Golden Age of Radio/One Night Stand with the Big Bands Site - Courtesy of Bob Scherago
Audio:
These audio files range up to 70M so could take a bit to download. High speed internet recommended!
A Hunt In The Black Forest. Bob
Steele's Opening Theme. (Originally published 1894)Announcers' Audition for
WTIC. (March 15, 1945)Carnival Junior Legion
featuring Bob King's daughter Roberta (November 10, 1946)
"The Halls of Ivy" Congratulating WTIC
on it's 25th Anniversary. (February 25, 1950)
The Broadcaster Suite:
Composed for the dedication of Broadcast House in 1961.
Mikeline
November 22, 1963 including the shooting of President Kennedy.
Before the shooting.
After the shooting.
WTIC
Hartford CT Sales Presentation 1965.
(12:59) What a find… a true
“panoramic” view of ‘TIC’s broadcast schedule in the days before middle
of the road music, casual telephone talk, and women’s programs became
passé’. The
presentation features announcers Frank Atwood, Bob Steele (who had been
at WTIC a mere 29 years in ’65); Robert E. Smith; a “women’s program”
with Jean Colbert and Ed Anderson; Bill Hennessey; Dick Bertel; Bob
Nelson and Art Johnson. From
the personal collection or Rick Kelley. Comments
& Recording courtesy of Rick Kelly of
Northeast
Air Checks
Here's the infamous
Broadcast House Training Manual of how NOT to do it! (From the late
1960's)
Raw Blooper Tape.
WARNING: Rated "R" for language! (Also from the late 1960's)
Blizzard of '88 with
Frank Atwood. Click here
for more info. (ca. 1971)
Sunday Showcase with Arnold Dean (February 14, 1971) 11AM-12 Noon
Part
1
Part 2
"The Stars
Sing at Christmas" with Robert E. Smith (December 24, 1973)
Nightline with John
Stevens and guest Greg Morris. Click
here
for more info. (July 19, 1974)
WTIC Outdoors with Bill
Clede (May 4, 1976)
Mikeline with John
Stevens (Sept. 15, 1976)
Dean's List with Arnold
Dean - Final Show (October 8, 1976)
Last Hour of Last Lou
Palmer Show 5-5:30P (Feb. 11, 1977)
Last Hour of Last Lou
Palmer Show 5:30P-6P (Feb. 11 1977)
Sports Talk with Arnold Dean 5th Anniversary (October 12, 1981)
Part
1
Part 2
Arnold Dean interview
with Ted Williams and Lefty Craig (March, 1985)Montage of Bob Steele's
career and acceptance speech into the National Radio Hall of fame.
(Go to 1995 and choose Bob Steele!)
WTIC's 75th Anniversary February 25, 2000
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
WTIC SALUTES
BOB STEELE (Dec. 7, 2002, after Bob's passing December 6,
2002)
At
the end of April, 2007, WTIC celebrated 50 years of broadcasting the
Red Sox ballgames.
Arnold Dean was invited to sit in the broadcast booth during the third
inning of the Red Sox/Yankees game at Fenway.
Interview with Larry
Lucchino, President and CEO of the Red Sox during Sports Talk before
the game.
Broadcast of the Red
Sox Third Inning.
Video:
Here is the first sign on of WTIC-TV3
in 1957!
Interview between Bob Steele and Bill
Lee of the Hartford Courant, March 7, 1974
WFSB TV3 interview with Arnold Dean on
February 3, 2007.
WCVB TV, Boston
segment on New England
Radio, including sections about WTIC. March 5, 2007
A History: Channel 3's first 50 years
as aired on WFSB's "Face the State" on Sunday 09/23/07.
Courtesy of WFSB.
Analog Signoff of WFSB: June 12, 2009