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Hear It Now
''Hear It Now'', an American radio program on CBS, began on December 15, 1950, ending in June 1951. It was hosted by Edward R. Murrow and produced by Murrow and Fred W. Friendly. It ran for one hour on Fridays at 9 pm Eastern Time. The show's beginnings The Columbia Records album ''I Can Hear It Now 1933–1945'' (1948) was described in the book ''Biographical Dictionary of Radio'' as "a spectacular critical and commercial success". The boxed-set album consisted of five 78 rpm recordings, totaling about 45 minutes of sound, and it was the first documentary recording to become widely popular. A collaboration between Murrow and Friendly, it interwove historical events with speeches and Murrow's narration and marked the beginning of one of the most famous pairings in journalism history. The huge success of the record (and two follow-up albums released in 1949 and 1950) prompted the pair to parlay it into a weekly radio show for CBS, called ''Hear It Now''. Originally, the serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Program
A radio program, radio programme, or radio show is a segment of content intended for broadcast on radio. It may be a one-time production, or part of a periodically recurring series. A single program in a series is called an episode. Radio networks A radio network is a complex system designed for the transmission of data, information, or signals via radio waves. These networks are an integral part of modern telecommunications, enabling communication between various devices and services over varying distances. Radio networks have evolved significantly since their inception, with numerous types and technologies emerging to cater to diverse needs and applications. There are different types of networks: * Broadcast radio network: Broadcast radio networks are designed to transmit audio content, such as music, news, Talk show, talk shows, and Advertising, advertisements. They operate over designated frequency bands and often employ a hierarchical structure, with large broadcasting s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Diamond (composer)
David Leo Diamond (July 9, 1915 – June 13, 2005) was an American composer of classical music. He is considered one of the preeminent American composers of his generation. Many of his works are tonal or modestly modal. His early compositions are typically triadic, often with widely spaced harmonies, giving them a distinctly American tone, but some of his works are consciously French in style. His later style became more chromatic. Life and career He was born in Rochester, New York, and studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Eastman School of Music under Bernard Rogers, also receiving lessons from Roger Sessions in New York City and Nadia Boulanger in Paris. He won a number of awards including three Guggenheim Fellowships. Diamond's most popular piece is ''Rounds'' (1944) for string orchestra. Among his other works are eleven symphonies (the last in 1993), concertos including three for violin, eleven string quartets, music for wind ensemble, other chamber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American News Radio Programs
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s American Radio Programs
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annex the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establishes his headquarters and the colon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards or the Peabodys) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Foster Peabody, George Peabody, honor what are described as the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in all of television, radio, and online media. Because of their academic affiliation and reputation for discernment, the awards are held in high esteem within the media industry. It is the oldest major electronic media award in the United States. Established in 1940 by the National Association of Broadcasters, the Peabody Award was created to honor excellence in radio broadcasting as the radio industry's equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes. It was later expanded to include television, and then to new media including podcasts and streaming. Final Peabody Award winners are selected unanimously by the program's Board of Jurors. Because submissions are accepted from a wide variety of sources and styles, reflecting excellence i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
See It Now
''See It Now'' is an American newsmagazine and documentary series broadcast by CBS from 1951 to 1958. It was created by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly, with Murrow as the host of the show. From 1952 to 1957, ''See It Now'' won four Emmy Awards, and was nominated three other times. It also won a 1951 Peabody Award. The program was based on Murrow's earlier radio show '' Hear It Now''. Second Red Scare Murrow produced a number of episodes of the show that dealt with the Second Red Scare (1947–57) (one of the more notable episodes resulted in a U.S. military officer, Milo Radulovich, being acquitted, after being charged with supporting Communism), before embarking on a broadcast on March 9, 1954. Production Don Hewitt was the director. Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) sponsored the program. 2000s In September 2006, "See It Now" became the slogan for a relaunched '' CBS Evening News'' with new anchor Katie Couric. See also * '' Good Night, and Good Luck'' * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television
Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. The medium is capable of more than "radio broadcasting", which refers to an audio signal sent to radio receivers. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur (26 January 18805 April 1964) was an American general who served as a top commander during World War II and the Korean War, achieving the rank of General of the Army (United States), General of the Army. He served with distinction in World War I; as Chief of Staff of the United States Army, chief of staff of the United States Army from 1930 to 1935; as Supreme Commander, South West Pacific Area, Southwest Pacific Area, from 1942 to 1945 during WWII; as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers overseeing the occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951; and as head of the United Nations Command in the Korean War from 1950 to 1951. MacArthur was nominated for the Medal of Honor three times, and awarded it for his WWII service in the Philippines. He is one of only five people to hold the rank of General of the Army, and the only person to hold the rank of Field Marshal (Philippines), Field Marshal in the Philippine Army. MacArthur, the son of Medal of Honor recipient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Of The Army
Army general or General of the army is the highest ranked general officer in many countries that use the French Revolutionary System. Army general is normally the highest rank used in peacetime. In countries that adopt the general officer four-rank system, it is the rank of a general commanding a field army. However, in some countries such as Brazil, Ecuador and Peru, which have adopted the three-rank system, the rank of army general is immediately above that of divisional general. As such, it is the rank of commander of an army corps or larger formations. The equivalent position in the Commonwealth, U.S., and several other countries is simply general, four-star rank, or informally " full general". Country specific Army general ranks by country * Army general (France) * Army general (East Germany) *Army general (Russia) ** Army general (Soviet Union) * Army general (Vietnam) * Army general (Kingdom of Yugoslavia) *General of the Army (United States) Army generals' army ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Leonard (journalist)
William Augustus Leonard (April 9, 1916 – October 23, 1994) was an American journalist and television executive who served as President of CBS News from 1979 to 1982. Early life and education Leonard was born in Manhattan, the son of Jewish parents Ruth (Leonard) and James Garfield Moses, a lawyer. Leonard grew up in Orange, New Jersey and Westport, Connecticut, attending Avon Old Farms School. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1937, where he worked for the student newspaper, ''The Dartmouth''. Career After graduating from university, Leonard worked as a reporter for the Bridgeport Post and produced radio programs in his spare time. Leonard joined the United States Navy in 1941, as an officer "in charge of guided missile countermeasures," in the Mediterranean theatre. Leonard reached the rank of Lieutenant Commander by the time he was discharged from the Navy. He served in the United States Navy until 1945, when he took a position at CBS as the radio anchorman for '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Hollenbeck
Don Hollenbeck (March 30, 1905June 22, 1954) was a CBS newscaster, commentator, and associate of Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly. He was the writer and producer of ''CBS Views the Press'', a Peabody Award-winning radio show that critiqued powerful print journalists. Hollenbeck was also a frequent critic of McCarthyism and was subject to a smear campaign for his supposed Communist leanings. He committed suicide in 1954 after a tumultuous personal and professional life. Background Donald Hollenbeck was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, and began reporting the news while at the University of Nebraska. Career Hollenbeck's first assignment was to the '' Nebraska State Journal'' in 1926. During World War II, he was assigned to the foreign staff of NBC in London in March 1943. From there he went to Algiers just in time to take a place with the British troops landing at Salerno, Italy in September. He went in with the second wave—the assault wave which took the full force of German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abe Burrows
Abe Burrows (born Abram Solman Borowitz; December 18, 1910 – May 17, 1985) was an American writer, composer, humorist, director for radio and the stage, and librettist for Broadway musicals. His versatile career in radio, Broadway, and television spanned many decades. He is best known for co-writing the book to the award-winning musicals '' Guys and Dolls'' and '' How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying''. Early years Born Abram Solman Borowitz in New York City, Burrows graduated from New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn and later attended City College and New York University. While at NYU, he began working as a runner on Wall Street. Eventually he quit college and devoted himself full time to Wall Street where he remained five years in a variety of clerical jobs. Throughout most of the 1930s, Burrows struggled to earn a living. He worked in an accounting firm, sold maple syrup, and took a job in his father's wallpaper-and-paint business. His entry into the entertainme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
