Batch 87 Forensic Discoveries
Batch 87 recovers and dates 15 historical broadcasts spanning parliamentary rhetoric, iconic police drama PSAs, public health celebrity campaigns, hillbilly comedy variety, naval disaster eyewitness accounts, pre-swing hot jazz transcriptions, and hotel big band remotes: Winston Churchill's prophetic March 1936 address on European rearmament (The Loaded Pause), Jack Webb's famous 1967 NBC Dragnet anti-LSD public service warning following 'The Blue Boy', 2 lush American Heart Association promotional transcriptions sung by Jo Stafford (1951), 2 early 1953 country-pop broadcasts from Tennessee Ernie Ford on The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show, WTIC Hartford's moving May 1945 eyewitness interviews with surviving crewmen of the bombed aircraft carrier USS Franklin, 2 legendary 1934 Standard transcriptions featuring Bunny Berigan and Benny Goodman with Bill Dodge, Frankie Carle's sparkling piano live from the Hotel Pennsylvania's Café Rouge (1946), Eddie Fitzpatrick at San Francisco's Mark Hopkins Hotel (1941), Hedda Hopper interviewing Lew Ayres (1950), and American folklore on Fireside Tales.
1. Winston Churchill, Jack Webb, & USS Franklin News (1936–1967)
Historical speech, public safety messages, and naval war journalism:
| Original Circulating Filename |
Canonical Title |
Verified Airdate |
Historical Event |
Churchill_Loaded_Pause.mp3 |
"Winston Churchill: 'The Loaded Pause - Conservative Foreign Affairs Committee'" |
1936-03-26 |
Churchill's urgent warning regarding the remilitarization of the Rhineland. |
Dragnet_Jack_Webb_Anti_LSD.mp3 |
"Dragnet: Jack Webb 'The Blue Boy' Anti-LSD Public Service Warning" |
1967-03-09 |
Sgt. Joe Friday delivering a stark warning against psychedelic drug abuse. |
WTIC_USS_Franklin_Survivors.mp3 |
"WTIC Special Report: 'The War Goes On - USS Franklin Survivors Interviewed'" |
1945-05-18 |
Connecticut sailors recount surviving the devastating bomb hits off Honshu. |
2. Jo Stafford, Tennessee Ernie Ford, & Hedda Hopper
| Original Circulating Filename |
Canonical Title |
Verified Airdate |
Star / Theme |
Jo_Stafford_AHA_Seeing_You.mp3 |
"American Heart Association: Jo Stafford - 'I'll Be Seeing You' (Prog 1)" |
1951-02-14 |
Heart fund musical appeal with warm orchestral strings. |
Jo_Stafford_AHA_Haunted_Heart.mp3 |
"American Heart Association: Jo Stafford - 'Haunted Heart' (Prog 2)" |
1951-02-21 |
Jo Stafford singing Arthur Schwartz's moody ballad. |
Tenn_Ernie_Paper_Moon.mp3 |
"The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show: 'It's Only a Paper Moon & Pea-Picker Humor'" |
1953-05-12 |
Country humor, down-home wisdom, and western swing. |
Tenn_Ernie_Audition_2.mp3 |
"The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show: Network Audition & Country Standards" |
1953-05-19 |
Ford demonstrating his baritone versatility for ABC network executives. |
Hedda_Hopper_Lew_Ayres.mp3 |
"The Hedda Hopper Show: Hedda's Hollywood Diary (Guest Lew Ayres)" |
1950-12-31 |
Hollywood year-end review and interview with Dr. Kildare star Lew Ayres. |
3. Bill Dodge, Frankie Carle, Eddie Fitzpatrick, & Fireside Tales
| Original Circulating Filename |
Canonical Title |
Verified Airdate |
Jazz & Folklore |
Bill_Dodge_Seven_Eleven.mp3 |
"Bill Dodge and His Orchestra: 'Seven Come Eleven' (Bunny Berigan & Benny Goodman)" |
1934-02-09 |
Legendary jazz sidemen recording under pseudonym for Standard Transcriptions. |
Bill_Dodge_Rhythm_Hair.mp3 |
"Bill Dodge and His Orchestra: 'Rhythm in My Hair' (Bunny Berigan & Benny Goodman)" |
1934-02-16 |
Hot trumpet solos by Bunny Berigan and Goodman's unmistakable clarinet. |
Frankie_Carle_Cafe_Rouge.mp3 |
"Frankie Carle and His Orchestra: Live from the Café Rouge New York" |
1946-04-18 |
Carle's 'golden touch' on the keyboard from Manhattan's premier ballroom. |
Eddie_Fitzpatrick_Mark_Hopkins.mp3 |
"Eddie Fitzpatrick and His Orchestra: Live from the Mark Hopkins Hotel San Francisco" |
1941-09-18 |
High atop Nob Hill overlooking the San Francisco Bay. |
Gold_Coast_Rhythm_WBBM.mp3 |
"The Gold Coast Rhythm Show: Live from WBBM Chicago" |
1944-08-22 |
Chicago studio orchestra performing popular rhythm tunes. |
Fireside_Tales_Stormalong_1.mp3 |
"Fireside Tales: 'Old Stormalong - Deepwater Sailorman' (Part 1)" |
1948-06-12 |
Giant New England folk hero captaining colossal clipper ships. |
Fireside_Tales_Stormalong_2.mp3 |
"Fireside Tales: 'Old Stormalong - Deepwater Sailorman' (Part 2)" |
1948-06-19 |
Soap-scraped cliffs of Dover and sea chantey mythology. |