A Pearl Harbor Remembrance; 2; Part 1

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Program
A Pearl Harbor Remembrance
Episode Number
2
Segment
Part 1
Producing Organization
WHYY (Radio station : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Contributing Organization
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-526-rv0cv4d12x
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Description
Program Description
"'A Pearl Harbor Remembrance' is a six-hour documentary featuring a radio recreation of December 7, 1941 as it was experienced by the millions of people on the home from who learned of the events through the radio. This was achieved through the use of numerous actual radio broadcasts of the day, eyewitness accounts and emotional personal recollections. "The broadcast begins at noon as a typical Sunday 1940s radio program complete with the music, news and commercials of the time. Then, at 12:55pm EST, the hour of the Japanese attack on Oahu, the listener is transported to Hawaii for eyewitness accounts of the bombing. In the remaining five hours of the program we hear a mix of: present-day analyses by 12 experts; oral histories gathered from more than 20 people who vividly remember where they were on December 7, 1941; actual radio bulletins and broadcasts; major speeches in their entirety; and the music and dramatic programs of the period. "Racism on both sides -- an underlying factor in the Pearl Harbor attack -- is dealt with throughout the program and in a more concentrated fashion in the last hour, which included a 25-minute documentary on the internment of Japanese Americans. "Our goal was to make the day come to life for people who never experienced Pearl Harbor, and allow those who remember the day to share their thoughts. We received an enthusiastic response to 'A Pearl Harbor Remembrance.' More than 300 calls came in to our telephone response line on the day of the broadcast and during a subsequent three-part rebroadcast. A Philadelphia Inquirer editorial said that of the scores of specials commemorating the Pearl Harbor anniversary, 'A Pearl Harbor Remembrance was 'the one program that most vividly brought back the memories of that era.'"--1991 Peabody Awards entry form. In the first portion, WHYY's John Paul Weber and John Roberts read 1941 news announcements and 1940's radio programs, music, and advertisements are heard. First-hand accounts of Pearl Harbor from survivors are edited together with news reports and music as the story unfolds. Includes archival recording of Eleanor Roosevelt speaking with Corporal James Cannon at Fort Dix. The broadcast of Mrs. Roosevelt's talk was sponsored on WHYY by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau, and spokesmen Leon Pearson and Ben Seymour are heard. Also includes archival recordings of commentator H. V. Kaltenborn, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and General Walter Short. Historians include Carol Gluck, the George Sansom professor of history at Columbia University; William LaFleur, E. Dale Saunders Professor of Japanese Studies, University of Pennsylvania; Temple University communications professor Gordon Gray; Ernest Rose, professor of communications at the University of New Mexico; and Bryn Mawr professor Arthur Dutton. Also includes interviews with Japanese Americans about their experiences of internment. Hour 3 eyewitness voices include Jane Cogan, Marjorie Cullen, Dominic Gentilly, Irving Gervin, Marion Holmes, Bus Hennings, Hiroshi Uehara, Steve Yordan, Earl Wilson, Edgar Williams, Gladys Williams and Ken Wilson. Hour 4 eyewitness voices include Jane Cogan, Dominic Gentilly, Irving Gervin, Maydell Hill, John McElroy, Paul Moyer and Ken Wilson. Hour 5 eyewitness voices include Cane Kogan, Ruth Gervin, Peggy McElroy, Hiroshi Uehara and Grace Uehara.
Broadcast Date
1991-12-07
Created Date
1991-12-07
Asset type
Program
Media type
Sound
Duration
00:30:17.544
Credits
Producing Organization: WHYY (Radio station : Philadelphia, Pa.)
AAPB Contributor Holdings
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-e418b9ba63a (Filename)
Format: 1/4 inch audio cassette
Duration: 6:00:00
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Citations
Chicago: “A Pearl Harbor Remembrance; 2; Part 1,” 1991-12-07, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 27, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-rv0cv4d12x.
MLA: “A Pearl Harbor Remembrance; 2; Part 1.” 1991-12-07. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 27, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-rv0cv4d12x>.
APA: A Pearl Harbor Remembrance; 2; Part 1. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-rv0cv4d12x