WALTER WINCHELL, BLUE NETWORK, MAY 18, 1941

WALTER WINCHELL, BLUE NETWORK, MAY 18, 1941
I have collected some of the “rapid fire” radio reports by Walter Winchell (1897-1972) which seem appropriate to share on my channel. Say what you want about Winchell, he had a huge radio audience in his radio heyday. My generation largely remembers Winchell long after his radio years as the narrator of the Desilu Productions TV program “The Untouchables” (1959-1963). The Winchell of radio was highly opinionated and feared by many as he had the ability to make or break careers with a comment or two during his weekly newscasts, which were more commentary than actual news reports. This was recorded just a few months before the U.S. entered World War II, but the lines were drawn already as Americans kept a wary eye on the Axis powers overseas. Among the reports in this broadcast are: the terms of surrender by Mussolini’s army in Ethiopia; the wife of Rudolf Hess arrested by Nazi police (Rudolf Hess,1894-1987, on May 10, 1941, flew solo to Scotland in an attempt to negotiate a peace between Germany and the United Kingdom. He was taken prisoner and eventually convicted of war crimes, remaining in prison until his death by suicide); a strike at the Goodrich Rubber plant in Akron called off after workers get a six-cent-per-hour raise in pay; FDR Jr. not seriously hurt after car crash in Massachusetts; arrests of aliens reported around country; big “I Am An American” rally in New York; Wendell Willkie stands by his former opponent, President Roosevelt; Navy now accepting men ages 17 to 50 for its Reserves.

[@remme6]

Hi Mr. Jordan. I use the 4K Video Downloader and it says it'll take about an hour to download an 11 minute video. Any idea why?

[@mytimemachine]

I know it takes a while to download longer files, but an hour for an 11-minute video does seem a little excessive. The few times I've uploaded an aircheck that's a couple hours in length can take half the night. I usually let it upload overnight and then make it public in the morning.

[@remme6]

@@mytimemachine Thank you Mr. Jordan. I'll just have to be patient I guess. LOL.

[@jamesanonymous2343]

WITHOUT A DOUBT, THIS 1941 BROADCAST WAS ON MY FAMILY'S KITCHEN RADIO,
I WAS APPROACHING MY THIRD BIRTHDAY !