The Jean Shepherd Show (WOR) 1963 /08/29 (The Freedom March On Washington)
Jean Shepherd
(5 Sterne; 2 Bewertungen)
The Jean Shepherd Show (WOR-AM/FM) Original Transmission Date: 08/29/1963 "The Freedom March On Washington" Perhaps stepping a bit out of character, we are treated to Shep's historic eyewitness account of Dr. Martin Luther King, jr.'s famous "I Have A Dream" speech, that took place on the 28th of August, 1963 in Washington DC. It was a turning point in the turbulent & on-going civil rights movement of the 1960s. This moving & amusing account of the events taking place prior & during The (Freedom & Jobs) March On Washington is recalled the following evening (08/29/63) on Shepherd's nightly radio show from WOR-AM/FM in New York. It is a true spoken eyewitness account to history & he knew it was a moment in time that would become historic as this was the dawn of the civil rights era & like most notable events; "It wasn't the way you think it was..." Take a few moments to listen, remember & learn.... This is a slightly edited broadcast (with improved audio) to fit within a 30 minute time slot. -PatriX "The Time is always Right to do What's Right..." -Martin Luther King, jr.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
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A history of one of the Great Events of American History
Den NC USA
(5 Sterne)
By a man who was really the Mark Twain of the 1960's. He being Jean Shepherd. God Bless the Man who made so many great American tales live. For many, Jean Shepherd of A Christmas Story..."You'll Shoot your eye out, kid..." Yes, that great storyteller. But in this case, he's the eye-whitness reporter on the scene of one of the greatest American historical events. He tells the tale, and I truly wish that all Americans could hear the joy and the amazement and the sincere pride in his voice, as he tells us all (on that night, in NYC, WOR, 1963) ... and now, for you, as Jean Shepherd saw it, both a radio commentator and a guy who knew "something was happening here..." Please, just listen. I'm listening again on August 29,2020. It's a Friday of the COVID-19 Summer. Sad. True. I heard this broadcast on O8/29 whatever the day 1963. I was in Port Chester High School, in Westchester County NY., and my pals and I listened to Jean on WOR in NYC as much as we could. So I heard it. I was listening. My Dad wouldn't let me take the car to D.C. Now you can hear it. Now it is so much later on. I am 73, and here we all are. If we're lucky enough to be alive. It's (IMHO) one of the great radio broadcasts of all time. Thank you archive.org for keeping history alive.
Stumbled onto this -- Wow!
Steve101
(5 Sterne)
It is definitely a pleasure to hear a real person's real experience at the March of Washington. It adds a lot of color to the black-and-white videos that we've all seen of the events of that day. Thank you archive.org for keeping this alive!