Thank you Bill (Diehl) for sharing the view from your home window with this incredibly poignant picture.
Tower of Lights
Category Archives: Images
Speaking of Reunions
2011 WNEW 1130 reunion at Trattoria Dopo Teatro in Manhattan. It was a wonderful night, full of blessed memories of when we were all much younger. <Submitted by Andy Fisher>
From the archives of Andy Fisher
Front row: Mike Eisgrau, Mike Prelee, Arlene Prelee, Teresa Cambridge-Rice, Barbara Bohannon, Lorry Diehl, Naomi Stein, Marlene Sanders, Ed Brown, Jean Brown
Second row: Alan Walden, Mike Forrest, Ray Rice, Bill Diehl
Third row: Maria Forrest, Barbara Wasser, Mrs. Wasser, Al Wasser
Fourth row: Phyllis Carr, Dick Carr, John Bohannon, Mike Stein, Andy Fisher, Mort Crim, Renee Crim, Sam Hall
Trattoria Dopo Teatro -Since Closed-
125 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036
Google Photo
WNEW mini Reunion
A Reunion among friends is always heartfelt when celebrated with friends of 50 years. This fine group recently dined together in NYC.
Pictured: Back row Ed Brown, son of Edward Brown. Center: Bill and Lorrie Diehl. Front: Jean Brown, wife of Edward Brown, Mike and Naomi Stein.
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
Thanksgiving 2021
Pix, Promos & Retros
Mimi Hines & Russ Kasoff
We’ve Got Mail
The Ballroom, The Matinee, and the Modernaires
A feature, “The Milkman’s Modernaires” was published on this site in December, 2012. Now, with new text, photos and audio added about the group and the “Make Believe Ballroom,” the time seemed right for a rehearing.
Charlie Barnet Orch. with the Modern-Aires
Tommy Dorsey Clambake Seven
Charley Barnet Orch. – Stay Up Stan, The All-Night Record Man
Les Brown, The Modernaires – Milkman’s Matinee
Glenn Miller, The Modernaires -Make Believe Ballroom Time
WNEWWII
Spike Jones “Der Fuehrer’s Face” (excerpt)
William B. Williams – Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller Day-June 5, 1945 (2nd hour)
VE-Day celebration, Times Square photo: nbcnews.com
ECB
“. . .we interrupt this program . . .
“This Land” — Woodie Guthrie (sample)
“Reuben James” — Woodie Guthrie (sample)
More of “. . .we interrupt this program . . .” in our next report. ECB