1942 Radio News


(4.9 stars; 9 reviews)

Explore the news from 1942 in this audio collection. This compilation offers a glimpse into the events and stories that shaped the world during that year.

While these files may not be fully available on archive.org, this collection serves as a valuable resource for those interested in historical broadcasts. Any errors or typos in the content are the responsibility of the curator.


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

Chapters

January 4, 1942 3:57
NBC News Roundup 14:21
Walter Winchell Promotion for Navy Relief Society 29:00
Wartime Conservation Knitting For Soldiers 14:55
CBS Red Cross Program 29:42
The Hollywood March of Dimes of the Air 59:39
News of the World 14:40
NBC News Roundup Sidney Albright 12:17
Sir Stafford Cripps 6:54
February 11, 1942 15:15
February 11, 1942 15:15
CAN This is War 29:06
Winston Churchill Reviews Atlantic Charter Summit 24:15
NBC News Roundup 14:13
Japanese Victory Over Singapore 0:32
NBC News Roundup 29:02
Denver Darling Cowards Over Pearl Harbor 2:48
February 23, 1942 1:01
February 25, 1942 12:14
CAN This is War Your Navy 30:16
NBC News Roundup 14:00
CAN This is War Your Army 29:28
CAN This is War You're On Your Own 28:21
Story Behind The Headlines: New Zealand - A Partner For Defense 13:49
Denver Darling: The Devil And Mr. Hitler 3:12
CAN This Is War 30:10
April 20, 1942 14:32
NHK Station DEBUNK Sign-On 0:22
CAN This Is War 29:26
Last Message From Corregidor 8:56
Gen Wainwright Broadcasts Surrender Of Corregidor 1:13
Corregidor 2:17
May 19, 1942 6:40
May 20, 1942 13:42
CBS News of the World A.M. Edition 13:21
Allocution De Philippe Henriot à La Radio Diffusin Nationale 0:47
Alvino Rey and His Orchestra V-Disc The Army Air Corps 2:47
CBS News of the World A.M. Edition 13:46
June 1, 1942 13:37
June 4, 1942 12:37
Capt William Graves On The Battle Of Midway 1:52
June 9, 1942 13:33
June 10, 1942 13:24
June 11, 1942 10:23
June 13, 1942 13:26
NBC News of the World 14:41
Last Days of Singapore 0:53
Pierre Laval Déclare - Je Souhaite La Victoire De L'Allemagne 0:54
June 25, 1942 13:40
CBS News of the World A.M. Edition 8:42
Singapore's Defences Before Defeat 0:29
MBS All Star Game NYC Blackout Bottom Of The 9th 6:19
CBS News of the World A.M. Edition 2:02
They Burned The Books 28:17
July 1, 1942 26:31
This Nation At War Victory Ships 18:40
August 5, 1942 14:24
CBS News of the World A.M. Edition 2:40
Freddy Grisewood Saving Fuel 0:33
August 19, 1942 3:14
Carnage On The Beaches Of Dieppe 14:34
CBC Tributes To Bravery 14:16
Our Secret Weapon The Truth 14:36
Pathfinders of the Sky 7:55
CBS News of the World A.M. Edition 1:19
Senator Truman Interview 5:01
Mackenzie King Three Years of War 6:20
Nazi Eyes on Canada 29:21
Midway Eyewitness U.S. Captain Elliot Buckmaster 3:14
Chesterfield Moonlight Serenade 13:44
Der Fuehrer's Face 2:44
Adolf Hitler Rede Über Stalingrad 0:56
To Fly With A Fighting Navy 13:53
Nazi Eyes on Canada 29:38
October 6, 1942 0:44
October 9, 1942 CBS News of the World A.M. Edition 0:21
Nazi Eyes on Canada 29:31
Nazi Eyes on Canada 29:24
What's Happening On Guadalcanal? 14:37
General Montgomery To 8th Army Before El Alamein 2:06
CBC Covering The Battle In El Alamein 5:00
Nazi Eyes on Canada 28:50
Nazi Eyes on Canada 43:29
B-25 & Doolittle 6:41
Kay Kyser Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition 2:31
Godfrey Talbot Watches Night Tank Battle For El Alamein 1:53
November 1, 1942 BBC Opening Barrage At El Alamein 0:20
Excellent News 0:42
Bruce Belfrage On Victory At El Alamein 0:42
Edward R. Murrow On North Africa 1:41
FDR Appeals To French To Resist The Nazis 1:56
November 8, 1942 24:15
November 9, 1942 29:07
The End Of The Beginning 4:04
November 11, 1942 14:57
November 11, 1942 25:48
Buzz Beurling's Flying Career 6:46
NBC News of the World 17:09
November 15, 1942 0:14
November 15, 1942 23:44
November 17, 1942 14:39
Wings To Victory 32:44
Churchill On Victory In North Africa 3:22
November 29, 1942 23:46
Soldiers Of The Press 12:54
December 6, 1942 24:10
One Year After Pearl Harbor 3:11
NBC Eyes Aloft - Special Pearl Harbor Memorial 29:19
Victory Belles 28:39
Over Here - intro poor Milton Berle, Linda Darnell, Maxine Sull 56:11
KFWB Robert Arden News Commentary Roundtable Discussion on Unity 43:36
December 20, 1942 24:18
The Christmas Week Special 29:59
Christmas Show 1:00:10
On The Elimination Of The Jews In Europe 3:08
Christmas In England 1:18
Christmas With 8th Army In Tripoli 1:29
Doctor Advice For Christmas 0:20
BBC Desert Christmas 1:32
December 1, 1942 0:35
AFRS Yarns For Yanks Extra, Extra 14:12
I Cover the Waterfront 15:08
1942 Radio India 2:00
He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings 3:20
There'll Be A Little Smokio In Tokio 1:07
Robert Arden News Commentary Address to Police Officers 14:42
NHK Station DEBUNK Another Sign-On 0:36
Paul Revere AKA Douglas Chandler 0:13
Robert Best Against U.S. Action 4:13
CBS Energine Shoe White 0:34
WWII Axis Propaganda Broadcast to Britain 12:08

Reviews


(5 stars)

Thank you so very much for sharing such a piece of history!