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World War II began on Sept 1, 1939, when Nazi forces invaded Poland. The program was broadcast on March 13, 1938, and became the basis of the CBS World News Roundup, which still broadcasts on CBS Radio. The CBS home office in New York called for a 'News Roundup' special to be put together in reaction to the Anschluss. Murrow immediately sent William Shirer to London to broadcast an uncensored report. The Anschluss, the Nazi Annexation of Austria, occurred while Murrow was in Poland arranging the broadcast of Polish Children's Choirs. His initial job description did not include 'On Air' time his job was to persuade European figures to broadcast over CBS in competition with NBC. Murrow to London to head their European Operations. These began to rival print media, if not in depth of coverage, certainly in immediacy.ĬBS sent Edward R. Although most radio listening was music and entertainment in the form of comedies and dramas, the various radio networks developed news departments. By 1939 a majority of housewives considered the radio to be more indispensable to their homes than the clothes iron or the refrigerator. Throughout the 1930s, in spite of the Great Depression, electricity, and with it radio, was coming into most American homes. Some American hobbyists followed reports from Germany and Europe by 'Long Distance Listening (DXing)' over their shortwave radio receivers, but most information came from print and radio journalists. The rise of the Nazi Party in Germany was followed by the American Press and those with an interest in European Affairs.

WEAF 12 Hour coverage of Aug 8, 1945, the day the Atomic Bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.

Complete Coverage of D-Day, Jun 6, 1944, from both NBC and CBS.

Complete Coverage of Dec 7, 1942, the Attack on Pearl Harbor, featuring coverage from NBC Red, Blue, and CBS networks.

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Full Coverage of the SInvasion of Poland, which features the full days broadcast from WSJV, Washington DC.

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Modern Cable TV coverage of significant events is notable for the saturation of coverage as events unfold. Although the Mass Media of the time seems primitive by the modern standards of the Internet and 24-hour Cable News Coverage, old time WWII radio shows brought the war home to the American people in a way that had never been imagined before this time. Nearly every nation on Earth participated in or was affected by WWII. The most significant event of the last century was the global conflict referred to as the Second World War.

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