Al Tropea
On July 8, 1924, WNYC had its first transmission. Ninety years later,
and the station has continued to rely on the New York community to
create the highest quality content possible. Together, we've gone
through nine decades of news, talk and cultural programming together.All next week, tune into WNYC for special programming surrounding some of the most significant moments in the station's -- and city's -- history. Check out the schedule below, and check back daily for audio of the segments as they air. You can also enjoy vintage photography courtesy of former WNYC engineer Al Tropea, as well as audio clips covering a wide breadth of topics from our archives.
Schedule of Programming
Monday, July 7:
The Brian Lehrer Show10AM on 93.9FM and AM 820: Hear archived interviews between 1959 and 1961 on Greenwich Village's transition into an "it" neighborhood. Featuring a conversation with Jon Strausbaugh, NY Times contributor and author of The Village: 400 Years of Beats, Bohemians, Radicals and Rogues.
Tuesday, July 8:
The Brian Lehrer Show10AM on 93.9FM and AM 820: Marty Goldenson, a former WNYC producer, talks about his work with Kurt Vonnegut on the 1998 series "Reports on the Afterlife."
Soundcheck
9PM on 93.9FM: Each day, Soundcheck dives into the archives to unearth rare performances taped by WNYC. Tonight, we focus on Bob Dylan.
Wednesday, July 9:
The Brian Lehrer Show10AM on 93.9FM and AM 820: Hear about the legacy of Robert Moses' and Jane Jacobs' influence on New York City's built environment. Kenneth T. Jackson, history professor at Columbia and author of Empire City: New York Through the Centuries, joins Brian in the studio.
The Takeaway
9AM on AM 820 & 3PM on 93.9FM: Hear about the enduring legacy of Langston Hughes, as explained by writer and Virginia Tech professor Nikki Giovanni
Soundcheck
9PM on 93.9FM: Each day, Soundcheck dives into the archives to unearth rare performances taped by WNYC. Tonight, we focus on Lead Belly and Woody Guthrie.
Thursday, July 10:
Soundcheck9PM on 93.9FM: Each day, Soundcheck dives into the archives to unearth rare performances taped by WNYC. Tonight, we focus on Miles Davis.
Friday, July 11:
Soundcheck9PM on 93.9FM: Each day, Soundcheck dives into the archives to unearth rare performances taped by WNYC. Tonight, we focus on Leonard Bernstein
Recently in WNYC Celebrates 90 Years
WNYC At 90: Bob Dylan's First Radio Interview
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
Soundcheck listens back to Bob Dylan's first radio interview from 1961, as part of WNYC's 90th anniversary.
Kurt Vonnegut Talks to the Dead
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
As part of WNYC's 90th anniversary celebration, Marty Goldensohn, former WNYC news director, shares excerpts from the station's 1998 series "Reports on the Afterlife." It's based on Vonnegut's book God Bless You Dr. Kevorkian, a fictionalized account of interviews with recently deceased people.
WNYC Covers Sex and Rebellion in the Village in 1959
Monday, July 07, 2014
Fifty-five years ago, WNYC addressed the "tension" in
Greenwich Village over interracial couples and beatniks. We hear your
memories of the era.
Photos: The Early Days of WNYC
Wednesday, July 02, 2014
WNYC
Al Tropea started at WNYC as an engineer before moving on to
work at City Hall, recording various events for 37 years. Over the
course of that time, he took incredible photos of WNYC in its hey-day.
Diving into the WNYC Audio Archives
Wednesday, July 02, 2014
WNYC
Over the past 90 years, WNYC has had the honor of hosting some
of the world's most prominent figures on our airwaves. From Robert Frost
to Miles Davis and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to Winston
Churchill and Alice Monro -- we have learned about the world alongside
our listeners during these poignant interviews. Take a listen to some of the most compelling guests that have graced the WNYC airwaves.
Pioneering Language Classes Over WNYC
Friday, September 14, 2012
Between the summer of 1925 and spring 1932, Victor
Harrison-Berlitz, the General Manager of 410 U.S. Berlitz language
schools, taught French, Spanish, German and Italian over WNYC. The
regular classes were a pioneering effort for American radio.
Kurt Vonnegut: WNYC Reporter on the Afterlife
Friday, August 05, 2011
The author Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) worked with WNYC producer Marty Goldensohn on a 1998 series known as Reports on the Afterlife. A year earlier, Vonnegut explained these reports would come as a result of "controlled near-death experiences."
Woody Guthrie and WNYC
Friday, June 24, 2011
Woody Guthrie left California and arrived in New York City early in 1940. By summer he was making his first appearance on WNYC, on Henrietta Yurchenco and Paul Kresh's second Adventures in Music program on July 13. The show's theme was folk music of the mountains and the plains, featuring Jim Garland, Sarah Ann Ogan
and Guthrie, who was introduced as "a modern troubadour who sings as he
pleases and makes up his own tunes as he goes." Guthrie performed "Hobo
Blues," "Dusty Old Dust," and "Tom Joad."
Malcolm X on WNYC
Friday, December 17, 2010
Malcolm X in front of the Teresa Hotel in Harlem when he was still a spokesperson for the Nation of Islam.
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