavan
Ballad Of The Long Island Railroad – Gene Klavan (1:11)
Gene Klavan’s “Ballad Of The Long Island Railroad” was first published here in 2013.
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WNEW Star Power
Here is an amazing photo of some heavy hitters, gathered around the WNEW microphone.
Louis Prima, Dinah Shore, unidentified woman, Perry Como, Eddie Fisher, Grace Kelly, Ross Martin and Paul Winchel
Image courtesy of the archives of Bill Diehl
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Eddie Fisher also photographed in uniform during the Korean War with Edward Brown, circa 1951-1954.
Image courtesy of the archives of Edward Brown
LEARN TO WORK WITH WHAT YOU’VE GOT
There Used To Be A Radio Station Right Here III
In The Style Of Nelson Riddle (0:32)
Four!
Frank Sinatra, Joe E. Lewis, Buddy Hackett, William B. Williams at the Friar’s Club. William B. was a long-time officer of the Friar’s and a personal friend of many entertainers whose shows he hosted. (photo undated, believed to be from the mid 1960s)
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Photo link for Radio’s First 75 Years, submitted by Bill Diehl
Dinah Shore “You’ll Never Know – (0:37)
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News Sounder (:06)
“On The Ballroom’s Revolving Stage”
And Then, There Was . . .
Hop Scotch Polka (2:45)
There Used To Be A Radio Station Right Here Pt. 2
“It’s Make Believe Ballroom Time” Glenn Miller with the Modernaires (2:49)
Variety – December 8, 1945
“Never Have The Blues” (1:00)
In The Style of Neal Hefti (:20)
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“Hello, William B ?” (6:08)
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New York Herald Tribune – 1959
It’s Springtime In New York (:46)