Category Archives: broadcasting

Voices — Paul Harvey, 1918 – 2009

Posted on February 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I never think that I’m talking to millions of people. As far as I’m concerned, I’m talking to my wife’s sister in St. Louis because I feel her concerns are the concerns of so many Americans." –Paul Harvey  

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, February 23, 1959

Posted on February 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Mash Notes and Comments (Press Release) "There is a rangy, talkative sprite whose fantastically photogenic face has graced some 60 magazine covers. She has earned a fortune in fashion modeling, a career she all but shunted two years … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursby on the Radio!

Posted on February 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Daily Mirror’s Keith Thursby was interviewed on KPCC talking about how the Dodgers explained baseball — ladies only!

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Found on EBay — 1959 Predicta TV

Posted on February 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

A 1959 Philco Predicta has been listed on EBay. Warning: It doesn’t work and is evidently for display purposes only. Bidding starts at $9.99, but there is a reserve. 

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World Mourns Death of Pope; Ban Baseball on Radio? February 18, 1939

Posted on February 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

  The Daily Mirror is a few days late with coverage of the passing of Pope Pius XI, who died at the Vatican on Feb. 10, 1939. In Los Angeles, Pius XI was remembered in an elaborate Mass at St. … Continue reading →

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Opening Statements in Sirhan Trial; Injured Angel Makes Comeback, February 14, 1969

Posted on February 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

The prosecution makes opening statements in the trial of Sirhan B. Sirhan in the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. Out of curiosity, how many Daily Mirror readers would be interested in following his trial? I hadn’t planned on it, but … Continue reading →

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Santa Barbara Oil Spill; Don’t Change Baseball, February 11, 1969

Posted on February 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Times publishes a Chuck Powers story on the Santa Barbara oil spill. Powers left The Times to become a novelist but died just before his first book, "In the Memory of the Forest," came out. "Anyone who says he … Continue reading →

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Trial of Former Mayor’s Aide to Begin, Feburary 7, 1939

Posted on February 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

It’s a bit hard to tell from reference photographs, but I believe this is a Lockheed Hudson being assembled in Burbank. Trial of Joe Shaw, brother of recalled Mayor Frank Shaw, on 66 counts of altering public records. Fire Department … Continue reading →

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Vin Scully Hosts Game Show, February 6, 1969

Posted on February 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

In a skit, Tim Conway portrays San Francisco State President S.I. Hayakawa as a samurai warrior preparing to battle student radicals. Vin Scully was hitting the game-show circuit. The legendary Dodgers broadcaster had signed on to host "It Takes Two" … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on February 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

People didn’t care much for the last mystery photo. Here’s one you may like better. Update: Herb Nichols and Pete Nowell guessed that our mystery fellow is Chargers football coach Sid Gillman making a guest appearance on "The Rifleman." Notice … Continue reading →

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Rock Stars Die in Plane Crash, February 3, 1959

Posted on February 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Ritchie Valens’ Roots Los Angeles Times, July 19, 1987 By GREGG BARRIOS WATSONVILLE, Calif. — “I still remember the first time we heard Ritchie sing on the radio,” the mother of the late Latino rock ‘n’ roller Ritchie Valens recalled … Continue reading →

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Imagining the Future, 1959

Posted on February 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

The home of the future will have a "television recorder" and a flat-screen TV! And the kids will have microfilm books that can be projected on the ceiling… In all, pretty accurate, but I’m still waiting for "Kukla, Frank and … Continue reading →

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Voices — Vin Scully replays 1956 game

Posted on January 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph courtesy of the Dodgers Vin Scully and Walter O’Malley during a game televised in New York. Note the carton of Lucky Strikes. Scully pulls up his own chair Dodgers announcer watches a replay of his broadcast of Larsen’s World … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Mikoyan interview, January 13, 1959

Posted on January 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Interview With Coates Russian Stars on TV Show By Paul V. Coates, Mirror News Columnist When President Eisenhower sits down with Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan on Saturday to plan give-and-take with West Berlin and Germany, it’ll be Ike … Continue reading →

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Jets win Super Bowl, 16-7, January 13, 1969

Posted on January 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

The New York Jets upset the Baltimore Colts, 16-7, to win the Super Bowl and become one of the most surprising champions in modern sports history. How surprising was it? Here’s the game according to Jim Murray: "On Sunday afternoon, … Continue reading →

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January 12-13: Soviet leader visits Los Angeles

Posted on January 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

LAPD officers keep control as a large crowd gathers at LAX in anticipation of the arrival of Deputy Soviet Premier Anastas Mikoyan. His plane was diverted to Burbank, where he landed without incident, The Times said. Today, Anastas Mikoyan (1895-1978) … Continue reading →

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Demonstators protest arrival of Soviet leader; Dodger turns to acting, January 11, 1959

Posted on January 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Soviet Deputy Prime Minister Mikoyan provokes demonstrations in San Francisco en route to his visit to Los Angeles. Recall that Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev will come to Los Angeles later in the year. And a federal court strikes down a … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — January 8, 1959

Posted on January 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dogs, Diapers, Taxes   Comes now that hiatus between cries, when the feverish race begins to clear away Christmas bets in time to pay for auto license renewals by Feb. 4 and then face up to income taxes in April. … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, January 5, 1959

Posted on January 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Cheer Up; Desmond Is Home, Vaguely Desmond Slattery has returned. He’s back. Here in Hollywood. And I’ll bet you didn’t even know he was gone. Well, he was. Obviously. And the reason I happened to know he’s back … Continue reading →

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Grocery store of tomorrow, January 4, 1959

Posted on January 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Hey, look! It's the 7-Eleven from "The Jetsons!" Actually, it's not. Instead, The Times published an artist's concept of grocery shopping in the years ahead. The "futurism" of the past always fascinates me. Notice that cars will still have tail … Continue reading →

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