Today we have a little taste of the home front, the December 9, 1943, episode of the Abbott & Costello Program as it aired over NBC. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were the most popular and highest-paid comedy team of the World War 2 era, starring in numerous successful films and their hit radio show. They also were big earners for the war effort—the duo raised an estimated $85 million in war bonds during two national tours.
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Abbott & Costello Program 12/9/1943

The goal of this podcast is to deliver radio broadcasts as you would have heard them 80 years ago, during the days of World War 2. Our episodes will be a mix of entertainment, news and other information. You’ll hear each episode as close to the original date as possible, with some additional bonus episodes thrown in that include related content.

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Today we have the May 18, 1944, midday edition of the NBC news, reporting on the fall of Monte Cassino to the Allies, along with other updates on the war. Also included are brief updates from that day from both NBC and the
BBC.


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NBC News/BBC Update on Monte Cassino 5/18/1944

Today we have the May 17, 1944, edition of Report to the Nation as it aired on CBS. Most of the episode is devoted to updates on the Italian front, but there is also coverage of the war in the Pacific and other news items.
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Report to the Nation - The Italian Front 5/17/1944

Today we have the May 14, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Naples, London, Louisville, Pearl Harbor, Washington and New York. 

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World News Today 5/14/1944

Today we have the May 13, 1944, morning edition of the NBC News, offering updates on the war in Italy and other theaters. That is followed by a report from the Italian front from the Canadian Broadcasting Company.
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NBC Morning News/CBC Report 5/13/1944

This week in 1944 represented major advances for the Allies as fighting intensified along the Gustav Line near Monte Cassino in Italy. With that in mind, we are presenting several episodes this week that offer updates
on the battle as those on the home front would have heard them on their radios.
We start today with the May 12, 1944, edition of the NBC News of the World. It includes updates on the war from Naples, London, Washington and New York.

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Abbott & Costello Program 12/9/1943

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