Vox Pop, United States Armored Force headquarters, Ft. Knox, Kentucky

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Date
1942-03-23
Summary
From 1932 to 1948, Parks Johnson hosted Vox Pop, a radio program devoted to interviewing men, women, and children from all walks of life. Johnson and his co-hosts broadcast from locations around the United States. They also broadcast from locations in Canada, Mexico City, London, and Paris.

This episode was broadcast from the U.S. Armored Force headquarters in Fort Knox, KT. Interviewees were Sgt. John L. Berlow, Sgt. Joe Benner, Acting Sgt. Michael Stevens, Cpl. Morris Harris (of the vocal group the Ink Spots) & Singers, Sgt. Maj. Henry Jaworski and his 4-year-old son Daniel, and Sgt. Walter F. Riley. Program hosts were Parks Johnson and Wally Butterworth (in his last appearance on Vox Pop), and the program was sponsored by Bromo-Seltzer.
Publisher
CBS Broadcasting Inc.
Subject
Broadcasting, Communications
Time period
1940s
Locations
North America; Kentucky
Collection
Commercial Broadcasting
Unit
Special Collections and University Archives
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Physical Description
00:29:59 .wav file, digitized from transcription disc
Related Items
Vox Pop Story Map; Parks Johnson collection on Vox Pop

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