CBS D-Day Coverage

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CBS D-Day Coverage

This is the CBS coverage of the D-Day Allied landings on the European Continent during World War II.


Each of the following broadcasts were aired in the various time lengths.


To order, select the following CD number(s) of your choice:


CBS D-Day Coverage
June 6, 1944
CD011383.
CD 1/34 (2:00-3:42 a.m.) 06/06/44
Irwin Darlington w/German Reports
Robert Trout w/German Reports
Robert Trout w/German Reports
Robert Trout (Beginning Of Long Form Programming)
Tour Of The Columbia Newsroom
Maj. George Fielding Elliott
Jessie Sasmore
Ned Calmer BBC Feed Of Communique #1 (3:32 a.m.)
Maj. George Fielding Elliott
Murrow Reads “Order Of The Day”
Maj. George Fielding Elliott
Herbert M. Clark From London (Pool Report)

CD011384.
CD 2/34 (3:42-4:45 a.m.) 06/06/44
Robert Trout Recaps News
Eisenhower From SHAEF
King Haakon VII
Premier Gerbandy
Premier Pierdot
Wright Bryan (Pool Report) From London (Eyewitness Account Of A Parachute Drop
. Interrupted By Trout w/News Of First Fighting Inland)
Maj. George Fielding Elliott
Quentin Reynolds
John W. Vandercook (Pool Report)
Quentin Reynolds
James Willard (Pool Report)

CD011385.
CD 3/34 (4:45-5:52 a.m.) 06/06/44
Robert Trout Recaps Events Of The Day
Maj. George Fielding Elliott
Richard C. Hottelet
David Anderson (Pool Report)
Arthur Mann
Edward R. Murrow & Paul White Discuss How CBS Is Covering D-Day
Quentin Reynolds Describes Eisenhower’s Speech To Occupied Europe
Bill Henry Reports From Washington
Joe McCafferty From The Pentagon
Maj. George Fielding Elliott

CD011386.
CD 4/34 (5:52-6:52 a.m.) 06/06/44
Robert Trout Recaps Events Of The Day
BBC D-Day Report
Robert Trout Continues To Re-Cap
Charles Shaw (Pool Report)
Trout Reads Churchill’s Statement To The House Of Commons
Ned Calmer
Robert Trout w/More Of Churchill’s Statement
More Re-Cap
Don Pryor Introduces Lt. Col. Victor M. Morrison

CD011387.
CD 5/34 (6:52-8:00 a.m.) 06/06/44
George Fielding Elliott
Station Break
Robert Trout D-Day Updates
Joe McCafferty At The Pentagon
Joe King Reads Richard C. Hottelet’s Earlier Report
Maj. George Fielding Elliott
Robert Trout Promotes Upcoming D-Day Events
Station Break
Ned Calmer
Quentin Reynolds
Station Break
Alan Jackson Takes Over For Robert Trout
Richard C. Hottelet

CD011388.
CD 6/34 (8:00-9:00 a.m.) 06/06/44
Alan Jackson
Stanley Richardson (Eyewitness Account Of The Invasion Fleet…There Are Several Failed
Attempts To Reach Him)
Alan Jackson Reviews CBS’s Overnight D-Day Coverage
Merrill Mueller From SHAEF HQ On Eisenhower’s Last Hours Before Invasion
Robert Trout Returns
Maj. George Fielding Elliott
More Attempts To Reach Richardson/Mueller

CD011389.
CD 7/34 (9:00-10:00 a.m.) 06/06/44
Alan Jackson Review And Updates Of D-Day
Robert Trout Review Update
Charles Collingwood Action Recording
Charles Shaw And Paul White 2-way Conversation About How CBS Will Handle D-Day
Coverage
Joe McCafferty From Pentagon
Quentin Reynolds
Ned Calmer
Alan Jackson
Quentin Reynolds Looks At Eisenhower’s Speech To Occupied Europe
Trout Announces CBS Will Resume Regular Programming.

CD011390.
CD 8/34 (10:00-11:00 a.m.) 06/06/44
Valiant Lady
Light Of The World
The Open Door
Bachelor’s Children

CD011391.
CD 9/34 (11:00-12:00 p.m.) 06/06/44
Amanda Of Honeymoon Hill
Second Husband
CBS News Summary
Aunt Jenny’s True Life Stories

CD011392.
CD 10/34 (12:00-1:00 p.m.) 06/06/44
Kate Smith Speaks
Big Sister
Helen Trent
CBS D-Day Coverage
Edward R. Murrow Reports From London
Douglas Edwards Re-Caps What CBS Has Done Covering D-Day So Far
Plus A Summary Of The News
Quincy Howell

CD011393.
CD 11/34 (1:00-2:00 p.m.) 06/06/44
CBS D-Day Coverage
John Daly Reviews The Day’s News
Crisco Radio Newspaper
Alan Jackson Reports
Bernadine Flynn (Host Of Crisco Radio Newspaper)
Alan Jackson Reports
Bernadine Flynn Recorded Music
Albert Leitch From Washington

CD011394.
CD 12/34 (2:00-3:00 p.m.) 06/06/44
Recorded Music
News w/Quincy Howell
William Shirer
Recorded Music
News Reports By Merrill Mueller (Incorrect Report Then No Report)
Recorded Music

CD011395.
CD 13/34 (3:00-4:00 p.m.) 06/06/44
BBC report: King Of England
Invasion News
Alan Jackson For Bob Trout And His Regular 3:15 p.m. Report
BBC Report: (3:30 p.m.)
Merrill Mueller Report
Bill Henry From House Of Representatives w/Moss Of Minn.
McCormick Of Mass.
Gore Of Tenn.
John Daly Reports From New York
Howard Marshall Report From The BBC

CD011396.
CD 14/34 (4:00-4:49 p.m.) 06/06/44
Recorded Music
News Reports Of Invasion
Recorded Music

CD011397.
CD15/34 (5:00-6:00 p.m.) 06/06/44
News Reports: John Daly
Quincy Howell
Bill Shirer
Archie Bleyer & His Orchestra
News reports: Waiting For Communique #2

CD011398.
CD 16/34 (6:00-7:00 p.m.) 06/06/44
News w/Quincy Howell Including Insights Into Communique #2
News w/Edwin C. Hill,
Communique #2 Arrives
Jeri Sullivan’s Dream House
The World Today w/Douglas Edwards Reports From Edward R. Murrow
Farnsworth Powell (Report Went To 1 Min. Early…Countdown Is Heard)
Bill Henry
The Meaning Of The News

CD011399.
CD 17/34 (7:00-8:00 p.m.) 06/06/44
News w/John Daly
Quentin Reynolds
Maj. George Fielding Elliott
Passing Parade
American Melody Hour (Interrupted By BBC Bulletin)
Bulletin From BBC (BBC’s Talk Up And Billboard Heard CBS Joined Too Early)
Kent Stevenson (BBC reporter)
John Daly
Ward Smith From London
Chester Wilmut’s Report Is Read From The BBC Studio

CD011400.
CD 18/34 (8:00-9:00 p.m.) 06/06/44
Columbia Presents Corwin: #14 An American Trilogy-Carl Sandberg Part 1
News w/John Daly
Quentin Reynolds (GI Joe Report)
Maj. George Fielding Elliott
Charles Shaw
Don Pryor
News Summary w/Bill Henry

CD011401.
CD 19/34 (9:00-10:00 p.m.) 06/06/44
Burns & Allen
Doctor Fights: #01 (First Show)

CD011402.
CD 20/34 (10:00-11:00 p.m.) 06/06/44
Roosevelt D-Day Prayer
Bob Trout, Edward R. Murrow
Quentin Reynolds
William Shirer
Maj. George Fielding Elliott
U.S. Navy Band Concert

CD011403.
CD 21/34 (11:00-12:00 a.m.) 06/06/44
Irwin Darlington
Ned Calmer
Quincy Howell
Words And Music By Joan Brooks
Robert Trout
George Hicks (Famous Pool Report)
Quentin Reynolds
Charles Shaw

06/07/44
CD011404.
CD 22/34 (12:00-1:00 a.m.) 06/07/44
Robert Trout
Joseph C. Harsh (sp)
Ned Calmer
William Shirer
Maj. George Fielding Elliott
Harry James & His Orchestra From Hotel Astor New York City

CD011405.
CD 23/34 (1:00-2:00 a.m.) 06/07/44
CBS D-Day Coverage
Bill Snyder, His Piano & Orchestra

CD011406.
CD 24/34 (2:00-3:00 a.m.) 06/07/44
Robert Trout
BBC News Report (8 a.m. UK Time)
Ralph Morrison & His Orchestra From Chicago
Manny Strand & His Orchestra From Hollywood
Dale Jones & Company

CD011407.
CD 25/34 (3:00-5:15 a.m.) 06/07/44
News: Douglas Edwards (3:00 a.m.)
Henry King, His Piano & Orchestra (3:04 a.m.)
News:Douglas Edwards (5:00 a.m.)

CD011408.
CD 26/34 (5:15-9:00 a.m.) 06/07/44
Douglas Edwards Reads Communique #3
Stanley Richardson “Pool” Report (With Raw Talk Up)
News: Alan Jackson (6:00 a.m.)
News: Alan Jackson (7:00 a.m.)
News: Irwin Darlington (7:28 a.m.)
News: Irwin Darlington (7:45 a.m.) w/Report From Richard C. Hottelet
News: Alan Jackson (8:00 a.m.) w/Reports From Winston Burdette
Richard C. Hottelet
Chris Coffin
William J. Dunn
News: Pool Report From Merrill Mueller
News: Pool Report From George Wheeler
News News
CD011409.
CD 27/34 (9:00-10:00 a.m.) 06/07/44
News: Harry Marble (9:00 a.m.) Reports From Richard C. Hottelet
Sing Along With The Landt Trio (9:15 a.m.)
This Life Is Mine (9:45 a.m.)

CD011410.
CD 28/34 (10:00-11:00 a.m.) 06/07/44
News: Harry Marble
Light Of The World
Open Door
Bachelor’s Children

CD011411.
CD 29/34 (11:00-12:00 p.m.) 06/07/44
News: Includes BBC Radio Newsreel #143
Second Husband
Bright Horizon
Aunt Jenny’s True Life Stories

CD011412.
CD 30/34 (12:00-1:00 p.m.) 06/07/44
Kate Smith Seeks
Big Sister
Romance Of Helen Trent
Our Gal Sunday

CD011413.
CD 31/34 (1:00-2:00 p.m.) 06/07/44
Life Can Be Beautiful
Ma Perkins
Crisco Radio Newspaper: News w/Alan Jackson w/A Report From Richard C. Hottelet
Goldbergs

CD011414.
CD 32/34 (2:00-3:00 p.m.) 06/07/44
Portia Faces Life
Joyce Jordan, M.D.
News: Harry Marble w/Reports From John Daly
William Shirer
Joe McCafferty
Perry Mason: The Puzzled Suitor

CD011415.
CD 33/34 (3:00-4:00 p.m.) 06/07/44
Story Of Mary Marlin
U.S. Navy Band Concert
News: Robert Trout w/A Report From Charles Shaw
The Jubilaires

CD011416.
CD 34/34 (4:00-4:45 p.m.) 06/07/44
Broadway Matinee
The Wayfarin Stranger w/Burl Ives
News: John Daly
Bill Henry talks w/A Mine Sweeper
Quincy Howell
What Are We Fighting For #1 Of Six Broadcasts From West Point
w/Guest Edward R. Murrow




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