Tonight, May 05, 2024, Norman Corwin's All-Network special for the day of victory over the Nazis in Europe: “On a Note of Triumph,” a conversation between Pete Seeger and Corwin, more commentary from ORSON WELLES, and of course our weekly episode of Gunsmoke. Tune in to WBAI-NY 99.5 FM, or listen to the stream at wbai.org for THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO, produced by Max Schmid.

GUNSMOKE from CBS on July 08, 1956 #222 "Passive Resistance” for Chesterfield, L & M. Two cattlemen slaughter the herd of sheep owned by Gideon Seek, then burn down his house and wagon and finally shoot him. Gideon is a peaceable man who won't even identify his tormentors. With William Conrad, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, Georgia Ellis, Ralph Moody, John Dehner, Harry Bartell, Jack Moyles, produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, written by John Meston, music by Rex Koury, SFX by Tom Hanley & Bill James, announcer George Walsh.

We will hear a brief segment of an talk between Norman Corwin and Pete Seeger recorded at KPFK, LA on Dec 30, 1969.

Then, Norman Corwin's epic full-hour all-network special "On a Note of Triumph" broadcast on the day of victory over Hitler in Europe. Narrated by Martin Gabel, with William L. Shirer, Ludwig Donath, Peter Witt, Johnny Bond, Peggy Rae, Joan Lorring, Elliott Lewis, Merton Kopkin, Lucille Meredith, Raymond Lawrence, Alec Harford, George Sorel, Dick Nelson, Bob Bruce, Joseph Worthy, Lurene Tuttle, Regina Wallace, June Foray, Pat McGeehan, Harry Bartell, James Nusser, Fred Esler, Norbert Muller, Ramsay Hill, Irene Tedrow, Eula Beal. With music composed by Bernard Herrmann, conducted by Lud Gluskin, engineered by Berne Surrey & Gary Harris, production assistants Charles Lewin & Lou Ashworth, written, produced, and directed by Norman Corwin.

HOWARD K. SMITH Pool Feed on May 09, 1945. A report for the combined networks, from the bombed out city of Berlin. A very dramatic report describing the utter destruction of every recognizable landmark. "I don't know what to call the ruined city I saw today, but it was not Berlin."

ORSON WELLES COMMENTARY from ABC net, KECA, LA aircheck on Sept 16, 1945 for Lear radio. The second program of the series. Where you live, has the world come to an end? Orson comments about Drew Pearson and others who predict the future. "I think fortune-telling is the bunk." He predicts: "Nine countries will have the atomic bomb within three years." "Eric Johnson will do a good job for the motion picture industry." "Next week will see a general speed-up at the London Conference of Foreign Ministers. The people of the world will find the results unsatisfactory." Orson speaks at length about the food situation in Europe. He describes a bullfight in Tijuana. The sign in the ABC parking lot reads: "No bailment created here." Now, what does that mean?

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