Soldiers of the Press
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- 2018-03-23
SOLDIERS OF THE PRESS
Soldiers of the Press is a war drama that was created in New York and syndicated by World Broadcasting System. Little is known about the series or the total number of episodes. Each episode is 15 minutes long and retold a recent news story from action during World War II. The series was narrated by United Press correspondents including Walter Cronkite, Harrison Salisbury, and many lesser knowns such as Ralph Teasdale and Ann Stringer. The show was broadcast on WOR from 28 Feb 1943 until 5 Aug 1945 on Sundays at 12:30pm. There are at least 39 episodes in circulation out of the 148 known to exist.
OTRR Certification Information:
Series Name: Soldiers of the Press
Certification Status: Accurate
Certification Date: May 21, 2018
Certification Version: Version 1.2
Number of CDs: 1NOTE: Updated Release! Version 1.2 (21 March 2018): new artwork; corrected typos in titles
NOTE: Updated Release! Ver 1.1 (10-Jul-2010): spelling corrections; added show # for one show; added updated PDF release files .
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- 2008-04-17 15:42:54
- Boxid
- OL100020404
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- OTRR_Certified_Soldiers_Of_The_Press
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February 19, 2021
Subject: Actors!
Subject: Actors!
Although this collection was updated in 2018, the Header information on this page has restored some misinformation that I thought was removed from an earlier draft... it is pretty obvious that the United Press war correspondents whose adventures are dramatized here were still off in the war zones writing new stories when these broadcasts were recorded by casts of radio actors back in the United States. Walter Cronkite mentioned this in his autobiography and in an NPR interview 40 or 50 years after Soldiers of the Press.
The programs were created to promote United Press and were featured in the news service's advertisements in trade magazines during the war.
The programs were created to promote United Press and were featured in the news service's advertisements in trade magazines during the war.