D-Day-Plus-1 Radio Thread – June 7, 1944

archive.org ^ | 6/7/44

[Homer_J_Simpson]

New York Times page 1 photo on June 7, 1944

Archive.org has many recordings for the days following June 6. Most of today’s recordings have time stamps like the ones yesterday. The final two don’t and they are both from the same source – NBC reporter George Hicks, broadcasting from the deck of the U.S.S. Ancon, a converted ocean liner that had previously seen service in the Mediterranean. The first short bite is partially included in the second longer one.

All times EDT.

1200-CBS-Kate Smith Speaks

1215-CBS-Big Sister

1230-CBS-Romance of Helen Trent

1400-CBS-Portia Faces Life

1415-CBS-Joyce Jordan, M.D.

1430-CBS-Young Doctor Malone, preempted by invasion news

1445-CBS-The New Adventures of Perry Mason

NBC-George Hicks from the Deck of the USS Ancon (1:12)

NBC-George Hicks from the Deck of the USS Ancon (13:30)

U.S.S. Ancon

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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[Homer_J_Simpson]

D-Day-Plus-1 radio ping.

[cripplecreek]

No doubt about which side George Hicks was on. “Give em hell boys!”

Today reporters are too busy extending “fairness” to the enemy to do any decent reporting.

[WKUHilltopper]

For some reason, I long for Sanka coffee.

[SevenofNine]

Hey Homer I hear on SO CAL news they found recording from radio broadcast inside KNX 1070am radio archives they try clean it up for digial I hear some of it last night

[SevenofNine]

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/06/06/knx-1070-newsradio-airs-d-day-recordings-for-1st-time-since-original-broadcast/

[snippy_about_it]

Bless you for this thread, it was wonderful playing the audio this morning. Thanks.

[Jane Long]

Bookmark.

[BroJoeK]

I absolutely love the recording of Kate Smith, "the songbird of the South", born in Greenville, Virginia, reciting the Battle Hymn of the Republic.

Does anyone wonder why she was so popular in those days?

[colorado tanker]

That George Hicks audio is riveting. You feel like you’re right in the middle of the battle.