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9/12/1924

WLAG-AM (720) 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

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

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

December 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 now complete with unscoped coverage beginning with WCCO Radio reading reports from the newswires that the President 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)

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 9.8 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)

1/20/1967

Noon Hour - Part 1 22 MB - Part 2 25 MB (provided by Bob Rivard)

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

3/18/1978

Charlie Boone & Roger Erickson - Part 1 26 MB - Part 2 34 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)

1978

Death Coverage of Hubert Humphrey (brief silence between segments) Part 1 20 MB - Part 2 20 MB

1979

Airchecks during announcer/engineer strike. Station managers, sales people, etc. took over airshifts - 10 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

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-11 video tornado coverage: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3)

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’ll 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.

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

Before start of Operation Desert Storm: 12 AM CBS Newscast 2 MB - 7 AM CBS Newscast 6 MB (by Todd Kosovich)

The start of Operation Desert Storm Part 1 18 MB - Part 2 26 MB - Part 3 25 MB - Part 4 26 MB - Part 5 23 MB - Part 6 26 MB - Part 7 25 MB. These recordings last 3 hours and 20 minutes and begin at 5:41 pm with a bulletin by Steve Cannon of that an attack may be underway in Baghdad followed by coverage from CBS Radio, C N N and the WCCO Radio News Department, plus a speech to the nation by President George H. W. Bush, update by Defense Secretary Dick Cheney and more. Thanks to Todd Kosovich for providing Part #1 of the recordings.

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)

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

MISC.

Undated

Sign Off - 1 MB (provided by Mark Durenberger)

Undated

A "technical" tour of WCCO's Coon Rapids transmitter plant with Mark Durenberger and former WCCO Radio Chief Engineer Jerry Miller (2001) FYI: Jerry Miller passed away in 2005. Audio File 27 MB (provided by Mark Durenberger)

Undated

(Steve) Cannon Mess Theme Music- Instrumental 2 MB - Vocal 1 MB

Undated

(Steve) "Cannon Mess" Fight On For 'Ol 2 MB (provided by Brian Keenan)

CBS RADIO

News Hourly Sounder - 1962-1968 (provided by Kirk Morgan)

CBS RADIO

1968 News Sounder Promo

CBS RADIO

News Hourly Sounders - 1968-1983 - 1983-1999 (provided by Tom Oszman)

JINGLES

1970s