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Car Talk is an award-winning radio talk show that was was produced from 1977 until October of 2012. The show was broadcast on NPR stations and its hosts, brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi, tackled the subject of automobiles and auto repair with humor. In this video, producers of Car Talk, employees of WBUR and Ray and Tom themselves talk about how the show got its start. Eric Nuzum, VP of Programming at NPR, remembers Car Talk’s move to national syndication: “Here come these two guys from Boston with these accents and these laughs and a phone line talking to people… changed everything. And, in a sense, made everything that followed them possible.”
Older brother Tom Magliozzi passed away on November 3, 2014.

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WERD AM in Atlanta, Georgia, began operating on October 3, 1949, becoming the first black-owned radio station in the United States. The radio station was in the same building as the headquarters of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, whose leader was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King was a frequent visitor to the station, where he often spoke on-air.

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WERD AM – The First Black-Owned Radio Station appeared first on Witnify.

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In the wake of the Watergate scandal, U.S. President Richard Nixon announced his resignation from the presidency on August 9, 1974, in a televised speech to the nation. Following accusations of crimes committed by his administration including bugging the offices of political opponents–Nixon’s impeachment was inevitable. However, his resignation speech, broadcast from the Oval Office, was surprisingly well-received considering the embarrassing circumstances surrounding it. Nixon used the address as an opportunity both to offer his support for his successor, Gerald Ford, and to defend his own presidential career. While he briefly acknowledges his failures in office, Nixon devotes most of the speech to enumerating his successes.

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Nixon Announces Resignation In Speech to America appeared first on Witnify.

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Red Barber, a play-by-play radio commentator for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1939 to 1953, is asked about Jackie Robinson, who joined the Dodgers in 1947, making him the first African-American to play Major League Baseball (MLB). Barber remembers being told by Branch Rickey, the president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, that he was going to bring in an African-American player to the team. Barber recounts going home and thinking about quitting his job, but after spending some time thinking about it, deciding to stay. Although Barber became a big fan of Robinson, Robinson’s first year in the MLB was problematic with Robinson being the target of both rough physical play and many racist insults.

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Red Barber Recalls Jackie Robinson Breaking the Color Barrier appeared first on Witnify.

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Hear the final broadcast of Pirate Radio 270 on August 14, 1967 before enterprising creators Don Robinson, Bill Pashby, Roland Hill and Leonard Dale were shut down by the British government.

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Pirate Radio 270′s Final Transmition appeared first on Witnify.

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Don Robinson explains how Pirate Radio 270 came into existence with the help of Bill Pashby, Roland Hill and Leonard Dale.

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Don Robinson on the Creation of Pirate Radio 270 appeared first on Witnify.