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- Bob Trout anchors coverage of celebrations around the nation and throughout the world after the announcement of Japan's surrender to end World War Two. Trout details the course of events that led to the Japanese surrender and also describes the simultaneous announcement of the news by the Allied forces. Reporters in various locations describe scenes of celebrations, including: Bill Henry reporting from outside the White House; Charles Shalls reporting from a balcony at the Esther Hotel in Times Square; Webley Edwards reporting from Guam; John Adams reporting from General Douglas MacArthur's headquarters in Manila; and Larry Lisseur reporting from the corner of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City. Dr. Willis Dunbar and the radio team from WKZO also report on the scenes of celebration in downtown Kalamazoo, with Bob Cammons and Harold Fitzgerald interviewing a number of people in the area. This recording only contains parts 2 and 4 of the coverage.
- Date Issued:
- 1945-08-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Bob Trout anchors coverage of celebrations around the nation and throughout the world after the announcement of Japan's surrender to end World War Two. Trout details the course of events that led to the Japanese surrender and also describes the simultaneous announcement of the news by the Allied forces. Reporters in various locations describe scenes of celebrations, including: Bill Henry reporting from outside the White House; Charles Shalls reporting from a balcony at the Esther Hotel in Times Square; Webley Edwards reporting from Guam; John Adams reporting from General Douglas MacArthur's headquarters in Manila; and Larry Lisseur reporting from the corner of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City. Dr. Willis Dunbar and the radio team from WKZO also report on the scenes of celebration in downtown Kalamazoo, with Bob Cammons and Harold Fitzgerald interviewing a number of people in the area. This recording only contains parts 2 and 4 of the coverage.
- Date Issued:
- 1945-08-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection