Audio Antiques

We're putting the spotlight on Ella Fitzgerald, the legendary African-American jazz singer who many believe was the greatest of all time. Her career spanned nearly 60 years, in nite clubs, on radio, television, and in movies. The entertainer and civil rights activist won fourteen Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. We will hear Ella Fitzgerald on her own big band radio show in 1940, on the radio program Guest Star in 1950, on Jubilee in 1948, and the Bing Crosby radio program in 1950.

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Remembering the Cuyahoga River Fire in Cleveland, Ohio USA which sparked the global ecology movement, with the people who were there, and involved in the clean up of the legendary waterway. 

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The Zero Hour was a daily Mutual Broadcasting System radio drama hosted by Twilight Zone star Rod Serling. We're going to hear two episodes from 1974 starring African-American actor Greg Morris, the Cleveland, Ohio native who got his start appearing on such TV shows such as The Twilight Zone, Branded, and Ben Casey. Morris is best known for his role as electronics expert Barney Collier on Mission: Impossible,  and as Lt. David Nelson on crime drama Vega$. Now, he stars in Other Sins Only Speak and the Rehabilitation of Citizen Fimple on Zero Hour. 

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Meet Gene Shimandle, the former college professor who launched a walking campaign to increase organ donations after receiving a heart transplant. Also Dr. Holly Thacker of the website Speaking of Women's Health who warns of the Osteoporosis Crisis. 

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It's time for Destination Freedom, a weekly radio program produced by NBC Radio's Chicago affiliate from 1948 to 1950. The show presented biographical histories of prominent African-Americans. The show was the brainchild of black journalist and author Richard Durham. This episode is called Dark Explorers, and is about the Moors of New Spain. 

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An examination of New Thought Christianity, the Catholic Child Abuse scandals, religious violence, and the separation of church and state.  

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At the age of 25 in 1927, Charles Lindbergh became an international hero when he made the first non-stop solo flight from New York to Paris. Even though British aviators John Alcock and Arthur Brown made the first ever non-stop transatlantic flight in June 1919. Never-the-less, the solo flight by the former airmail pilot was viewed as a tremendous breakthrough for aviation. A huge celebration was held in Washington DC when Lindbergh arrived to meet with government and military leaders. In the coming years, few would celebrate Lindbergh as he evolved into a Nazi sympathizer and serial adulterer.

A look at marginalized people in our society. Ken interviews Don Bryant of the Immigrant Support Network, immigrant and author Dulcelina Moore, and LGBT activist Phyllis Harris. 

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During the great depression of the 1930's, CBS Radio cooperated with the federal government to create the series Americans All, Immigrants All, to combat the rising tide of racism, and anti-antisemitism sweeping the nation at the time. Americans All highlighted the many hardships minorities suffered, and the numerous contributions they had made to society. It provided a counter balance to the views of popular radio preacher Father Charles Coughlin, a white nationalist, who promoted anti-minority conspiracy theories, and is considered to be the Rush Limbaugh of broadcasting's golden age. Coughlin also supported some of the fascist policies of Nazi Germany. So in 1938, the Americans All, Immigrants all series took to the airwaves for 26 weeks, promoting equality and inclusion. You will hear three episodes, the first highlighting African-Americans, the second featuring Hispanics, and the third focusing on Asian-Americans. 

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Ken interviews renowned forensic pathologist and author Dr Cyril Wecht, about sloppy crime scene investigations, including the JFK Assassination the O.J. Simpson case, the Sam Sheppard murder, and others.  Plus, more police officers are dying from suicides than from attacks and incidents involving suspects.  Clifford Kime has organized a special unit to assist cops confronted by stress. 

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