This show is dedicated to the announcers of WQXR. It includes reminiscences by announcer Bill Strauss and newsman Al Groby.
Host Bob Sherman also plays the following audio:
1. Elliot Sanger reminiscences about Rex Benware, one of the first WQXR announcers.
2. A weather report from March 1, 1937.
3. The Clock and the Dresden Figures (Albert William Ketèlbey).
4. Selections from Faust.
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About WQXR at 50, An Anniversary Album
Host Robert Sherman digs deep into the station's rich archives for this mini-series celebrating the first 50 years of WQXR.
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