Monthly Archives: August 2022

Does “Foreign correspondent” deserve quotes?

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Bob Stepno

https://archive.org/download/otr_chanduthemagician/49-02-03_BLACK_STEPS.MP3 “I never thought we’d really know a foreign correspondent!” the two youngsters gush, in an early scene of this 1949 radio drama.“Oh now children,” says their mother. “Stop acting as if he’s a foreign correspondent in the movies.” The … Continue reading →

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Praying for a Free Press?

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Bob Stepno

“The Family Theater” was a classic old time radio show that ran from 1947 to 1957 with an unusual sponsor: Prayer. But it also found itself telling the stories of newspaper editors and reporters from time to time… So here … Continue reading →

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