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Podcast: Breaking Walls: The Podcast on the History of American Network Radio Broadcasting
Episode: BW - EP136â003: Have Gun Will TravelâThe Radio Dial On Sunday November 23rd 1958
Description: Sunday, November 23rd, 1958 was a sunny, cold day in New York. Conway Twitty had the nationâs top song with âItâs Only Make Believe.â The inside cover of the New York Daily News spoke of President Eisenhowerâs slashes to the 1960 government budget. Meanwhile Texan Democrat Rep. George H. Mahan demanded the military budget remain robust. West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt called for allied powers to stop Russiaâs campaigns aimed at destroying democracy in western Europe. And a mechanics strike grounded all but four of TWAâs more than 200 planes.
If youâd have turned on your radio to WCBS in New Y...