The World War 2 Radio Podcast

Today our episode has two segments. First, from September 6, 1945, we have an NBC report on President Harry Truman’s proposals for managing the post-war economy and international relations. That is f…

Today we have coverage of the official surrender of Japanese forces aboard the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945, from ABC. First we have the report from the ship as the ceremony and signing of the s…

Today we have the August 9, 1945, episode of The Fighting AAF. Produced by ABC in cooperation with the Army Air Force, the program aired from May to September 1945. It featured recordings of actual a…

Today we have 30 minutes of news from August 27, 1945. First it’s a news update from NBC from veteran war correspondent Robert St. John. It includes updates on the American arrival in Japan, a report…

Today we have a special edition of the Philco Radio Hour from August 19, 1945. The episode was dedicated to recognizing the official day of prayer and thanksgiving that was being observed across the …

Today we have the August 19, 1945, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the end of the war and its aftermath, with reports from Manila, Guam, London, Chungking, Pearl …

Today our episodes celebrate the Japanese surrender and the end of fighting in World War II on August 14, 1945. This episode has two parts. The first is that evening’s episode of Columbia Presents Co…

Today our episodes celebrate the Japanese surrender and the end of fighting in World War II on August 14, 1945. First, we have the breaking news of the Japanese acceptance of the Allied terms for sur…

Today we have two items from the Mutual Broadcasting System as Americans were still awaiting updates on the surrender of Japan. First, we have a roundtable discussion with several war commentators fr…

Today we have two reports from August 10, 1945. First we have the early morning news report from CBS. That is followed by the evening edition of the NBC News of the World.

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Today we have two more news updates in the wake of the first atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima. The first is the CBS Morning News of August 7, 1945. It includes updates on the aftermath of the b…

Today we have the August 6, 1945, edition of the CBS morning news. It includes analysis and updates on the war, with reports from Guam, Paris, London, Washington, and New York. After the news update,…

Today we have the August 1, 1945, episode of London Column, where the BBC delivered news and features designed for an international – mostly American – audience. That is followed by several war publi…

Today we have the July 29, 1945, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war, with reports from San Francisco, Berlin, London, Paris, Washington, and New York.

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Today we have a double dose of the news from July 26, 1945.First it’s the NBC News of the World, reporting on the surprising loss of Winston Churchill’s conservative party in the British elections. T…

Today we have the July 22, 1945, edition of CBS World NewsToday. It includes analysis and updates on the war, with reports from Berlin, Manila, London, Rome, Washington, and New York.

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Today we have a Voice of America broadcast from July 4, 1945. It is the final broadcast from the American Broadcasting Station in Europe. The station had broadcast since April 30, 1944.

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Today our episode has two segments. First we have the July15, 1945, Jergens Journal featuring famed newspaper columnist Walter Winchell. Following that is London Column from this week in 1945.

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Today we have the July 7, 1945, episode of “Our ForeignPolicy,” featuring a discussion of the United Nations charter. The guests are U.S. senators Tom Connally of Texas and Harold Burton of Ohio. The…

Today we have the July 8, 1945, edition of CBS World News Today. It includes analysis and updates on the war, with reports from Guam, Berlin, London, San Francisco, Paris, Washington, and New York.

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