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9/12/1924 WLAG-AM (720 kHz) The earliest recording of a program known to be carried by a Twin Cities station, "The National Defense Day Program". The program begins with a reading of a list of stations in the "chain" and thereby contains the only known recording of someone saying "WLAG Minneapolis" that was actually broadcast over WLAG. WLAG had left the air on July 31, 1924. This defense day broadcast was a really big deal in the USA that day, so the parties negotiating the funding and founding of WCCO (out of the ashes of WLAG) agreed to put station WLAG back on the air for this one night so that the station could join this early coast to coast experiment. 3 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich) 1/30/1937 St. Paul Winter Carnival Coronation Radio Broadcast (810 kHz) 20 MB 6/18/1939 Anoka Tornado Coverage (810 kHz) 1 MB 12/7/1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor including WCCO ID announcements 17 MB 4/12/1945 WCCO's Paul Wonn reads a flash and bulletin announcing the death of President Franklin Roosevelt .5 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich) 1950s Cedric Adams Production Room Bloopers 7 MB (contains adult language) 1950s Cedric Adams - "Phone Call Bits" - Sewer 5 MB - Taxes 6 MB October 1954 Excerpt from 30th Anniversary Broadcast 4 MB 1954 30th Anniversary Broadcast - Part 1 17 MB - Part 2 18 MB - Part 3 16 MB - Part 4 15 MB 1955 "Good Neighbor Time" - Bob DeHaven - 9 MB (provided by Aaron Mintz) 8/5/1955 First Bank Notes with Joyce Lamont and Ed Viehman 4 MB - Recording is scratchy 1959 Open Mic Program - Listeners call in message to be later played on Russian radio - 2 MB 12/7/1962 Aircheck starts with a Halsey Hall sportscast followed by a Franklin Hobbs (Hobbs House) remote broadcast from Wisconsin State College in River Falls (with great cheers from the students who came out to dance to the music Franklin was playing) lots of commercials and a WCCO Radio newscast. 24 MB (provided by Mark Durenberger) 11/22/1963 WCCO Radio coverage of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy - Part 1 18 MB - Part 2 - 19 MB. This dramatic aircheck is complete with unscoped coverage beginning with WCCO Radio reading reports from the newswires that President JFK had been shot, CBS Radio "Net Alert" bulletin, back to WCCO Radio followed by CBS Radio coverage through the announcement that President Kennedy had died, which followed with a playing of The Star-Spangled Banner. Thanks to Todd Kosovich for providing the complete CBS Radio News segment. 12/5/1963 Honest to Goodness special "clear channel" coast-to-coast broadcast with Dick Chapman and Randy Merriman 13MB (provided by Mark Durenberger) 1964 Arthur Godfrey Show from Minneapolis Leamington Hotel with Charlie Boone, Roger Erickson and Howard Viken - Part 1 17 MB - Part 2 12 MB (provided by Donald Dornberg) 1964 Portions of a raw tape recorded by then current WCCO Radio General Manager Larry Haeg Sr. interviewing former 'CCO Radio GM Earl Gammons about the early years at WLAG-AM / WCCO-AM. Mr. Haeg was off microphone but can still be heard asking the questions. 10 MB (provided by the Library of American Broadcasting, University of Maryland - thanks to Mark Durenberger for enhancing the audio) 1964 (WCCO-TV/Radio) Clellan Card (Axel) - The Night Before Christmas - 5 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich) August 26, 1964 Hubert Humphrey appearing on the Boone & Erickson show when a CBS "Net Alert" bulletin interrupts with news that President Johnson was considering Senator Humphrey to be his vice presidential running mate. 2 MB October 1964 40th Anniversary Special - Part 1 15 MB - Part 2 17 MB October 1964 40th Anniversary Broadcast - Radio Voices of the Past - Part 1 18 MB - Part 2 15 MB 5/6/1965 Tornado Coverage scoped highlights - Part 1 10 MB - Part 2 10 MB 5/6/1965 Tornado Coverage un-scoped (7:54 pm to 12:12 am) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 (mp3 files range from 21 to 40 MB) 12/18/1965 Honest to Goodness with Dick Chapman and Randy Merriman - 8 MB (provided by Larry Haeg, Jr.) 1/20/1967 Noon Hour - Part 1 22 MB - Part 2 25 MB (provided by Bob Rivard) 12/23/1967 Aircheck of Bob DeHaven with the Standard Oil News Roundup, Paul Giel with the sports and Roger Erickson - 6 MB - (provided by Mark Durenberger) April-June 1968 Coverage of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
6/5/1968-6/8/1968 An extensive collection of airchecks covering the shooting, death, funeral mass and more of Robert F. Kennedy. Thanks to Larry Haeg Jr. and Todd Kosovich for these dramatic historic recordings. CLICK HERE 8/7/1968 CBS Radio coverage of the Republican National Convention roll call to Richard Nixon's nomination - 25 MB (by Stuart Held) 7/20/1969 (provided by Todd Kosovich)
5/29/1970 Party Line with Charlie Boone, Roger Erickson & Hubert Humphrey - Part 1 14 MB - Part 2 20 MB 1971 Sales Demo - Part 1 10 MB - Part 2 11 MB 1974 50th Anniversary Broadcast - Part 1 22 MB - Part 2 24 MB - Part 3 25 MB - Part 4 23 MB 4/30/1975 Fall of Saigon CBS Radio and WCCO Radio news coverage on the fall of Saigon - 3 MB 9/22/1975 President Ford assassination attempt - CBS Radio Net Alert 2 MB - CBS Radio Special Report 8 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich) 11/3/1976 CBS Radio News: Jimmy Carter wins presidential election - 2 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich) 3/18/1978 Charlie Boone & Roger Erickson - Part 1 26 MB - Part 2 34 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich) 3/24/1978 The Cannon Mess - 10 MB (provided by Jay Philpott) 10/31/1978 The Cannon Mess - Steve Cannon & Dan Hertsgaard - 4 MB (provided by Jay Philpott) January 1978 Death Coverage of Hubert Humphrey (brief silence between segments) Part 1 20 MB - Part 2 20 MB October 1979 Airchecks during announcer/engineer strike. Station managers, sales people, etc. took over airshifts - 10 MB 11/3/1979 Announcement by Jon Quick and station VP and General Manager Phil Lewis that the 28 day IBEW strike had ended and engineers and announcers would be returning to work - 2 MB 1980 Charlie Boone & Roger Erickson "Lutefisk Lament" 4 MB 4/2/1980 Joe McFarlin and Franklin Hobbs 11 MB (provided by Tom Oszman) 1981 "Real Radio Story" Sales Demo 8 MB January 1981 Curt Beckmann (News Director) talks with Bruce Laingen shortly after the release of Americans held hostage in Iran - 7 MB 6/14/1981 Tornado Coverage - Part 1 9 MB - Part 2 8 MB 4/22/1983 Charlie Boone interviews former KSTP-TV anchor Ron Magers 19 MB 6/20/1983 Sign-Off Announcement .5 MB 1984 Boone & Erickson - Charlie and Rog crack up in this aircheck - 6 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich) 1984 60th Anniversary Broadcast - Part 1 15 MB - Part 2 16 MB October 2, 1984 WCCO Radio celebrated its 60th anniversary with a special gala honoring 60 "Distinguished Good Neighbors" - one designated for each year the station had been on the air from 1924 to 1984. Appearing at the event included many of the honored individuals and/or their families, WCCO Radio personalities, Charles Osgood, Harry Reasoner, the president of CBS Broadcasting Gene Jankowski, and local dignitaries. Event Program (PDF) - Speech by Jergen Nash (8 MB) about what makes WCCO Radio so special and a closing speech by Charles Osgood (8 MB). 1/28/1986 Coverage Of The Challenger Shuttle Disaster 9 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich) 1988 Charlie Boone & Roger Erickson Morning Drive Show Scoped Demo 4 MB 7/18/1986 Tornado Coverage - Part 1 21 MB - Part 2 23 MB - Part 3 22 MB - Part 4 22 MB (KARE-TV video coverage: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3) 7/23/1987 Coverage of the "1987 Super Storm." The Twin Cities metro area was hit with a powerful line of thunderstorms that produced tornadoes, damaging straight line winds and historic flooding rains. Part #1 14 MB - Part #2 15 MB - Part #3 20 MB - Note that audio is not studio quality, but is very interesting to listen to. (provided by Todd Kosovich with audio enhancement by Mark Durenberger). 1989 Tom Bodett -The End of The Road - Old Log Theater - Part 1 17 MB - Part 2 13 MB - Part 3 15 MB - Part 4 18 MB - Part 5 15 MB. This show was recorded at the Old Log Theater starring Tom Bodett and Johnny B along with special guests including WCCO Radio's Boone and Erickson. In addition hearing the show as it was broadcast nationally, you will also hear the interaction and dialog with the audience before the show started and between the segments that radio listeners never heard including retakes, audience instructions, recording of show promo, off-air performances and much more. Radiotapes has been granted permission by Tom Bodett to post this copyrighted recording. June 1989 The Cannon Mess with Mike Lynch and James St. James - 8 MB 6/5/1989 Tiananmen Square protest coverage from CBS Radio and WCCO Radio's Rich Holter, Denny Long and guests - #1 (19 MB) - #2 (16 MB) - #3 (10 MB) 6/28/1989 Steve talks sports with Sid Hartman and Mark Rosen - 8 MB 11/11/1989 CBS Radio World News Roundup and WCCO Radio's coverage of the fall of the Berlin wall - 14 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich) 3/21/1990 Charlie Boone & Roger Erickson Morning Drive Show Scoped Demo 5 MB 1/16/1991 Coverage of the start of Operation Desert Storm - CLICK HERE 8/30/1991 "Minnesota Hospital" - Live at Minnesota State Fair 5 MB 10/31/1991 Coverage of the Halloween Blizzard of 1991 with Charlie Boone, Roger Erickson, Dick Chapman, Eric Eskola, Dean Spratt, Jerry Peterson, Karen Filloon and more. 20 MB March 1993 Phil Hendrie Show - 7 MB 4/13/1993 The Cannon Mess - #1 20 MB #2 26 MB 4/22/1993 The Cannon Mess - #1 15 MB #2 28 MB 4/26/1993 (4-5 PM) One hour of "The Cannon Mess" with Steve Cannon including Morgan Mundane and Ma Linger, CBS Radio news, Ray Christensen with WCCO Radio news, Mike Lynch with the weather, Dean Spratt and Jerry Peterson with the traffic and sports talk with Sid Hartman - Part 1 30 MB - Part 2 25 MB 12/13/1993 The Cannon Mess with Steve Cannon (along with Morgan Mundane), Ray Christensen (news), Karen Filloon (weather) and James St. James (enterianment reporter) - #1 #2 #3 #4 (each segment 10 MB) (provided by Keith Schad) 1994 "Minnesota Hospital" - Live at Farm City Day in Winthrop 6 MB 1994 Phil Hendrie - More than 3 Hours! #1 37 MB #2 25 MB #3 29 MB #4 22 MB #5 25 MB #6 27 MB - (provided by Anthony Thompson) 3/12/1994 Phil Hendrie Final Show on WCCO Radio - Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 (14 to 28 MB) (provided by Don Roux) 6/17/1994 WCCO Radio/CBS Radio coverage of the O.J. Simpson Bronco Chase - Part 1 19 MB - Part 2 26 MB - Part 3 23 MB 1999-2000 Coverage of New Years midnight as 1999 turned into 2000 2 MB (provided by Brian Keenan) 8/20/2001 Steve temporarily coming out of retirement filling in for Dave Lee - 6-7 AM 21 MB 7-8 AM 24 MB 8-9 AM 21 MB 9/11/2001 Coverage (edited) the morning of 9/11 (from 8:08-9:50 am) including CBS Radio News, WCBS Radio, CBS TV audio and more - Sept. 11, 2001 - 20 MB (by Todd Kosovich) 10/25/2002 Coverage of the death of Paul Wellstone 10 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich) 10/2/2004 80th Anniversary - Steve Cannon / Don Shelby - Part 1 20 MB - Part 2 22 MB - Part 3 19 MB - Part 4 11 MB - Part 5 14 MB 8/1/2007-8/4/2007 35W Bridge Collapse Coverage - CLICK HERE 11/4/2008 Barack Obama wins presidential election - CBS Radio/WCCO Radio coverage - 4 MB MISC. Undated Sign Off - 1 MB (provided by Mark Durenberger) 1988 CBS Radio - Newsmark: 50th Anniversary of the CBS Radio World News Roundup
WCCO-AM (830) - Show Opening Theme Music
Undated (Steve) "Cannon Mess" Fight On For 'Ol 2 MB (provided by Brian Keenan) Undated Steve Cannon, Morgan Mundane, Backlash LaRue and Ma Linger - 2 MB CBS RADIO News Hourly Sounder - 1962-1968 (provided by Kirk Morgan) CBS RADIO CBS RADIO News Hourly Sounders - 1968-1983 - 1983-1999 (provided by Tom Oszman) 1970s 1980s "Real Radio" Full Vocal - Instrumental 1984 "60 Years Strong" Full Vocal - Instrumental Mid 1980s "Welcome to the Real World" Full Vocal - Instrumental 1987 "Turn to a Friend" jingles: Full Vocal (long version) - Instrumental (long version) - Soft Full Vocal - Soft Instrumental - R&B Full Vocal - R&B Instrumental - Rock Full Vocal - Rock Instrumental - Pop Full Vocal - Pop Instrumental - Promo Bed Music - News Jingle/Sounder - Weather Jingle/Sounder - Traffic Jingle/Sounder - Sports Promo Music Early 1990s News You Want People You Know Jingles
* = Provided by the Committee to Preserve Radio Verifications A Content Analysis of WCCO Radio during 1967 - Master's Thesis (120 Pages) - 9 MB PDF - Article about Charlie Boone and Roger Erickson - Minneapolis Tribune in 1981 - 15 MB PDF - Welcome to the Real World "Evolution of Modern Man" magazine ad (approx. 1985) 1 MB PDF - Newspaper Ads - 1987: #1 #2 - 1988: #1 #2 PDF Files
5/5/1969 A very early early recording of WCCO-FM (One of the first evenings when the station went on-the-air) - Steve Edstrom - 25 MB (provided by Mark Durenberger) 1970s Jingle - .5 MB 1977 Tom Ambrose - 7 MB (provided by Jay Philpott) August 1977 Tom Ambrose - 4 MB (provided by Ron Gerber) 4/12/1979 Teri Davis - 5 MB (provided by Jeff R. Lonto) 1981 Sales Demo - 5 MB 6/30/1983 Johnny Canton, Charlie Bush, Tim Russell - 6-7 AM - Part 1 10 MB - Part 2 11 MB 1992 Paul Geiger - Saturday Night Cruise - 8 MB (provided by Tom Oszman)
* = provided by Jay Philpott WLTE-FM Newspaper Ad: 1983C |
