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CBS D-Day Invasion Coverage Vol. 1
CBS D-Day Invasion Coverage
Vol. 1
CD 1 (2:00-3:42am) 6/6/44
T1 Irwin Darlington w/German Reports
T2 Robert Trout w/German Reports
T3 Robert Trout w/German Reports
T4 Robert Trout (Beginning of long form programming)
Tour of the Columbia Newsroom, Maj. George Fielding
Elliott,
Jessie Sasmore, Ned Calmer
BBC feed of Communique #1 (3:32am),
Maj. George Fielding Elliott,
Murrow reads “Order of the Day”, Maj. George
Fielding Elliott,
Herbert M. Clark from London (Pool Report)
CD 2 (3:42-4:45am) 6/6/44
T1 Robert Trout recaps news, Eisenhower from SHAEF, King Haakon
VII,
Premier Gerbandy, Premier Pierdot
T2 Wright Bryan (Pool Report) from London (eyewitness account
of a
parachute drop. Interrupted by Trout w/news
of 1st fighting
inland), Maj. George Fielding Elliott, Quentin
Reynolds,
John W. Vandercook (Pool Report), Quentin
Reynolds, James
Willard (Pool Report)
CD 3 (4:45-5:52am) 6/6/44
T1 Robert Trout recaps events of the day, Maj.
George Fielding
Elliott, Richard C. Hottelet, David Anderson
(Pool Report),
Arthur Mann
T2 Edward R. Murrow & Paul White discuss how CBS is covering
d-day,
Quentin Reynolds describes Eisenhower’s speech
to occupied Europe,
Bill Henry reports from Washington, Joe McCafferty
from the
Pentagon, Maj. George Fielding Elliott,
CD 4 (5:52-6:52am) 6/6/44
T1 Robert Trout recaps events of the day, BBC d-day
report, Trout
continues to re-cap, Charles Shaw (Pool Report)
T2 Trout reads Churchill’s statement to the house of
Commons, Ned
Calmer, Trout w/more of Churchill’s statement,
more re-cap,
Don Pryor introduces Lt. Col. Victor M.
Morrison
CD 5 (6:52-8:00am) 6/6/44
T1 George Fielding Elliott, station break
Trout d-day updates, Joe McCafferty at the Pentagon,
Joe King
reads Richard C. Hottelet’s earlier report, Maj.
George Fielding
Elliott, Trout promotes upcoming d-day events,
station break
T2 Ned Calmer, Quentin Reynolds, Station Break
Alan Jackson takes over for Trout, Richard C. Hottelet
CD 6 (8:00-9:00am) 6/6/44
T1 Alan Jackson
T2 Stanley Richardson (eyewitness account of the invasion fleet…the
are
several failed attempts to reach him), Alan Jackson
reviews CBS’s
overnight d-day coverage, Merrill Mueller from SHAEF
HQ on
Eisenhower’s last hours before invasion, Robert
Trout returns, Maj.
George Fielding Elliott, more attempts to reach
Richardson/Mueller,
.
CD 7 (9:00-10:00am) 6/6/44
T1 Alan Jackson review and updates of d-day, Robert Trout
review/update, Charles Collingwood action recording,
Charles Shaw
and Paul White 2-way conversation about how CBS will
handle d-day
coverage, Joe McCafferty from Pentagon,
Quentin Reynolds
T2 Ned Calmer, Alan Jackson, Quentin Reynolds looks
at Eisenhower’s
speech to occupied Europe, Trout announces CBS
will resume regular
programming.
CD 8 (10:00-11:00am) 6/6/44
T1 Valiant Lady
T2 Light of the World
T3 The Open Door
T4 Bachelor’s Children
CD 9 (11:00-12:00pm) 6/6/44
T1 Amanda of Honeymoon Hill
T2 Second Husband
T3 CBS News Summary
T4 Aunt Jenny’s True Life Stories
CD 10 (12:00-1:00pm) 6/6/44
T1 Kate Smith Speaks
T2 Big Sister
T3 Helen Trent
T4 CBS D-Day Coverage
Edward R. Murrow reports from London, Douglas
Edwards re-caps what
CBS has done covering d-day so far plus a summary
of the news,
Quincy Howell
CD 11 (1:00-2:00pm) 6/6/44
T1 CBS D-Day Coverage
John Daly reviews the day’s news
T2 Crisco Radio Newspaper
Alan Jackson reports, Bernadine Flynn
(host of Crisco Radio
Newspaper) , Alan Jackson reports, Bernadine
Flynn
T3 Recorded Music, Albert Leitch from Washington
CD 12 (2:00-3:00pm) 6/6/44
T1 Recorded music
T2 News w/Quincy Howell, William Shirer,
T3 Recorded music
T4 News, reports by Merrill Mueller (incorrect report then
no report),
recorded music
CBS D-Day Invasion Coverage
Vol. 2
CD 13 (3:00-4:00pm) 6/6/44
T1 BBC report: King of England, invasion news
T2 Alan Jackson for Bob Trout and his regular 3:15pm report
T3 BBC report : ( 3:30pm ) Merill Mueller report
Bill Henry from House of Representatives w/Moss
of Minn., McCormick
of Mass., Gore of Tenn. John Daly reports
from New York, Howard
Marshall report from the BBC
CD 14 (4:00-4:49pm) 6/6/44
T1 Recorded Music
T2 News Reports of Invasion
T3 Recorded Music
CD15 (5:00-6:00pm)
T1 News reports: John Daly, Quincy Howell, Bill Shirer
T2 Archie Bleyer & His Orchestra
T3 News reports: waiting for Communique #2
CD 16 (6:00-7:00p) 6/6/44
(T1) News w/Quincy Howell including insights into Communique #2
(T2) News w/Edwin C. Hill, Communique #2 arrives
(T3) Jeri Sullivan’s Dream House
(T4) The World Today w/Douglas Edwards reports from
Edward R. Murrow,
Farnsworth Powell (report went to 1 min
early…countdown is heard),
& Bill Henry
(T5) The Meaning of the News
CD 17 (7:00-8:00pm) 6/6/44
(T1) News w/John Daly, Quentin Reynolds, Maj. George Fielding Elliott
(T2) Passing Parade
(T3) American Melody Hour (interrupted by bbc bulletin)
(T4) Bulletin from BBC (bbc’s talk up and billboard heard CBS joined
to early), Kent Stevenson (bbc reporter),
John Daly, Ward Smith
from London, Chester Wilmut’s report is
read from the bbc studio
CD 18 (8:00-9:00) 6/6/44
(T1) Columbia Presents Corwin: #14 An American Trilogy-Carl
Sandberg
Pt. 1
(T2) News w/John Daly, Quentin Reynolds (GI Joe report), Maj.
George
Fielding Elliott, Charles Shaw, Don Pryor
(T3) News Summary w/Bill Henry
CD 19 (9:00-10:00pm) 6/6/44
(T1) Burns & Allen
(T2) Doctor Fights: #01 (1st show)
CD 20 (10:00-11:00pm) 6/6/44
(T1) Roosevelt D-Day Prayer
(T2) Bob Trout, Edward R. Murrow, Quentin Reynolds, William Shirer,
Maj. George Fielding Elliott
(T3) U.S. Navy Band Concert
CD 21 (11:00-12:00am) 6/6/44
(T1) Irwin Darlington, Ned Calmer, Quincy Howell
(T2) Words and Music by Joan Brooks
(T3) Robert Trout, George Hicks (famous pool report), Quentin Reynolds,
Charles Shaw
CD 22 (12:00-1:00am) 6/7/44
(T1) Robert Trout, Joseph C. Harsh (sp), Ned Calmer, William Shirer,
Maj. George Fielding Elliott
(T2) Harry James & His Orchestra from Hotel Astor New York City
CD 23 (1:00-2:00am) 6/7/44
(T1) CBS d-day coverage… (need to re-listen)
(T2) Bill Snyder, his piano & orchestra
CD 24 (2:00-3:00am) 6/7/44
(T1) Robert Trout, BBC news report (8am UK time)
(T2) Ralph Morrison & his Orchestra from Chicago
(T3) Manny Strand & his Orchestra from Hollywood
(T4) Dale Jones & Company
CBS D-Day Invasion Coverage
Vol. 3
CD 25 (3:00-5:15am) 6/7/44
(T1) News: Douglas Edwards (3:00am)
(T2) Henry King, His Piano & Orchestra (3:04am)
(T3) News: Douglas Edwards (5:00am)
CD 26 (5:15-9:00am) 6/7/44
(T1) Douglas Edwards reads Communique #3
(T2) Stanley Richardson “pool” report (with raw talk up)
(T3) News: Alan Jackson (6:00am)
(T4) News: Alan Jackson (7:00am)
(T5) News: Irwin Darlington (7:28am)
(T6) News: Irwin Darlington (7:45am) w/report from Richard
C.
Hottelet
(T7) News: Alan Jackson (8:00am) w/reports from Winston
Burdette,
Richard C. Hottelet,
Chris Coffin, William J. Dunn
(T8) News: pool report from Merrill Mueller
(T9) News: pool report from George Wheeler
(T10)News:
(T11)News:
CD 27 (9:00-10:00am) 6/7/44
(T1) News: Harry Marble (9:00am) reports from
Richard C. Hottelet,
(T2) Sing Along with the Landt Trio (9:15am)
(T3) This Life is Mine (9:45am)
CD 28 (10:00-11:00am) 6/7/44
(T1) News: Harry Marble
(T2) Light of the World
(T3) Open Door
(T4) Bachelor’s Children
CD 29 (11:00-12:00pm) 6/7/44
(T1) News: includes BBC Radio Newsreel #143
(T2) Second Husband
(T3) Bright Horizon
(T4) Aunt Jenny’s True Life Stories
CD 30 (12:00-1:00pm) 6/7/44
(T1) Kate Smith Seeks
(T2) Big Sister
(T3) Romance of Helen Trent
(T4) Our Gal Sunday
CD 31 (1:00-2:00pm) 6/7/44
(T1) Life Can Be Beautiful
(T2) Ma Perkins
(T3) Crisco Radio Newspaper: News w/Alan Jackson w/a
report from
Richard C. Hottelet
(T4) Goldbergs
CD 32 (2:00-3:00pm) 6/7/44
(T1) Portia Faces Life
(T2) Joyce Jordan, M.D.
(T3) News: Harry Marble w/reports from John Daly, William Shirer,
Joe
McCafferty
(T4) Perry Mason: The Puzzled Suitor
CD 33 (3:00-4:00pm) 6/7/44
(T1) Story of Mary Marlin
(T2) U.S. Navy Band Concert
(T3) News: Robert Trout w/a report from Charles Shaw
(T4) The Jubilaires
CD 34 (4:00-4:45pm) 6/7/44
(T1) Broadway Matinee
(T2) The Wayfarin Stranger w/Burl Ives
(T3) News: John Daly, Bill Henry talks w/ a mine sweeper, Quincy
Howell
(T4) What Are We Fighting For #1 of six broadcasts from West
Point
w/guest Edward R. Murrow