In Breaking Walls episode 143 we begin a mini series on radio and the world in the fall of 1957.

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Highlights:

• LIFE and The World

• The Man from Tomorrow

• The American Forum of the Air

• Atomic Testing

• Pat Buttram and Just Entertainment on Labor Day

• Ray Bradbury and the End of X-Minus One

• Ms America

• The Hattie Cotton School Bombing

• Biography in Sound

• Howard Miller and Steve Allen

• The End of Family Theater

• The Grand Ole Opry

• Meet The Press and The Right of Self Determination

• CBS Still Doing Drama on Sundays

• Bing Crosby’s Road Show

• School Integration

• The Dodgers and Giants Leave New York

• Looking Ahead to October and Sputnik

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The reading material for today’s episode was:

• On the Air — By John Dunning

• Network Radio Ratings — By Jim Ramsburg

As well as articles from

• Broadcasting Magazine

• The Los Angeles Times

• The New York Times

• Radio Daily

• U.S. Radio Magazine

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On the interview front:

• Lilian Buyeff, Mary Jane Croft, Sam Edwards, Herb Ellis, Bill Froug, Jack Johnstone, Jeanette Nolan, and Herb Vigran spoke to SPERDVAC. For more info, go to SPERDVAC.com.

• John Scott Trotter spoke with Same Time, Same Station.

• Jackson Beck, John Gibson, Larry Haines, Mary Jane Higby, Jim Jordan, Joe Julian, Mandel Kramer, Jan Miner, Arnold Moss, Bill Robson, and Guy Sorel spoke to Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC’s The Golden Age of Radio. Hear these interviews at GoldenAge-WTIC.org.

• Parley Baer, Ken Carpenter, Bob Hastings, Jim Jordan, and Herb Vigran spoke with Chuck Schaden. Hear their full chats at Speakingofradio.com.

• Roberta Bailey-Goodwin spoke with John Dunning for his KNUS program from Denver

* Norman Macdonnell was with John Hickman for his Gunsmoke documentary

• Jack Kruschen and George Walsh spoke with Jim Bohannon in 1987

• Ray Bradbury spoke with Jerry Haendiges

• Ernest Kinoy spoke with Walden Hughes

• Ben Grauer spoke with Westinghouse for their 50th anniversary

• William S. Paley gave a speech on November 20th, 1958 in New York

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Selected music featured in today’s episode was:

• Scarborough Fair, Shenandoah, and Autumn Stars — By Michael Silverman

• The Last Rose of Summer — By Tom Waits

• Corrina, Corrina, Old Friends, and Where Are You Now — By George Winston

• Death Runs Riot — By Matthias Gohl

• This Room is My Castle of Quiet — By Billy May and His Orchestra

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A special thank you to Ted Davenport, Jerry Haendiges, and Gordon Skene.

For Ted go to RadioMemories.com, for Jerry, visit OTRSite.com, and for Gordon, please go to PastDaily.com.

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Thank you to:

Tony Adams

Steven Allmon

Orson Orsen Chandler

Phil Erickson

Jessica Hanna

Perri Harper

Thomas M. Joyce

Ryan Kramer

Earl Millard

Gary Mollica

Barry Nadler

Christian Neuhaus

Ray Shaw

Filipe A Silva

John Williams

Jim W.

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