Vox Pop

Brother Nightkey contributing too! Excellent. Looks like we got us a good old fashioned free for all like back in what passes as the "good old days" for some of us relative latecomers. Love it!

Vox Pop. February 2, 1942. CBS net, WABC, New York City. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer, Bulova (local). 8:00 P.M. The program originates from Vultee Aircraft, Downey, California. Parks Johnson, Wally Butterworth, Bill Bivens (announcer). 29:20.

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I need to listen to this one soon, because the description makes NO sense to me...

Vox Pop. February 9, 1942. CBS net. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates from the "The Circus Saints and Sinners" initiation, New York City. Darius is given a straightjacket as a prize. When Mr. Hoffman is asked about his plans for the future, he says, "I haven't any future, I'm a Republican." Parks and Wally are initiated into "The Saints and Sinners" with the song, "The Vox Pop-off." A delightful show. Parks Johnson, Wally Butterworth, Darius Benhem (founder of "The Circus Saints and Sinners"), Harold Hoffman (former governor of New Jersey), Tex O'Rourke, Fred Waring (he mentions his "Waring Blender" and is given a "mixer," a concrete mixer), Ole Olsen, Larry MacPhail, Bill Bivens (announcer), Don Carney (as "Uncle Don"). 29:17.

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Vox Pop. March 23, 1942. CBS net. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates from Fort Knox, Kentucky. Chats with soldiers in the tank corps, including Joe Benner, the second best shot in the country. A Czech-born soldier says, "I hope to Christ" and stops the show with laughter. "What's the difference between a "Jeep" and a "Peep." Morris Harris of "The Ink Spots" sings, "Wham, Rebop de Boom, Bam" with a group of fellow-soldiers. Parks Johnson, Wally Butterworth, Ernest Chappell (commercial spokesman from New York), Joe Benner, Morris Harris. 29:35.

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Vox Pop. March 30, 1942. CBS net. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates from the Seaman's Church Institute, New York City. Interviews with men of the Merchant Marine. Parks Johnson, Warren Hull, Ernest Chappell (announcer). 31:08.

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I don't have April 6, 1942; hopefully someone out there has it.

Vox Pop. April 20, 1942. CBS net, WABC, New York City. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates from the Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina. Parks Johnson, Neil O'Malley (co-host). 28:37.

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Vox Pop. May 4, 1942. CBS net. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates from the "Little Norway" flyers (Norwegian Air Force pilots-in-exile), Toronto. Parks Johnson, Warren Hull (first appearance as co-host), Ernest Chappell (announcer). 30:23.

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Vox Pop. July 6, 1942. CBS net. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates from the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Statler, Cleveland. The day before "Uncle Sam's All-Service" baseball game, in Cleveland. Interviews with baseball players who are now in service (and one boxer). Parks Johnson, Warren Hull, Mickey Cochran, George Earnshaw, Hank Gowdy, Ernest Chappell (announcer), Mickey Harris, John Sturm, Bob Feller, John Rigney, Gene Tunney. 29:47.

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Allow me, good sir.

Vox Pop. April 6, 1942. CBS net, WABC, New York City. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer, Bulova (local). 8:00 P.M. The program originates from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York. Interviews with cadets on "Army Day." Parks Johnson, Ernest Chappell (announcer), Garry Breckner, The West Point Glee Club. 29:24

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Thanks a lot for these. It's great seeing the usual players back in the Club.

Vox Pop. July 13, 1942. CBS net. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates with the Merchant Marine naval gun crews stationed in Brooklyn, New York. Parks Johnson, Warren Hull, Ernest Chappell (announcer). 29:29.

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My turn to come up short... I don't have the 07/27/1942 broadcast.

107947. Vox Pop. August 17, 1942. CBS net, WABC, New York City aircheck. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates from the Navy Yard at Mare Island, California. Warren Hull, Carole Landis (substituting for Parks Johnson). 29:13.

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Vox Pop. September 7, 1942. CBS net. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates from the Bell Aircraft plant, Niagara Falls, New York. The program opens with an airplane engine instead of a locomotive. Parks Johnson, Warren Hull. 29:20.

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Here's the July 27, 1942 episode.

Vox Pop. July 27, 1942. CBS net, WABC, New York aircheck. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates from Keesler Field, Biloxi, Mississippi. Six students studying to be aircraft mechanics are interviewed. David Saxon, a former violinist with the NBC Symphony plays, "Intermezzo" (accompanied on the piano by Harry Churchill). A Chinese student pilot delivers a lengthy message to his people...in Chinese. One of the students, a former CBS employee, gets married on the the air during the program. Parks Johnson, Warren Hull, David Saxon, Harry Churchill. 30:00.

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I don't have November 2, 1942.

Vox Pop. November 9, 1942. CBS net. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates from the New River Marine Corps Base, North Carolina. Interviews with Marines on the 167th anniversary of the Corps. Ernest Chappell interviews a wounded Marine in New York City. A Marine recruit named Bill Johnson turns out to be Parks Johnson's son, who had just enlisted. Parks Johnson, Warren Hull, Ernest Chappell (performer, commercial spokesman), Bill Johnson. 29:06.

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Vox Pop. November 30, 1942. CBS net. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates with the Seaforth Highlanders (from Scotland) in Vancouver. Parks Johnson, Warren Hull, Ernest Chappell (announcer). 24:35.

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Very sorry to say that not only do I not have the 11/02/1942 program, I am ALSO lacking the 12/07/1942...

Vox Pop. January 4, 1943. CBS net, WABC, New York City aircheck. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates from the Merchant Marine Academy, King's Point, New York. Parks Johnson, Warren Hull, Ernest Chappell (announcer).

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Vox Pop. January 18, 1943. CBS net. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates from Jackson Army Air Base, Jackson, Mississippi. Parks Johnson, Warren Hull.

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Vox Pop. January 25, 1943. CBS net, WABC, New York City aircheck. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates from the Admiral Farragut Academy, Pine Beach, Toms River, New Jersey. Parks Johnson, Warren Hull. 29:32.

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Here's December 7, 1942;

Vox Pop. December 7, 1942. CBS net. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates from the Alameda Naval Air Station, California. A program to "Remember Pearl Harbor." Sailors tell what they were doing when the Japs attacked and how they felt. From KGMB in Honolulu, Webley Edwards (who described the attack as it was happening) with Alexa Davidson, the station's "program traffic manager" remember what it was like. She's given a hat, purse and a pair of shoes. Near the end of the program, the audience chants, "Avenge Pearl Harbor, Avenge Pearl Harbor, Avenge Pearl Harbor!" Fascinating listening. Parks Johnson, Warren Hull, Webley Edwards, Alexa Davidson, Ernest Chappell (announcer). 29:39.

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Vox Pop. March 8, 1943. CBS net. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates from the H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, docked at Norfolk, Virginia. British sailors are interviewed. Parks Johnson, Warren Hull, Ernest Chappell (announcer). 29:29.

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April 12, 1943. CBS net. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates from the Tank Destroyer Command, Camp Hood, Texas. The first 15:03 of the program. Parks Johnson, Warren Hull. 15:03.

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Vox Pop. April 26, 1943. CBS net. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates from the Marine Corps base at Quantico, Virginia. Parks Johnson, Warren Hull. 29:47.

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Thanks Brothers. My collection was missing most of these.

Glad to help, Andrew.

Vox Pop. July 19, 1943. CBS net. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates from the near the start of the future Alaska Military Highway, with the Army Engineers in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Parks Johnson, Warren Hull. 30:28.

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Vox Pop. July 26, 1943. CBS net. Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The program originates from a war plant in Seattle that is making an unusual product: "Pacific Huts" for use in Alaska and the Pacific. Parks Johnson, Warren Hull, Frank Hobbs (President of Pacific Huts). 29:39.

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