War Correspondents

Murrow, Shirer, Sevareid, Halton — reporters inventing the job as they went.

245 recordings · 7 broadcasters

BBC Home Service

Reports Resignation Of Austrian Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg

11 Mar 1938 · 1 min

Broadcast 1938-03-11. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

William Shirer In Berlin Before Invasion

28 Aug 1938 · 4 min

Broadcast 1938-08-28. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

BBC Home Service

Ralph Murray Reports From Prague After Invasion

4 Oct 1938 · 8 min

Broadcast 1938-10-04. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

HV Kaltenborn Reports On The Eve Of War

27 Aug 1939 · 5 min

Broadcast 1939-08-27. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

London Before War Murrow

28 Aug 1939 · 4 min

Broadcast 1939-08-28. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

BBC Home Service

Alvar Liddell Reports On German 16 Point Plan

31 Aug 1939 · 1 min

Broadcast 1939-08-31. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

BBC Home Service

Alvar Liddell Reports On Evacuation Of Children

1 Sep 1939 · 1 min

Broadcast 1939-09-01. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

BBC Home Service

Alvar Liddell Reports The Invasion Of Poland

1 Sep 1939 · 1 min

Broadcast 1939-09-01. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations

PPR Radio Warsaw Reports On German Invasion

1 Sep 1939 · 2 min

Broadcast 1939-09-01. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

BBC Home Service

S J de Lotbinire Reports Further On Evacuation

1 Sep 1939 · 1 min

Broadcast 1939-09-01. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

BBC Home Service

S J de Lotbinire Reports Train Now Leaving

1 Sep 1939 · 1 min

Broadcast 1939-09-01. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

BBC Home Service

Reports Defense Order Closing Places Of Entertainment

3 Sep 1939 · 1 min

Broadcast 1939-09-03. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Edward R Murrow British Class System

4 Sep 1939 · 3 min

Broadcast 1939-09-04. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

William L Shirer In Berlin

7 Sep 1939 · 3 min

Broadcast 1939-09-07. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

William L Shirer News From Berlin

7 Sep 1939 · 3 min

Broadcast 1939-09-07. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

NBC News

Reports On Adolph Hitlers Danzig Address

20 Sep 1939 · 1 min

Broadcast 1939-09-20. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Elmer Davis With The News

7 Oct 1939 · 4 min

Broadcast 1939-10-07. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Elmer Davis Reports City Of Flint Still Missing

24 Oct 1939 · 4 min

Broadcast 1939-10-24. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Elmer Davis Reports On Neutrality Bill

30 Oct 1939 · 4 min

Broadcast 1939-10-30. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Elmer Davis Reports On Molotovs Speech

31 Oct 1939 · 4 min

Broadcast 1939-10-31. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Edward R Murrow Underground Air Raid

27 Nov 1939 · 2 min

Broadcast 1939-11-27. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Elmer Davis Reports Russian Air Raids On Helsinki

30 Nov 1939 · 4 min

Broadcast 1939-11-30. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Elmer Davis Reports The Defense Of Finland Continues

1 Dec 1939 · 4 min

Broadcast 1939-12-01. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Elmer Davis Reports Germany Accuses Sweden

2 Dec 1939 · 4 min

Broadcast 1939-12-02. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

Germany Calling

Lord Haw Haw NY Times Reports Cruiser Exeter Damaged

13 Dec 1939 · 1 min

Broadcast 1939-12-13. Germany Calling. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Elmer Davis Reports On Russo Finnish Front

18 Dec 1939 · 4 min

Broadcast 1939-12-18. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Elmer Davis Reports German Liner Columbus Scuttled

19 Dec 1939 · 4 min

Broadcast 1939-12-19. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Elmer Davis Reports Swedish Volunteer Units For Finland

20 Dec 1939 · 4 min

Broadcast 1939-12-20. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Today in Europe Murrow from Amsterdam

18 Jan 1940 · 12 min

Broadcast 1940-01-18. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Murrow On Non Confidence Debate In Commons

8 May 1940 · 1 min

Broadcast 1940-05-08. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Edward R Murrow Much War News From England

10 May 1940 · 2 min

Broadcast 1940-05-10. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Elmer Davis Reports On First Day Of Blitzkrieg

11 May 1940 · 9 min

Broadcast 1940-05-11. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

BBC Home Service

Bernard Stubbs Reports On The Returning Troops

31 May 1940 · 4 min

Broadcast 1940-05-31. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Edward R Murrow On Dunkirk

2 Jun 1940 · 3 min

Broadcast 1940-06-02. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

BBC Home Service

RAF Dispatched To Dunkirk Edward R Murrow

2 Jun 1940 · 1 min

Broadcast 1940-06-02. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

BBC Home Service

Edward R Murrow Churchill News Of Dunkirk

4 Jun 1940 · 1 min

Broadcast 1940-06-04. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

BBC Home Service

Eyewitness Account From Paris

14 Jun 1940 · 4 min

Broadcast 1940-06-14. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations

Eric Sevareid On The Fall Of Paris

21 Jun 1940 · 1 min

Broadcast 1940-06-21. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

French Surrender Wm Shirer

21 Jun 1940 · 4 min

Broadcast 1940-06-21. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations

Wm Shirer Coverage Of French Surrender

21 Jun 1940 · 25 min

Broadcast 1940-06-21. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

BBC Home Service

Charles Gardner Reports More On Dogfight

14 Jul 1940 · 1 min

Broadcast 1940-07-14. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Edward R Murrow Trafalgar Blitz

24 Aug 1940 · 1 min

Broadcast 1940-08-24. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Murrow on Blackout

24 Aug 1940 · 1 min

Broadcast 1940-08-24. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Edward R Murrow Blitz Effects

25 Aug 1940 · 3 min

Broadcast 1940-08-25. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

BBC Home Service

Alvar Liddell Reports 175 German Aircraft Destroyed

15 Sep 1940 · 1 min

Broadcast 1940-09-15. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Edward R Murrow During Blitz

20 Sep 1940 · 1 min

Broadcast 1940-09-20. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Edward R Murrow London Rooftop Blitz

22 Sep 1940 · 4 min

Broadcast 1940-09-22. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Edward R Murrow London At War At Night

2 Dec 1940 · 3 min

Broadcast 1940-12-02. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Edward R Murrow Grim Christmas In London

24 Dec 1940 · 1 min

Broadcast 1940-12-24. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

BBC Home Service

Bruce Belfrage With The News

5 Jan 1941 · 1 min

Broadcast 1941-01-05. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

Edward R Murrow Spring

9 Mar 1941 · 7 min

Broadcast 1941-03-09. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations

PCPT Russian Radio reports on German Invasion

22 Jun 1941 · 1 min

Broadcast 1941-06-22. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

World News Today

6 Dec 1941 · 14 min

Broadcast 1941-12-06. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

Mutual Broadcasting System

Flash UPI Bulletin Reports Attack On Pearl Harbor

7 Dec 1941 · 1 min

Broadcast 1941-12-07. Mutual Broadcasting System. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

John Charles Daly Reports Pearl Harbor Attack

7 Dec 1941 · 2 min

Broadcast 1941-12-07. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations

0009 NBCB Bert Silen Reports Manila Bomb

8 Dec 1941 · 1 min

Broadcast 1941-12-08. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBS World News

World News Today

9 Dec 1941 · 14 min

Broadcast 1941-12-09. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

BBC Home Service

Canadian Soldier Dieppe Eyewitness

19 Aug 1942 · 3 min

Broadcast 1942-08-19. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

BBC Home Service

Midway Eyewitness US Captain Elliot Buckmaster

23 Sep 1942 · 3 min

Broadcast 1942-09-23. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

CBC Wartime Service

Covering The Battle In El Alamein Matthew Halton

22 Oct 1942 · 5 min

Broadcast 1942-10-22. CBC Wartime Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

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