Collection
Muni
Series
Miscellaneous
Episode
Eleanor Roosevelt as a disc jockey for WNYC
Contributing Organization
WNYC (New York, New York)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/80-26xwf1q3
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Description
Description
As part of a fundraising effort for the March of Dimes, Eleanor Roosevelt reveals her "hidden talent" as a disc jockey. Several New York City teenagers suffering from polio attend the session and make requests for Mrs. Roosevelt to play. Roosevelt discusses the children's conditions and plays popular music, including Elvis Presley, Harry Belafonte and others. After the requests, Eleanor Roosevelt talks to the listening audience. She says her sponsor is the warm-hearted American public. The March of Dimes theme this January is "Let's Finish the Job." There are not enough people who have had their complete series of three shots. Means vaccination for everyone under 40 and reducing new cases to a minimum. "I hope this inspires everyone who has been listening to give and give generously to the 1957 March of Dimes." There is a 2:58 excerpt on a 7" reel with Dolby SR.
Date
1957-02-06
Genres
Event Coverage
Topics
Fine Arts
Rights
Owner/Custodial History: Municipal Archives; Terms of Use & Repro: PUBLIC DOMAIN
Media type
Sound
Duration
00:27:54
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Credits
Guest: Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WNYC-FM
Identifier: 2316.1 (WNYC Media Archive MDB)
Format: Data CD
Generation: Copy: Access
Duration: 00:00:00
WNYC-FM
Identifier: 2316.2 (WNYC Media Archive MDB)
Format: Data CD
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:00:00
WNYC-FM
Identifier: 2316.3 (WNYC Media Archive MDB)
Format: 1/4 inch audio tape
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:00:00
WNYC-FM
Identifier: 2316.4 (WNYC Media Archive MDB)
Format: Data CD
Generation: Copy: Access
Duration: 00:00:00
WNYC-FM
Identifier: 2316.5 (WNYC Media Archive MDB)
Format: Data CD
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:00:00
WNYC-FM
Identifier: 2316.6 (WNYC Media Archive MDB)
Format: DAT
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:00:00
WNYC-FM
Identifier: 2316.7 (WNYC Media Archive MDB)
Format: Data CD
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:00:00
WNYC-FM
Identifier: 2316.8 (WNYC Media Archive Label)
Format: Data CD
Generation: Dub
WNYC-FM
Identifier: 2316.9 (WNYC Media Archive Label)
Format: audio/vnd.wave
Generation: Dub
Duration: 00:27:54
WNYC-FM
Identifier: 2316.10 (WNYC Media Archive Label)
Format: Data CD
Generation: Dub
Duration: 00:27:54
WNYC-FM
Identifier: 2316.11 (WNYC Media Archive Label)
Format: audio/vnd.wave
Generation: Dub
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Citations
Chicago: “Muni; Miscellaneous; Eleanor Roosevelt as a disc jockey for WNYC,” 1957-02-06, WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed March 29, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-26xwf1q3.
MLA: “Muni; Miscellaneous; Eleanor Roosevelt as a disc jockey for WNYC.” 1957-02-06. WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. March 29, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-26xwf1q3>.
APA: Muni; Miscellaneous; Eleanor Roosevelt as a disc jockey for WNYC. Boston, MA: WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-26xwf1q3