[IRCA] Fwd: 60 Years ago at WVTR Tokyo Celebrated

[Lynn Hollerman <lynn@xxxxxxxxx>]

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>60 Years ago at WVTR Tokyo Celebrated with Trilogy
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>The Radio Heritage Foundation has released a special trilogy of three
>stories at www.radioheritage.net to celebrate the opening of WVTR
>Tokyo in 1945.
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>Exclusive to www.radioheritage.net, the creator of the famous
>'Japanese Sea Monster' broadcast in 1947 tells how the Godzilla
>phenomenon was born at WVTR.
>
>In the first story of the trilogy, 'WVTR's Sea Monster', read a first
>hand account of the full broadcast that shook Tokyo. As the giant
>monster advanced on Tokyo, devouring villages and fishing fleets, US
>Navy patrol boats were placed on alert to stop the destruction being
>heard over the air. This broadcast is from where the whole Godzilla
>concept originated. Enjoy images of the live studio where the
>broadcast came from, and more in this fascinating story.
>
>The second features 'PRIVATE Newhouse of WVTR', with former Chief
>Announcer Shelby Z Newhouse giving the inside scoop on those first
>months of broadcasting from the old Radio Tokyo facilities. Shelby
>has some great tales, and former Assistant Program Director Ken
>Harriman has provided photos of early WVTR staff from his personal
>collection, such as DJ's Wallace Brunworth, Joe Mularkey and Mat
>Meyers.
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>The third is 'WVTR Tokyo Xmas 1945' as originally published in an
>Occupation Forces Souvenir Edition of Pacific Stars & Stripes on
>December 25, 1945. Lavishly illustrated with station photos and full
>of program details for the 18 station AFRS network in Japan and Korea.
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>The Radio Heritage Foundation is a non-profit charity sharing the
>stories of Pacific radio, preserving, protecting and promoting
>Pacific radio heritage at www.radioheritage.net.
>
>Amongst other AFRS station stories at www.radioheritage.net are a
>series about KMTH Midway, WXLE Canton Island, WXLG Kwajalein and
>coming soon are items about the AFRS China-Burma-India networks, the
>Jungle Network, the Mosquito Network, the Pacific Ocean Network and
>the Pineapple Network in Hawaii.
>
>We hope you'll enjoy all these stories, and support this non-profit
>project with your own memories, images and materials and other
>resources.
>
>Warm regards
>David Ricquish
>Radio Heritage Foundation
>www.radioheritage.net
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>

Lynn.
Lafayette, LA
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