The World War 2 Radio Podcast

Today we have the November 19, 1944, episode of the Lucky Strikes Program starring Jack Benny as it aired on NBC. This episode was recorded at the Corona Naval Hospital in California in front of recuperating troops.

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Today we have the November 12, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Paris, London, Pearl Harbor, Rome, Washington and New York.

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Today we have a special live NBC broadcast from November 10, 1944, as the network covers President Roosevelt’s return to Washington, D.C., after his re-election to a fourth term. The president makes a short speech thanking his supporters as well.

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Today we have the November 7, 1944, edition of Gabriel Heatter and the News as it was broadcast over the Mutual network. It offers updates on the war, as well as the election returns of that day.

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Today we have NBC’s War Telescope as it aired on November 4, 1944. The series was broadcast from London and offered weekly updates on the war every Saturday, as well as looking at what could be coming in the weeks and months ahead. This week’s episode is hosted by Ed Hocker.

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Today we have the October 29, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Pearl Harbor, San Francisco, Paris, Belgium, London, Rome, Washington and New York.

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Today we have an episode of Suspense, one of the most popular radio shows of the World War 2 era, and a great example of the entertainment those at home would be hearing. This episode, The Merry Widower, first aired in October 1944 on CBS stations.

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Today we have the October 20, 1944, edition of NBC News of the World. It includes news on the Allied invasion of the Philippines, as well as other updates on the war and domestic news.

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Today we have the October 15, 1944, edition of World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from France, London, Rome, Moscow, Toronto, Pearl Harbor, Washington and New York.

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Today we have a few shorter items from this week in 1944. First, we have a news update on the ongoing battle for Formosa. Next, we have a report from the Canadian Broadcasting Company aimed at the folks at home to help them figure out what to send those serving overseas for Christmas. We close out our episode with another broadcast from the CBC promoting the seventh war loan effort, hosted by Shirley Temple.

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Today we have the October 8, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Belgium, London, Rome, Moscow, Madrid, Washington and New York, as well as a report on the death of Wendell Willkie.

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Today we have “The Indian Quinine Contract,” the September 30, 1944, episode of The Man Called X as it aired over the Blue Network, what we know today as ABC. It was sponsored by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation.

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Today we have a campaign speech from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Teamsters, delivered on September 23, 1944.

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Today we have a September 17, 1944, NBC news update, focusing mostly on the withdrawal of British troops from the Arnhem after the unsuccessful attempt to capture the bridge located there. The effort was part of Operation Market Garden, designed to clear the way for an invasion of northern Germany.

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Today we have the September 24, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from London, Rome, Moscow, North Carolina, Pearl Harbor, Washington and New York.

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Today we have an episode of the Treasury Salute. These programs were produced by the U.S. Treasury Department as part of the war bond effort. Each episode told the story of a serviceman or woman. This episode, which aired this week in 1944, shares the tale of Lt. Mary L. Roberts, a surgical nurse serving in Europe during the Italian campaign. Roberts was the first nurse to receive a Silver Star in World War 2.

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Today’s episode has two segments. First, we have a report from Edward R. Murrow on the launch of the airborne assault on Holland – Operation Market Garden. That is followed by a message from British General Bernard Montgomery to his troops.

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Today we have a report from NBC correspondent John Cooper of the U.S landing on Peleliu in the Palau Islands. Cooper recorded the report from a U.S. Navy cruiser as the marines landed on the island. It was recorded during the invasion on September 15, 1944, but was not aired until a week later, September 22.

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Today we have Getting to Know Britain, a joint broadcast produced by CBS and the BBC. It was part of a series of Transatlantic Calls designed to foster good relations between the two allies. It originally aired on September 11, 1944.

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Today we have an NBC News Special, The Fourth Chime, as it aired on September 7, 1944. The network’s correspondents look back on the first five years of the war and look forward to the peace ahead.

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Today we have the September 3, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from London, Rome, Washington and New York City and somewhere in the skies above Long Island.

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Today we have the August 28, 1944, episode of the Globe Theatre as it was broadcast over the Armed Forces Radio Service. This episode was their version of the July 10, 1944, episode of the Man Called X – the first episode of the long-running espionage series.

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Today we have a series of reports from August 25 and August 26, 1944, on the liberation of Paris from the British Broadcasting Company and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. We end with a live report on the entrance of American troops into Paris.

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Today we have the August 20, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from London, Rome, Madrid, Washington and New York.

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Today we have a special broadcast of Bob Hope entertaining the troops at an undisclosed hospital in the South Pacific, originally aired this week in 1944.

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Today we have President Roosevelt’s address of August 12, 1944, from the Puget Sound Navy Yard. This was following his Pacific voyage, which included visits to military bases in Hawaii and Alaska. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe

Today we have the July 9, 1944, episode of We Deliver the Goods. The series, which aired over CBS from 1944 to 1945, promoted the service of the merchant marines during the war.

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Today we have the August 6, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Normandy, London, Rome, Pearl Harbor, Washington and New York.

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Today we have “Something for the Girls,” an episode of The Man Behind the Gun that first aired on January 29, 1944. The series aired over CBS from 1942 to 1944 and dramatized real-life instances of heroism in the war.

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Today we have the July 30, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Normandy, London. New Orleans, Pearl Harbor, Washington and New York.

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Today we have “E-Day” an episode of “Four for the Fifth.” This was one of a series of specials produced by Arch Oboler and William M. Robson, two of the leading radio writers of the day, to promote the Fifth War Bond Drive. The series was produced and syndicated by the U.S. Treasury Department, so was broadcast at various times and stations across the country. This episode was first released in July 1944.

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Today we have the July 23, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from London, Pearl Harbor, Rome, Washington and New York. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe

Today’s episode consists of two segments. First, we have the July 20, 1944, edition of the NBC Noon News. It includes a report on the attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler, analysis and updates on the war in Europe and the Pacific, and a report on the Democratic National Convention. This is followed by President Roosevelt's acceptance speech at the convention.

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Today we have news and commentary from Frank Singiser as it was broadcast over the Mutual Broadcasting System the evening of July 18, 1944. It offers updates on the war in Europe and the Pacific, as well as a preview of the upcoming Democratic National Convention.

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Today we have “Anzio Diary” an episode of Soldiers of the Press that first aired on May 7, 1944. In this episode Robert Vermillion tells the story of fighting on the beachhead in Italy. The series ran from 1942 to 1945 and featured United Press reporters sharing their frontline accounts of the war.

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Today we have the July 12, 1944, episode of “Your Army Service Forces” as it aired over the Mutual Broadcasting System.  This series was one of a number that aired during the war years, designed to inform and motivate the men and women on the home front.

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Today we have the July 9, 1944, edition of the NBC World News Roundup. It includes analysis and updates on the war from London, the French beachhead, Washington and New York.

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Today we have “The Laughter” an episode of “Four for the Fifth.” This was one of a series of specials produced by Arch Oboler and William M. Robson, two of the leading radio writers of the day, to promote the Fifth War Bond Drive. The series was produced and syndicated by the U.S. Treasury Department, so was broadcast at various times and stations across the country. This episode was first released in early July 1944.

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Today we have the July 2, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Normandy, London, Pearl Harbor, Moscow, Rome, Washington and New York.

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Today we have the June 29, 1944, edition of the NBC News of the World. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Normandy, London, Chicago and New York.

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Today we have the June 25, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Normandy, London, Rome, Chicago, Pearl Harbor, Washington and New York.

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Today we have “High Command” an episode of “Four for the Fifth.” This was one of a series of specials produced by Arch Oboler and William M. Robson, two of the leading radio writers of the day, to promote the Fifth War Bond Drive. The series was produced and syndicated by the U.S. Treasury Department, so was broadcast at various times and stations across the country, and was first released this week in 1944.

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Today we have a U.S. Treasury Department special for the Fifth War Bond Drive. It’s a mix of entertainment and information urging Americans to buy war bonds. It aired over the Blue Network, the forerunner of what we know today as ABC, on June 19, 1944.

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Today we have a roundup of a few short news updates from June 16, 1944, as the fighting continued in Europe following D-Day. First, we have a report from Joseph Harsch on the Nazi’s new weapon – what we would come to know as the V-1 rocket – which had been launched against London for the first time on June 13. That is followed by a brief CBS update from the Normandy front. Our final segment is a BBC broadcast for a Canadian audience, interviewing five Canadian servicemen who were wounded at Normandy.

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Today we have President Franklin Roosevelt’s Fireside Chat of June 12, 1944, as he discusses the progress of the war and promotes the opening of the Fifth War Bond Drive.

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Today we have two news reports from June 9, 1944. First is an NBC news update on the fighting in Europe; second is a report from Ruth Cowan on the wounded returning from the attack.

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Today we have a special presentation of Mercury Theatre on the Air hosted by Orson Welles dramatizing the reaction of people on the home front to the invasion. Agnes Moorehead stars.

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Our third and final episode of the day consists of three segments. First is an address from King George VI from London. That is followed by an address and prayer from President Franklin Roosevelt. Finally, we wrap up with the final CBS news update of the day from just before midnight Eastern War Time.

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Today is June 6, the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied troops landed on the beaches of France to begin their liberation of the continent. In recognition of this day, we will be presenting multiple episodes of the podcast today, hoping to give you a feeling of what it was like as the news unfolded on the home front.

Our second episode consists of two segments. First is General Eisenhower’s broadcast to the resistance forces in Western Europe, telling them to be ready to assist the attack. Then we have an afternoon report from war correspondent Elmer Peterson delivered over NBC.

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Today is June 6, the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied troops landed on the beaches of France to begin their liberation of the continent. In recognition of this day, we will be presenting multiple episodes of the podcast today, hoping to give you a feeling of what it was like as the news unfolded on the home front.

Our first episode consists of three news reports from the morning of June 6, from CBS and Mutual.

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Today’s episode consists of three segments. First, we have President Franklin Roosevelt’s Fireside Chat of June 5, 1944. This is followed by two brief addresses from U.S. General Dwight Eisenhower and British General Bernard Montgomery.

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Today we have NBC’s War Telescope as it aired on June 3, 1944.

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Today we have a news update from May 30, 1945, as it aired over the Blue Network, the forerunner of what we know today as ABC. Raymond Gram Swing hosts.

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Today we have the May 26, 1944, edition of the NBC Evening News, focusing mostly on updates from the Italian front but also offering news from elsewhere in Europe, the Pacific and from the home front.

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Today we have the May 21, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Naples, Pearl Harbor, Washington and New York.

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Today we have the May 18, 1944, midday edition of the NBC news, reporting on the fall of Monte Cassino to the Allies, along with other updates on the war. Also included are brief updates from that day from both NBC and the BBC.

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Today we have the May 17, 1944, edition of Report to the Nation as it aired on CBS. Most of the episode is devoted to updates on the Italian front, but there is also coverage of the war in the Pacific and other news items.

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Today we have the May 14, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Naples, London, Louisville, Pearl Harbor, Washington and New York.

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Today we have the May 13, 1944, morning edition of the NBC News, offering updates on the war in Italy and other theaters. That is followed by a report from the Italian front from the Canadian Broadcasting Company.

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This week in 1944 represented major advances for the Allies as fighting intensified along the Gustav Line near Monte Cassino in Italy. With that in mind, we are presenting several episodes this week that offer updates on the battle as those on the home front would have heard them on their radios.

We start today with the May 12, 1944, edition of the NBC News of the World. It includes updates on the war from Naples, London, Washington and New York.

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Today we have a bonus episode featuring a series of short items from radio broadcasts during the war. First, we have Stalin wasn’t Stallin’, a performance by the Golden Gate Quartet. That’s followed by a bond appeal from then-Senator Harry Truman and then several ad spots. The episode ends with a performance of All You Fascists Bound to Lose by Woody Guthrie.

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Today, we have two broadcasts from May 6, 1944, both carried by NBC. First, we have an NBC News Special Report on the war in Italy. That is followed by an episode of I Sustain the Wings, a series that aired from 1943 to 1945. The series featured skits and music and was hosted by Glenn Miller.

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Today we have the April 30, 1944, episode of Soldiers of the Press. In this episode Frank Hewlett tells the story of Merrill’s Raiders in Burma.

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Today we have NBC’s War Telescope as it aired on April 29, 1944. The series was broadcast from London and offered weekly updates on the war every Saturday, as well as looking at what could be coming in the weeks and months ahead. War correspondent W.W. Chaplin hosts the episode.

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Today we have the April 23, 1944, episode of the Grape Nuts Program starring Jack Benny. Benny was one of the most popular entertainers of the World War 2 era, with his popular radio show airing under various names and sponsors from 1932 to 1955 over CBS and NBC. In 1950, he took the show to CBS television and would continue with various specials well into the 1970s.

This episode was the last for singer Dennis Day before he left to serve in the U.S. Navy.

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Today we have a fascinating artifact of the war, featuring closed circuit broadcasts from radio correspondents in Italy over the U.S. military’s airwaves on April 22, 1944. It includes the soundchecks and instructions to the networks telling them when to pick up the broadcast.

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Today we have an episode featuring several short news updates and other items from this week in 1944. First, we have a conversation between World War ! ace Eddie Rickenbacker and World War II ace Richard Bong shortly after Bong broke Rickenbacker’s record by shooting down his 27th Japanese aircraft. That is followed by a news update from the U.S. Office of War Information. Finally, we have a German propaganda broadcast, aimed at the Allied military and other English speakers.

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Today we have NBC’s War Telescope as it aired on April 15, 1944.

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Today we have the April 9, 1944, episode of Ceiling Unlimited. The series ran from 1942 to 1944 and was sponsored by the Lockheed Corporation. It dramatized stories of aviators in the war, as well as offering music and other entertainment.

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Today we have NBC’s War Telescope as it aired on April 8, 1944. The series was broadcast from London and offered weekly updates on the war every Saturday, as well as looking at what could be coming in the weeks and months ahead.

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Today we have an April 5, 1944, NBC news special. It offers an inside look on how NBC was planning to cover the upcoming D Day invasion of Western Europe by the Allies. Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts.

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Today we have the April 2, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Naples, London, Pearl Harbor, Washington and New York.

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Today we have an address from British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on recent victories by the Allies and the course of the war. It was delivered on March 26, 1944, over the BBC.

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Today we have the March 26, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Naples, London, Pearl Harbor, Washington and New York.

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Today we have the March 24, 1944, edition of the NBC News of the World, with reports on the potential invasion of India by Japanese forces, along with updates from London, Cairo, New York and Washington.

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Today we have the March 20, 1944, issue of the Crisco Radio Newspaper. Hosted by Bernardine Flynn and Durward Kirby, these daily news update were broadcast over CBS and sponsored by Crisco.

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Today we have an address from U.S. Vice President Henry Wallace on the role of free enterprise, delivered on March 17, 1944.

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Today we have the March 12, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Naples, London, Rio de Janeiro, Madrid, Pearl Harbor, Washington and New York.

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Today we have the March 8, 1944, issue of the Crisco Radio Newspaper. Hosted by Bernardine Flynn and Durward Kirby, these daily news update were broadcast over CBS and sponsored by Crisco.

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Today we have the March 5, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Naples, London, Pearl Harbor, Washington, New York and onboard the USS Refuge.

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Today we have something a little different. It’s a look back on some key figures from World War II from Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story.” The series was hosted by Harvey over ABC from 1976 until his death in 2009, with occasional guest hosting by his son Paul Harvey Jr.

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Today we have the February 29, 1944, issue of the Crisco Radio Newspaper. Hosted by Bernardine Flynn and Durward Kirby, these daily news update were broadcast over CBS and sponsored by Crisco.

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Today we have NBC’s War Telescope as it aired on February 26, 1944. The series was broadcast from London and offered weekly updates on the war every Saturday, as well as looking at what could be coming in the weeks and months ahead. War correspondent John MacVane hosts this episode.

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Today we have the February 20, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Pearl Harbor, Naples, London, Cairo, Washington and New York.

Today we have a little taste of the home front, the February 17, 1944, episode of the Abbott & Costello Program as it aired over NBC. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts, where you can    find links to past episodes and other information.

Today we have “Prep Joe,” an episode of The Man Behind the Gun that first aired on February 12, 1944. The series aired over CBS from 1942 to 1944 and dramatized real-life instances of heroism in the war. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ww2radio.

Today we have War Bond Parade, as it aired over NBC on February 7, 1944. It features a mix of news, music, drama and more, as the network and its stars urged Americans to buy bonds to support the war effort.  

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Today we have NBC’s War Telescope as it aired on February 5, 1944. The series was broadcast from London and offered weekly updates on the war every Saturday, as well as looking at what could be coming in the weeks and months ahead. War correspondent John MacVane hosts this episode. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ww2radio.

Today we have Gabriel Heatter and the News as it was broadcast over the Mutual Broadcasting System on February 1, 1944. The legendary radio commentator offered nightly news and analysis throughout the war to millions of listeners.

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Today we have the January 30, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates from Naples, London, Montevideo, Mississippi, Washington and New York.

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Today our episode has two segments. First we have the January 26, 1944, edition of the NBC Morning News. It includes analysis and updates on the war in Europe, Argentina breaking off relations with the Axis powers and a report on the black market on the home front. Then, we’ll hear from Secretary of War Henry Stimson on the proposed National Service Act.

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Today we have NBC’s War Telescope as it aired on January 22, 1944. The series was broadcast from London and offered weekly updates on the war every Saturday, as well as looking at what could be coming in the weeks and months ahead. War correspondent Elmer Peterson hosts and discusses if Hitler will survive the war and the threat of a third war with Germany.

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Today we have the debut episode of Everything for the Boys, which aired January 18, 1944, over NBC. The series was aimed at servicemen and written by radio legend Arch Oboler. Each episode featured a play requested by servicemen, followed by interviews with Americans serving overseas.

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Today we have the January 16, 1944, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war from Algiers, Pearl Harbor, London, Moscow, Washington and New York.

Today we have “Korea, Japan’s Oldest Enemy,” an episode of Pacific Story that first aired January 9, 1944, over NBC. Pacific Story was a documentary program that aired from 1943 to 1947 and was designed to inform Americans about the countries and the people of the Pacific Rim.

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Today we have U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s 1944 State of the Union address, as it was broadcast over the airwaves on January 11, 1944.

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Today we have NBC’s War Telescope as it aired on January 8, 1944. Be sure to visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for past episodes and more or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ww2radio.

Today we have two reports on the fighting in Italy, both of which aired this week in 1944. First is “Phantom Enemy,” an episode of Soldiers of the Press, first broadcast January 2, 1944. It is hosted by United Press correspondent Reynolds Packard and shares the story of a unit on the Italian front. The series was produced by the United Press and syndicated to radio stations across the country.

That program is followed by a report from CBC correspondent Matthew Halton on the Battle of Ortona. The report was broadcast over the CBC on January 4, 1944, but the battle occurred in the last week of 1943.

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Today we have the 1943 Year in Review from the Mutual Network. It covers the news of the year, mostly focusing on the war.

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