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The voices of America: how radio helped the West to defeat Communism in Europe The last American station on German airwaves is gone. So ends a fascinating history of propaganda, jazz cats and revolutionary rock ’n’ roll 9 January 2021 • 9:19am Gary Cooper and Ginger Rogers, among other stars, often performed for shows broadcast into Eastern Europe Credit: Getty When the English-language radio station KCRW Berlin ceased broadcasting last month – another victim of the pandemic – it ended a 75-year history of American stations on the German airwaves. That lineage began with the Allied...

Copy to Clipboard Bee Gees (Getty Images) One of the most iconic pop groups to ever hit the stage were the Bee Gees who were unstoppable from the early 1960s to the late 1970s. The group mainly consisted of three members who were also brothers, namely Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb. Their youngest brother Andy Gibb also joined them later. However, just like all the groups go through a journey of transformation, Bee Gees was no different. Interestingly, fans can watch the same in their new documentary titled ‘Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart’ which will air on HBO Max on ...

We want to you buy extra war bonds. >> when the war started, bob hope became the voice of america. people turned to him to make jokes about what was going on. he was not the first topical comedian. but what bob did was take that topical monologue and add to it the vaudeville rhythms, the joke-telling rhythms. >> how do you do, fellows? this is bob "command performance" hope telling each nazi that's in russia today that crimea doesn't pay. >> it was a very dark time, generally. but bob could always shrug his shoulders and say, well, let's tackle this. all right. let's talk about it. and somewhe...

Before. and, you know, the things that are happening in the headlines give rise to brand new jokes. >> we interrupt this broadcast to bring you this important bulletin from the united press. flash. the white house announces japanese attack on pearl harbor. >> world war ii was the most uniting war in the history of the united states. it was natural that the biggest comedian in america would participate in the war effort. >> i'd like to stop the show for a few minutes here and explain exactly why we're here. we want you to buy extra war bonds. >> when the war started, bob hope really became the ...

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