Andy Lanset appears in the following:
Post Post, A Sampling and Tribute to Some Classic Live Morning Music Moments
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Speaking of......you're listening to WNYC, New York.
25 Years Ago Today: Mandela Walks Free from Prison
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
After 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela told an audience of over 50,000 that the ideal of a "free society in which all persons live together in harmony" was something he'd die for.
Shirley Chisholm Declares She is a Candidate for President
Sunday, January 25, 2015
The first African-American to declare candidacy for the Presidency from a major political party.
WNYC and the NYPD Agree, Don’t Run Away from Home!
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
In its earliest days WNYC worked closely with the NYPD.
WNYC and the NYPD: In Search of Criminals
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Long before the FBI's most wanted lists, WNYC was helping the NYPD track down criminals.
Coretta Scott King Reflects on Martin Luther King Jr., His Philosophy and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Monday, January 19, 2015
In 1961, reporter Eleanor Fischer went to Atlanta to interview Dr. King and his family. In this interview, Mrs. King discusses her husband's commitment to nonviolence.
Those Dusty Archives
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
A crusading archivist encounters the jungle of his/her own collection.
The Reverend Martin Luther King Sr. Reflects on His Son, Atlanta and the Movement for Civil Rights
Monday, January 12, 2015
A father speaks of the son, his city and the movement for freedom.
The Man Without a City
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
How one leaky faucet led a man to appreciate city services.
Ready or Not, Listeners Hear John Cage Composition Over WNYC in 1945
Thursday, December 11, 2014
One of the earliest known broadcast recordings of a John Cage work.
The Poet Laureate of Radio: Norman Corwin on WNYC and WQXR
Thursday, November 06, 2014
Radio's greatest dramatist leaves his mark on both WNYC and WQXR.
Josephine, the Talking Jeep
Thursday, October 30, 2014
During World War II, WNYC was cranking out war-related programming on a full-time basis. In this classic radio play, a G.I. falls in love with the "smooth, straight lines" of his Jeep.
Mary Perot Nichols: Guiding WNYC's Rebirth and Renewal - Part 2
Monday, October 27, 2014
WNYC gets a new facility and wins a Peabody. A lot of change for WNYC in 6 years.
Mary Perot Nichols: Guiding WNYC's Rebirth and Renewal - Part 1
Monday, October 27, 2014
In 1979, when the city owned WNYC, then-Mayor Ed Koch demanded the station air the names of men who patronized prostitutes, and it cost director Mary Perot Nichols a fortune in funding.
Ring Around the Rosey: A Tony Schwartz Investigation
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Ring around the rosey, a pocket full of posies.
Shirley Zak Hayes: WNYC's First Woman Staff Announcer
Thursday, October 09, 2014
She broke into the Boy's Club here in 1966, but she'd already distinguished herself as a community activist—thanks to her, there's no four-lane highway through Washington Square Park.
We Gave Joan Rivers a Tape-Lift
Thursday, September 04, 2014
Even tape of Joan Rivers needs a face lift, of sorts. Our archivists restored this 1999 recording of Rivers cracking wise on The Leonard Lopate Show.
Before Portable Electronic News Gathering: Re-enactments in the Studio
Monday, August 11, 2014
Before reality TV, there was reality radio - well, sort of.
Jimmy Hoffa Speaks Out on His Way to Jail
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Nearly 40 years later the bones have disappeared but the voice is still defiant.
