This s my favorite JFK Assassination recording. Before the news bulletins, everything is normal and innocent. It was a different era and you can immerse yourself in it, before the horrible news broke. Normal life as so many Americans experienced it every day. This recording captures America’s innocence before 11/22/63 at 12:30 CST.
@LolManI-75
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: that timestamp doesn't directly lead to when they start talking about the Dealey Plaza shooting. @spudrain is talking about the time shots ran out, at 12 30 AM Central...
@randall1571
Жыл бұрын
Very well put I agree.
@NxDoyle
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you David. One of the great things about your lunchtime radio shift uploads is the content leading into the news flashes. On this occasion, the discussion of the local planetarium was enough for me to be lulled and drawn in, so I'd half forgotten, so to speak, that things are about to change very quickly and severely. So much online content today is about the 'money shot', which results in a kind of de-contextualizing of events.
@daniellack3559
5 жыл бұрын
Fascinating to hear how one of thousands of small-mid sized towns stations handled the biggest news of the 20th century...thanks as always for your great work David...the historical audio documentation is of such interest to those of us who were alive at the time, and who follow history and media so closely...
@clintscroggs65
5 жыл бұрын
Just as an FYI, the Canton population in 1960 was about 113,000, just over 70K now.
@MegaJustGeorge
Жыл бұрын
@@clintscroggs65 That's quite a drop in population to me, Clint. Now that you've mentioned the population of Canton at the current time, if you will, you've inspired me to create a work of fiction about modern-day Canton, Ohio - or, as Dennis Miller called it, "The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers of pro football". Still, this recording makes for quite an interesting bit of history.
@tjones5516
5 жыл бұрын
24:35 when news of the assassination broke.
@NxDoyle
5 жыл бұрын
This is useful only for the impatient, 21st Century consumer of 'hot takes' and 'money shots'. What makes these uploads so interesting is the historical context and the sharp contrast between the comfortable, cheery Friday songs, interviews and advertisements that were broadcast on Nov 22, 1963, and the sharp sting of a nation on the edge of a tragedy. There's nothing wrong with time coding the point when regular programming was interrupted. But it is a far more rewarding, resonant experience when taken as a whole.
@Remixed_Horizon
2 жыл бұрын
@@NxDoyle Tho when people listen to these for research on the event, it is very useful. This is a primary source which helps to give information. It's not only for the impatient, but for those who need to research the event too.
@cmorea
Жыл бұрын
So, about twelve minutes after the assassination, if my arithmetic is correct
@RetroReese
5 жыл бұрын
This great. Thank you. Growing up with Beeline and WHBC, this is very special to me.
@PatrickMersinger
Жыл бұрын
I’m thinking all this talk about L.B.J. being injured is actually because the secret service probably yanked his ass right out of the car and perhaps they over did it. Remember they do say he was holding his arm as if in pain. Getting him to a secure location was quite important at that moment. Rumor has it that as they yanked him out of the car they said something like “Mr president, come with us now” they already knew the doctors could do nothing for JFK.
@donnythompson408
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this, David. I grew up in Akron, Ohio, which is only about 15 miles north of Canton, so it was interesting to hear a local broadcast from that day (including commercials for local businesses I used to frequent, most of which have been gone now for years). I don’t think that I’ve ever heard another local (Northeast Ohio) broadcast from that day, not even from one of the bigger Cleveland stations ... if they did exist, I’m sure you would know about them. 😉 Recordings such as these are fantastic historical records, (as a recording engineer I have even more appreciation for the quality of the audio). They serve an historical value - not only for their “minute by minute” information from that day, but also for their “misinformation” as well, both of which were surely broadcast with good intentions, and in an atmosphere that could probably be best-described as a controlled panic... While most people first heard the news on their radios that day, in an instant, television suddenly came of age, both on that Friday, and throughout that entire weekend. Considering the technical limitations of the time that journalists and broadcasters faced - (there might have been...what? Maybe 4 satellites in orbit at that time? And two of them were Russian, lol ... I’m not sure if Telstar was in orbit yet at that time or not, but there certainly weren’t the hundreds of telecommunications satellites orbiting up there like there is today). Even video tape was a relatively new medium, and while it was used that weekend, it looked primitive in its frequent over (and under) exposure; and there was still plenty of film that needed to be developed before it could be broadcast... If we think about the lack of things that broadcasters had - and that we all have now and take for granted: very little (if any) satellite uplink capability for communications, no cell phones, no 24 hour “instant” news, no social media; I think that both radio and TV did an exceptional job that weekend, and did so in a nearly impossible situation. Obviously, some mistakes were made, there was inaccurate info being broadcast, (things like the “confirmed” report of a Secret Service Agent being killed, (which didn’t happen), and reports that JFK had been shot just after emerging from the triple underpass, (instead of before it) along with early reports that Officer Tippit had been shot and killed while taking part in the apprehension of Oswald inside The Texas Theater (which as we now know also didn’t happen); and yes, for better or worse, there was a lot of guessing and conjecture by broadcasters in the first 12 hours; but all in all, I think they did an admirable job, with the limitations that they were forced to work with. Thanks again for posting this, David. I don’t know that I can say that I actually “enjoyed” listening to it, because of what inevitably happened, but I most certainly find historical value in the long-ago recordings of these broadcasts that you post. Well done, Good Sir. 😉🙏
@johnwalker1250
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah there were a lot of inaccuracies. But what gets me is early on how were they so sure that the shots came from the TSBD? And the rifle involved. There seemed to be a lot guessing on what tipe of rifle was used
@johnwalker1250
2 жыл бұрын
It all just sounds suspicious. And why did JFK'S driver wait to the fatal shot before he took off? In an open area at the end of the parade? I would have floored it as soon as I heard a gunshot. HMMM!
@quentincampbell612
2 жыл бұрын
@@johnwalker1250 well,you had witnesses such as Howard Brennen and Amos Euins telling the police that they saw a rifle in the window of the TSBD. Officer Baker, didn't see any rifle in any window but thought the shots sounded like they came from the either the TSBD or building across from it. At that time,the police and the press had a more trusting/close relationship so,as soon as they found any evidence they went ahead and told the press.
@MegaJustGeorge
Жыл бұрын
@@johnwalker1250 I would have hit the gas, too, John..
@pauldavis7310
9 ай бұрын
The killing of the SSA was also confirmed by the Dallas County Sheriff Dept.
@tomlavelle8518
3 жыл бұрын
The reactions of the people to this tragedy is heartbreaking
@moclips1
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. Keep up the good work!
@rolandhughes9822
Жыл бұрын
funny how life was just normal with millions of people going in millions of directions, talking about millions of different subjects, and 3 suddenly gunshots had the entire world focused on one man, one subject., instantly.
@johntexas8417
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this David. Among my most Favorites
@johnhaganjr7693
4 жыл бұрын
Love the Larsons & Hills Brothers Commercials
@Cavallaro2376
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this, David Von Pein. Those who forget history are bound to repeat it.
@chrisdaigle3588
4 жыл бұрын
The world's most prominent unsolved crime. So much more happened than we knew then. Complete conspiracy before, during, and after.
@bradleyholt9805
2 жыл бұрын
@@chrisdaigle3588 Nope. He's the bird that done it. LHO.
@janetoconnor3636
Жыл бұрын
@@chrisdaigle3588 No the truth is Kennedy and Oswald doctor said he was shot in the front not from the back and that Oswald was in the cafeteria drinking a Coke when police came less than 90 minutes after it was over some Killer.
@signalfire6
5 ай бұрын
@@janetoconnor3636 90 seconds later!
@johntexas8417
4 жыл бұрын
I just love this upload. Thank you David 🤗🙋♂️🇺🇸🇨🇱
@DavidVonPeinJFK
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, JGT!
@michaelb3522
Жыл бұрын
Came here for the JFK broadcast, bookmarking for the riveting planetarium discussion.
@iVenge
Жыл бұрын
Don Gardner was *the* voice of ABC from my childhood.
@johnwalker4329
10 ай бұрын
Mine too
@AnotherTruth
13 күн бұрын
Thank you for this piece of radio history. It’s just amazing that the topic at hand at first discussed how everything was sort of out of our control that the science educator being interviewed made point to say that the Earth is a speck in this vast universe of other celestial bodies. It’s like this thing that is greater than us and it is greater than us. And many people put their hopes and dreams and thoughts into it wondering what it would be like to be out there what it was like out there. Then this horrible news came throughgoes to show how truly powerless we are, on this, that is just a speck, in a vast universe. Very powerful.
@MrJoeybabe25
2 жыл бұрын
How could WHBC (apparently) miss bulletins before the first one here?
@kevinfitzmaurice4072
2 жыл бұрын
WHBC joined ABC fairly early, just within a couple of minutes of the first bulletin. WTIC radio in Hartford, Connecticut was relatively late, not delivering any bulletins until about 20 minutes after the shooting.
@ordinaryk
20 күн бұрын
Lawson's may be gone from Ohio, but Lawson (without the 's) is still going strong in Japan.
@geo_ashburn
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the ones from my home state of Ohio. Can you find one of Columbus? (my home town)
@scottaznavourian3720
2 жыл бұрын
Johnson's 'injury' was cause his guard remembered to jump on him and pushed him hard on the d floor of the car...unlikes Jack's who just stood or sat there and did nothing..
@onlyme112
Жыл бұрын
Fascinating, makes sense. Thank you
@LolManI-75
Жыл бұрын
That's kinda a little bit more evidence that JFK was never meant to be president beyond December of 1963. This just shows proof LBJ may have had a part in JFK'S killing.
@stlmopoet
Ай бұрын
Kennedy had a back brace which made it more difficult for him to duck or get pushed down by someone else. Also, by the time the Secret Service knew anything was wrong, Kennedy had already been shot.
@scottaznavourian3720
2 жыл бұрын
'All things die Anakin Skywalker. Even stars burn out-'
@geo_ashburn
5 ай бұрын
An ad for Lawson's 😀👍 you have to be fron Central or Northeast Ohio and of a certain age to remember.
@hebneh
Жыл бұрын
The Hills Brothers coffee jingle I can still remember despite not having heard it for many decades - “And the proof of it is - it’s reheatable!”
@kaylalindblom628
3 жыл бұрын
Since I do it all the time, I wonder if anyone fell asleep during the planetarium segment and woke up to find out the President had been shot or killed.
@janetoconnor3636
2 жыл бұрын
I disagree because astronomy and space science important.
@kevinfitzmaurice4072
2 жыл бұрын
I don't blame any of the broadcasters anywhere; they were caught completely off guard that day, and some floundered a bit in the early going.
@onlyme112
Жыл бұрын
@@kevinfitzmaurice4072 I've listened to several of these recordings from local stations. Your comment explains perfectly and succinctly why they kept playing music and commercials even after the first bulletins came in and were read over the air. How times have changed.
@hebneh
Жыл бұрын
It’s unlikely anyone at the time fell asleep during the planetarium discussion, despite how boring it might have been, because this all happened in the middle of the day.
@MrCrystalcranium
6 ай бұрын
"The President has been shot but before we join the assassination coverage, this commercial from your friendly neighborhood Gulf Service Station."
@travismaxwell9115
Жыл бұрын
What was more SHOCKING JFK OR 9/11?😢
@johnwalker4329
10 ай бұрын
Jfk
@pauldavis7310
9 ай бұрын
I guess it would depend on your age at the time of each. I was a nine year old fourth grader at the time of the JFK assassination and was a forty eight year old hospital worker on 9/11.
@geoffm9944
4 жыл бұрын
The conversation about the planetarium was so incredibly dull, I think I would have switched off. Full marks to the radio hosts to elicit potential nuggets of interest and humour. I found the actual radio advertisements more stimulating!
@janetoconnor3636
2 жыл бұрын
Not to me the subject of astronomy is interesting and so is science in general.
@geoffm9944
2 жыл бұрын
@@janetoconnor3636 It wasn’t until I was much older, with the advent of colour TV, did science as a subject ‘come to life.’ When I was a schoolboy, science was taught in a lack lustre and mechanical way, with textbooks which were heavy on text, but short on pictures. I think the way science is now presented to children at school and to adults is far more interesting and stimulating. Best wishes.
@janetoconnor3636
Жыл бұрын
@@geoffm9944 Sorry I am 60 and I know that Science is not even taught in schools anymore much less astronomy.
@MegaJustGeorge
Жыл бұрын
@@janetoconnor3636 That is a disgraceful and sickening shame, Janet - we must have science, including astronomy.
@johnpersechini4951
3 жыл бұрын
President might be seriously wounded. Oh ok let’s go to commercial break. And award that transitor radio
@kevinfitzmaurice4072
2 жыл бұрын
I don't blame any of the broadcasters; they were caught completely off guard that day, and some floundered in the first few minutes. Most stations soon switched to network coverage or played solemn music.
@janetoconnor3636
Жыл бұрын
It is so easy to try to judge yesterday events by today's standards. It was obviously a different time in the 20th century Too bad.
@hebneh
Жыл бұрын
Going to a commercial seems bizarre, but the initial bulletins were really sketchy and with nothing additional to be said, radio and TV stations all went back to regular stuff at first.
@josephtobin3347
5 жыл бұрын
What horsecrap.
@scotth9857
5 жыл бұрын
What is “horsecrap?”
@AdamHicksAE7KN
5 жыл бұрын
You're a big boy, Joseph. No one forced you to listen.
@bradleyholt9805
2 жыл бұрын
It's called context.
@MegaJustGeorge
Жыл бұрын
@@bradleyholt9805 That is correct, Bradley - this was in the context of the situation, for none of us, certainly not anyone with a fully functioning brain, could have seen this coming.
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