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Radio Retrospective: Radio at War
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective
Caption: Frank Sinatra being interview during World War II, Credit: Wikipedia
Radio reached its height of popularity during World War II. But the war also ushered in its greatest competitor - television.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMMT, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 3
Radio Retrospective: Rod Serling
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective
Caption: Rod Serling, Credit: Wikipedia
Rod Serling is know for his television series "The Twilight Zone," but he got his start writing radio dramas at WNYC in the summer of 1946. Listen ...

Bought by WMMT, KSUT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Troy Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 05:53
  • Purchases: 5
Radio Retrospective: The First Woman of Sound Effects
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective
Caption: Ora Nichols (left) and the CBS Sound Effects Team, Credit: Wikipedia
Ora Nichols lead the sound effects team that brought "War of the Worlds" to life on the radio. That doesn't mean she got along with Orson Wells. Me...

Bought by WMMT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 3
Liner Notes: Rudy Van Gelder
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Rudy Van Gelder
Rudy Van Gelder is a recording engineer who loved jazz and is most notably associated with the sound of Blue Note Records. He recorded many legenda...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 12, 2013
  • Length: 03:06
  • Purchases: 2
Legends and Lore of Christmas-71
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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Series wrap up – What is a Carol?

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:21
  • Purchases: 1
Legends and Lore of Christmas-70
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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History of “Angels We Have Heard on High” and “Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella.”

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:06
  • Purchases: 1
Legends and Lore of Christmas-69
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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History of “Gesu Bambino."

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:24
  • Purchases: 1
Legends and Lore of Christmas-68
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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History of the Christmas Tree (4).

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KISU, KPIK-LP, WKSU, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:10
  • Purchases: 5
Legends and Lore of Christmas-67
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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The Christmas feasts of Sir Henry Grey and King Henry III.

Bought by KISU, WKSU, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:11
  • Purchases: 3
Legends and Lore of Christmas-66
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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History of “Christians Awake.”

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 1
Legends and Lore of Christmas-65
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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History of “Carol of the Bells” and “I Saw Three Ships.”

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:28
  • Purchases: 1
Legends and Lore of Christmas-64
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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Trivia on Handel's "Messiah."

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston and KISU


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 2
Legends and Lore of Christmas-63
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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Lulu Island in British Columbia, Canada, named for an American entertainer after her Christmas Eve performance.

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:04
  • Purchases: 1
Legends and Lore of Christmas-62
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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History of “O Little Town of Bethlehem” and author Philip Brooks.

Bought by KISU and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:04
  • Purchases: 2
Legends and Lore of Christmas-61
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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History of “Silent Night.”

Bought by WTIP and KISU


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:03
  • Purchases: 2
Legends and Lore of Christmas-60
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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History of “Good King Wenceslas” (2).

Bought by KISU, KRPS, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: :50
  • Purchases: 3
Legends and Lore of Christmas-59
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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History of “The Night Before Christmas” and author Clement C. Moore (2).

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KISU, KPIK-LP, and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:03
  • Purchases: 4
Legends and Lore of Christmas-58
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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Italy: Birthplace of Christmas Carols.

Bought by KISU, KRPS, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:04
  • Purchases: 3
Legends and Lore of Christmas-57
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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Story of the Spirit of Christmas.

Bought by KISU and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:13
  • Purchases: 2
Legends and Lore of Christmas-56
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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Charles Wesley: Hymn Writer.

Bought by KISU and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:02
  • Purchases: 2
Legends and Lore of Christmas-55
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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History of “We Three Kings.”

Bought by KISU and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:15
  • Purchases: 2
Legends and Lore of Christmas-54
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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Reindeer Trivia.

Bought by KISU, KPIK-LP, KRPS, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:15
  • Purchases: 4
Legends and Lore of Christmas-53
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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History of the Christmas Tree (3).

Bought by KISU, KPIK-LP, and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:12
  • Purchases: 3
Legends and Lore of Christmas-52
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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History of “O Come, All Ye Faithful.”

Bought by KISU and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:09
  • Purchases: 2
Legends and Lore of Christmas-51
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Legends and Lore of Christmas - Interstitials
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Christmas Culture: Germany.

Bought by KISU and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:07
  • Purchases: 2