Andy Lanset appears in the following:
A Tribute to WNYC Host Oscar Brand
Monday, December 07, 2015
WNYC host Oscar Brand died Friday at age 96. This is a tribute by WNYC archivist Andy Lanset published last year.
The 'Founding Father' of Arab-American Literature
Monday, November 23, 2015
Even before the creation of the State of Israel, the question of Palestine was a sensitive issue. In this 1937 talk Ameen Rihani speaks out against a Jewish state in Palestine.
A WNYC Scene Sampler Circa 1939 by Laszlo Matulay
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
A portrait of WNYC from 1939.
Radio's First Record Review Program - Around the Disc with Peter Hugh Reed
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
WNYC a pioneer of the record review.
WNYC Covers the Great Anti-Nuclear March and Rally at Central Park, June 12, 1982
Friday, June 12, 2015
At the time they called it the largest peace march and rally in New York City's history.
What's in the Air as You Cycle City Streets?
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Fine particles of black carbon are linked to a wide array of heart, respiratory and other health problems. WNYC and Columbia want to know how those air particles affect bike commuters.
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 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.
