Tommy Cowan

Veteran announcer Tommy. Cowan speaks of the early days of radio and his long association with WNYC.

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Partial recording of a 90-minute "Noonday band concert" to celebrate WNYC's 35th anniversary, hosted by WNYC's Tommy Cowan

George F. Seuffert conducts the Local 802 band performing the following numbers:

"On the Mall" (Edwin Franko Goldman)
[Piece by ...

Hyperbole and more from WNYC's chief announcer Tommy 'the gift of gab' Cowan.

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Tommy Cowan interrupts programing to introduce President Eisenhower's Address To The Nation regarding taxes, the budget and national security.
President Eisenhower is speaking from the White House.

Eisenhower discusses ...

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John A. Ross, chairman of the Interfaith celebration, introduced Myra Manning to sing the Star Spangled Banner.

Rabbi Israel Goldstein gave the invocation.
Dr. Wendell C. Robert ...

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Tommy Cowan reports.
Samuel Hausman, executive vice president of the hospital presides.
Rabbi Israel Goldstein presents the invocation.

The building is named after Charles H. Silver, he gives ...

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Tommy Cowan discusses a hypothetical 9-month baby named "Bobby" with Dr. Leona Baumgartner. Fluctuating levels and quality.

Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection

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Proclamation Ceremonies of the National CYO week throughout the US (Oct 21 - 28). It's the first CYO week; the goal is to bring to the attention of all of the ...

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Reporters' coverage and speeches during Columbus Day Parade along 5th Ave. Several short speeches by local figures.

Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection

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Tommy Cowan reports on the American Legion Parade. Talks about how lucky New Yorkers are to have strangers visit - it helps us to relive the experience of New York. Tommy ...

Sugar Ray Robinson returns home.

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Cowan introduces the program. Lucy Monroe sings the Star Spangled Banner. Cowan narrates as a banner is strung across Broadway (it doesn't seem to be going well).

Whalen introduces ...

Harry O'Leet (?), chairman of the Flag Day committee, opens the 34th annual celebration of Flag Day sponsored by the Sons of the Revolution in the state of New York. Pledge of Alle...

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Celebration of the linking of the Westside Highway with FDR Drive through this underpass through South Ferry.

Past Borough Presidents in attendance are named: Isaacs, Hugo Rogers, Levy, ...

WNYC's Tommy Cowan gives us the blow-by-blow coverage from City Hall.

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Tommy Cowan describes (in great detail)the arrival General MacArthur, his wife and son at Idlewild airport. Mayor Impelliterri and General MacArthur give short speeches.

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Roll call of remote police locations around the five boroughs.

Extracted from larger compilation of Special Events coverage dated 1950-09-20.

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Seymour Siegel introduces the coverage by announcing the closing of the polls (7pm) and doing a roll call of remote locations: John Savage at Police Headquarters; Ed Jones at the Post ...

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Commissioner of Hospitals Kogal (?) introduces Reverend James A. Pike, who delivers the invocation, then delivers a speech about the severity of cancer. W.E.S. Griswold, Sr., Vice President of the Board ...