Radio Unnameable
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- Name
- Fass, Bob, 1933-2021 (Host)
- Watson, William E., 1915-1992 (Speaker)
- WBAI Radio (New York, N.Y.) (Broadcaster)
- Title
- Radio Unnameable
- Abstract
- Fass takes call-ins with a focus on encouraging donations to WBAI. Fass talks with another radio show host (Bill Watson) about the difficulties of hosting a radio show. They focus on the intimacy and difficulty of taking late-night call ins (mentioning Fass previously talking a caller out of suicide). "Puff the Magic Dragon" by Peter, Paul, and Mary plays.
- Content summary from finding aid: Bob Discusses Staff Cuts
- Collection Name
- Bob Fass papers, circa 1960-2011
- Archival Context
- Series I: Radio Unnameable, 1963-2011. Subseries I.5: Radio Unnameable, undated. Box no. Box 25, Unknown Box 1
- Subjects
- Community radio; WBAI Radio (New York, N.Y.)
- Format
- sound recordings
- Genre
- Radio call-in shows
- Publication Information
- WBAI Radio (New York, N.Y.): New York (N.Y.). 1963
- Date
- approximately 1963-2011
- Physical Description
- 1 audio file (24 minutes)
- Note
- Original format: 1/4" open-reel audio
- Size: 7" reel
- Base material: polyester
- Note (Title note)
- Title from container
- Note (Bf number)
- BF0904
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-6jq9-x496