Posted on 05/30/2007 2:12:51 PM PDT by FreedomCalls
Next Wednesday, June 6th, XM will air a unique special that re-creates the radio coverage of D-Day, with archival reports from NBC’s original radio news bulletins of the invasion.
This incredible broadcast will air, in real-time, starting at 12:41am ET (which was the time of the first airing) and will end June 7th, at 5:45pm ET on The '40s (ch 4). The special will be based on the original NBC radio news reports of the invasion (currently housed in the National Archives) exactly as it was heard almost 63 years ago.
The marathon will also feature music of the era and archival reports from radio commentators of the day, including H. V. Kaltenborn, Merrill Mueller, and the other members of NBC’s news staff.
"Once we discovered that this material existed, we felt we had an obligation to bring it to XM listeners," said Program Director Marlin Taylor. "No one else would undertake such an endeavor and it is our role to keep the music and history of this era alive and available to those living in the 21st century."
Pretty amazing.
XM has done it for at least 4 years. Plus, I can listen in the car. It truly is amazing to listen to the broadcasts as they were heard then.
I turned it on last night around midnight...it was funny to hear them play the national anthem at 238am Eastern Time. Like that would ever happen today.
The contrast is so startling!
I clicked that link and got a Progressive Insurance commercial!
It works for me.
Me too. My radio has been playing non stop.
I was only six years old in Riga Latvia when my father and I were glued to the radio on June 6, 1944.
I grew up listening to everything the 40’s after the war
in DP camps and the US.
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