Walter Winchell

Japanese Attacks the USS Comfort

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English · Radio, War & Military

Walter Winchell brings the distinctive voice and brisk delivery of the celebrated newspaper columnist and radio commentator to a broadcast dated April 29, 1945. The program’s title points to a report concerning Japanese attacks on the USS Comfort, a hospital ship serving in the Pacific during World War II.

Winchell’s broadcasts combined news commentary with the fast-moving style of a columnist accustomed to delivering headlines, observations, and pointed remarks directly to listeners. This installment offers a wartime perspective on a serious subject, with the immediacy and urgency associated with radio reporting during the conflict.

For listeners interested in the sound of wartime news and commentary, the broadcast provides a compact encounter with Winchell’s recognizable on-air presence and a moment of historical reporting.


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.