WNYC reports on the incoming results of 1949 elections of interest to the New York metropolitan area. Reports come in from Syracuse, The Hotel Astor, Times Square, New York City Police Department headquarters, The Commodore Hotel, The Hotel Roosevelt, and from WNYC headquarters in the Municipal Building.

Other material:
News and Special Events Director Lilian Blake interviews Sid Barry about overseas coverage and differences between politics in the United States and abroad. This interview includes footage of foreign reporters recounting their take on the United States elections.

Newbold Morris' campaign manager, John A. Wells, is interviewed.
There is also a short phone interview with Jasper McLevy, the returning mayor of Bridgeport, CT.

Newbold Morris speaks to concede the New York City mayoral election to O'Dwyer. Dulles concedes the senatorial election to Herbert Lehman.
Mayor O'Dwyer gives a speech excoriating his opponent and the media after his victory has been declared.

Herbert Lehman gives a speech following his victory over Dulles.

Grover Whalen speaks at WNYC studios about all the hustle and bustle and young people running about. He also comments on how he never would have believed it back when WNYC started since they were told all the steel in the Brooklyn Bridge would have prevented anyone from hearing such a broadcast.

The tape concludes with Congressman Vito Marcantonio giving his concession speech as the American Labor Party candidate for mayor..

WNYC archives id: 152246