[Television Coverage of the Army-McCarthy Hearings]
Thursday, July 08, 1954
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The actual date of this episode is 1954-07-07. For technical reasons, it shows up incorrectly above.
This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.
The first post-tonsil removal broadcast. Explains that he is recording this broadcast using new technology he is not familiar with. He watched TV in the hospital, saw the coverage of the end of the McCarthy-Army hearings. Mentions the networks carrying the coverage. Further commentary on the hearings.
Radio broadcasting to fight against television broadcasting. Television increases the appetite for books.
David O. Selznick. All books a television have message, so let's not too hastily make jokes.
A report on "Eurovision," a television signal sent to many European countries.
Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection
WNYC archives id: 71350
Municipal archives id: LT3105
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Gilbert Seldes
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