Wheaties Quartet - One of the first singing commercials (both mp3 files less than 1 MB each):

1926 version

1929 version

WCCO-AM (830) - As heard on WCCO Radio, CBS Radio live coverage of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler's speech from Berlin Sportspalats before 15,000 cheering attendees demanding that Czechoslovakia hand over Sudeten territory to Germany as broadcast on September 29, 1938. Includes translation and analysis by H.V. Kaltenborn, a brief speech segment by Joseph Goebbels, and a WCCO Radio station ID during part six. This recently discovered historical recording is one of the most complete of this speech known. #1  #2  #3  #4  #5  #6 (mp3 files from 14-16 MB) (provided by Bill Lund, Digital on Location, Woodbury, MN)

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In honor of those who perished during WWII, here is a link to the United States Holocaust Memoriam Museum.

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WCCO-AM (810) - Broadcast of "Bill Carlson and His Band of a Million Thrills" from from the Minnesota Terrace at the Hotel Nicollet on November 20, 1938. Enjoy this unedited 25 minute recording. 12 MB (provided by Mark Durenberger)

Note: WCCO Radio was broadcasting at 810 AM in 1938. The station moved to 830 AM in 1941. In addition, the station's studios were located at the Hotel Nicollet until 1938.

WCCO-AM (830) - Minneapolis Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey reading the newspaper comics from the Minneapolis Tribune during the "Stay At Home" campaign during a polio outbreak. Frank Butler hosts the show with music by Toby Prin. Humphrey's children, Skip and Nancy, also appear on the show. 21 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich) 

FYI: The Minnesota State Fair was cancelled in 1946 due to outbreak of polio.  The Star Tribune published a story about the above broadcast including photos:  www.startribune.com/local/blogs/116452338.html

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Bob DeHaven's "Our Own Bob" show broadcast from the Our Own Hardware store in Little Falls, MN - 12 MB

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WCCO Aquatennial Show with Cedric Adams, Bob Hope, Arthur Godfrey and Monica Lewis - 14 MB

(Thanks to Todd Kosovich

for the above image)

8/6/1949 - Schmidt's City Club with Clellan Card, Ed Viehman, Mary Davies, Tony Grise, City Club Orchestra with Wally Olson and more - 7 MB

1950 - Schmidt's City Club with Clellan Card, Frank Butler, Mary Davies, City Club Band and more - 7 MB

1950 - Schmidt's City Club with Clellan Card with Frank Butler, Tony Grise, Mary Davies, Velvetones, Wally Olson Orchestra and more

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WCCO Aquatennial Show with Cedric Adams, Garry Moore, Eddie Cantor, Janette Davis, Tony Grise and more- 14 MB

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Clellan Card brief introduction of himself. - 1 MB

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Cedric Adams interviews Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin - 7 MB

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WCCO Aquatennial Show broadcast with Cedric Adams, Bob DeHaven, Clellan Card, Victor Borge, George Jessel, The McGuire Sisters, Jeanne Arland, Tony Grise, Joan Iden, Minneapolis Choraliers, Wally Olson and more.  #1 28 MB  -  #2 35 MB

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WCCO Aquatennial Show broadcast with Cedric Adams, Bob DeHaven, Art Linkletter, Jack Carson, Helen O'Connell, Ramona Gerhardt, Minneapolis Choraliers, Wally Olson and more.  #1 29 MB - #2 38 MB

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"Sunrise Salute" with Allen Gray including newscast, conversation, music, etc. - 9 MB (Note: audio is a bit rough)

Ernie Martz with "Accent on Music" including 1:05 am sign-off - 14 MB (provided by Ernie Martz)

MINNESOTA MILESTONES – 12-PART SERIES THAT AIRED ON WCCO RADIO IN 1958

On May 11, 1858, Minnesota became the 32nd state to be admitted into the union. In 1958, WCCO Radio commemorated Minnesota's Statehood Centennial Year, bringing history to life in a twelve broadcast series. This series recreated the drama of Minnesota progress from the days of the first explorers into the frontiers of the space age. Narrators were Cedric Adams, Bob DeHaven, and Dr. E.W. Ziebarth. The recordings are approximately one-hour each, totaling 12 hours. MP3 files are approximately 28 MB each.  

Minnesota Milestones 1 - Ox Carts to Rockets: The Story of Transportation

Minnesota Milestones 2 - Sod Buster to Soil Bank: The Story of Agriculture

Minnesota Milestones 3 - The Towering Skyline: The Story of Forestry

Minnesota Milestones 4 - Faith of Our Fathers: The Story of Religion

Minnesota Milestones 5 - Minnesota's Marching Men: Military Affairs

Minnesota Milestones 6 - Frontiers of Enterprise: Business Labor and Finance

Minnesota Milestones 7 - Climate for Culture: Education and the Arts

Minnesota Milestones 8 - Pipestone to Taconite: Mining and Geology

Minnesota Milestones 9 - The 32nd Star: Politics and Government

Minnesota Milestones 10 - The State of Pleasure: Sports and Recreation

Minnesota Milestones 11 - Sight and Sound: The Story of Communications

Minnesota Milestones 12 - Medicine Man to Miracle Drug: The Story of Medicine

CBS Radio coverage of the flight of Freedom 7 piloted by Alan Shepard, the United States first manned mission into space.   #1    #2  - 12 MB each (provided by Todd Kosovich)

The flight of Freedom 7 lasted 15 minutes, 22 seconds and the spacecraft traveled 302 miles from its launch point.

WCCO'S CEDRIC ADAMS LAUGHS AND BLOOPERS   

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For thirty years, the best known voice in the Upper Midwest belonged to Cedric Adams. He made his first newscast for WCCO in 1934. He soon became an institution, reporting the news and hosting such programs as Stairway to Stardom, The Phillips 66 Talent Parade, and Dinner at the Adams. Pilots claimed that they could see the lights go out all across the region promptly each night after Cedric signed off his 10:00 p.m. newscast. We are presenting a recording featuring Cedric Adams' laughs and bloopers that was made available as a record after his passing in 1961. - 18 MB

CBS Radio's pre, flight, and post coverage of astronaut John Glenn becoming the first American to orbit the Earth as he flew aboard Project Mercury's Friendship 7 spacecraft. Glenn circled the globe three times in a flight lasting 4 hours and 55 minutes before splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean. Coverage anchored by Dallas Townsend at Cape Canaveral. Includes remarks by President Kennedy in part seven. - #1   #2   #3   #4    #5    #6    #7    #8  (mp3 files range from 12 to 17 MB) (provided by Todd Kosovich)

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CBS Radio - CBS World News Roundup - Pre-Cuban Missile Coverage - Reports that President Kennedy and officials are planning something big today. “Extraordinary peace time secrecy shrouds this city.”  There will be a major announcement sometime today.  A lot of rumors and wonder:  Is it Cuba?  Is it Berlin?  Emergency Construction crews are working around the clock at Key West Florida.  Service men are flooding into the city.  Control Tower built and made working in one day! - 3 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)

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WCCO Radio coverage of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy - Click Here

Honest to Goodness special "clear channel" coast-to-coast broadcast with Dick Chapman and Randy Merriman 13MB (by Mark Durenberger)

Many more Honest to Goodness shows are posted on Dick Champan's page.

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Arthur Godfrey Show from Minneapolis Leamington Hotel with Charlie Boone, Roger Erickson and Howard Viken - #1 17 MB - #2 12 MB (provided by Donald Dornberg)

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Portions of a raw tape recorded by then WCCO General Manager Larry Haeg Sr. interviewing former 'CCO Radio GM Earl Gammons about the early years at WLAG-AM / WCCO-AM. Mr. Haeg was off microphone but can still be heard asking the questions. 10 MB (provided by the Library of American Broadcasting, University of Maryland - thanks to Mark Durenberger for enhancing the audio)

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40th Anniversary Special - #1 15 MB  -  #2 17 MB

40th Anniversary Broadcast - Radio Voices of the Past - #1 18 MB  -  #2 15 MB

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WCCO-AM (830) - The Last Days of Lincoln. A five part re-enactment series that aired in 1965 on the 100th anniversary of the death of President Abraham Lincoln. #1  #2  #3  #4  #5  (mp3 files approx. 15 MB each) - (provided by Bill Lund, Digital on Location, Woodbury, MN)

Here is a rare opportunity to enjoy approximately 17 hours of continuous programming as heard on WCCO-AM on August 26, 1966 from 5:00 am to 11:00 pm. You will hear Roger Erickson and Maynard Speece in the morning, Howard Viken filling in on the national Arthur Godfrey Show, Boone and Erickson, MN Vikings vs. the Washington Redskins with Ray Christensen and Paul Giel, MN Twins vs. the Chicago White Sox with Herb Carneal, Ray Scott, Halsey Hall and Sid Hartman. Plus many commercials (including lots of cigarette ads), Jergen Nash Show, an address by President Johnson and much more!

These recordings were digitized off of a very slow moving "logger" reel-to-reel tape kept by 'CCO. As a result, the audio is not studio quality but more like what it would have sounded like listening with a 1960s small pocket AM transistor radio. We hope you enjoy this wonderful audio journey back in time. File sizes range between 23 MB to 30 MB. Music has been scoped.

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WCCO and CBS Radio breaking news coverage of the Apollo 1 tragedy Click Here.

WCCO-AM (830) - Studio quality hour-long aircheck of the Top of the Morning Show from May 26, 1967 with Roger Erickson and Maynard Speece including singing "The Good Morning Song," many jokes, farm news, Jim Hill with news and weather, Ray Scott with weather, and CBS World News Roundup with Dallas Townsend. . #1 - 13 MB - #2 14 MB (provided by Bill Lund, Digital on Location, Woodbury, MN)

Includes commercials for DX Gas Stations, Standard Oil, Shoppers' City, Burlington Railroad, Camel Filter Cigarettes, Chevrolet Corvair 500, Chevrolet Camaro, Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Land O'Lakes, Donaldson's Warehouse Sale and more.

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WCCO Radio/CBS Radio - Lowell Thomas breaks up laughing- 1 MB

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WCCO Radio/CBS Radio Coverage of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. - Click Here

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An extensive collection of airchecks covering the shooting, death, funeral mass and more of Senator Robert F. Kennedy - Click Here

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CBS Radio coverage of the Republican National Convention roll call to Richard Nixon's nomination - 25 MB (by Stuart Held)

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WCCO Radio and CBS Radio breaking news coverage of Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia on August 20-21, 1968. This scoped aircheck begins about two hours before news of the invasion broke and continues with excerpts from the following hours.  - #1 22 MB  #2 32 MB

WCCO RADIO'S FIRST BANK NOTES FROM 1969 WITH BILL DIEHL AND JOYCE LAMONT

WCCO-AM (830) - First Bank Notes with Bill Diehl and Joyce Lamont. This program was broadcast on the same day of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower's funeral in Washington DC, a national day of mourning, and features newscasts, patriotic music, weather forecasts, and commercials for First National Bank, RCA Color TV and Northwest Heating Oil Council - 12 MB (provided by Helen Diehl)

In 1972, Alabama Governor and Democratic Presidential Candidate, George Wallace, was shot five times while campaigning in Laurel, Maryland. Wallace was hit in the abdomen and chest, and one of the bullets lodged in his spinal column, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of his life. A five-hour operation was needed that evening, and Wallace had to receive several units of blood in order to survive. Three others who were wounded in the shooting also survived. The shooting and Wallace's subsequent injuries put an effective end to his bid for the Democratic Presidential nomination.

WCCO-AM (830) - Breaking news coverage on the shooting of George Wallace as reported by CBS Radio and WCCO Radio including reports from CBS Radio's Reid Collins, Bernard Kalb, and others, along with WCCO Radio's Charlie Boone, Steve Edstrom, Dick Chapman, Jergen Nash, and Steve Cannon - May 15, 1972 - 22 MB

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CBS Radio and WCCO Radio news coverage on the fall of Saigon - Click Here -  3 MB

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President Ford assassination attempt - CBS Radio Net Alert 2 MB  -  CBS Radio Special Report 8 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)

Coverage on the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on November 11, 1975 - 3 MB

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew of 29 men.

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CBS Radio News: Jimmy Carter wins presidential election -  2 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)

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Coverage of the death of Elvis Presley as the news broke on during the Cannon Mess with Steve Cannon including Dan Hertsgaard, Jergen Nash, Dick Chapman, Bill Diehl and CBS Radio. Recording also includes a CBS Radio newscast and "Newsbreak with Charles Osgood" feature that aired the following morning - 23 MB

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Death Coverage of Hubert Humphrey (click here)

Airchecks during announcer/engineer strike. Station managers, sales people, etc. took over airshifts - 10 MB

Star Tribune article on IBEW strike - (provided by Curt Lundgren)

11/3/1979

Announcement by Jon Quick and station VP and General Manager Phil Lewis that the 28 day IBEW strike had ended and engineers and announcers would be returning to work - 2 MB

"Real Radio Story" Sales Demo  8 MB

"Real Radio" programming demo - 9 MB

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Curtis Beckmann (News Director) talks with Bruce Laingen shortly after the release of Americans held hostage in Iran - 7 MB

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WCCO/CBS Radio coverage of the shooting/assassination attempt on President Reagan - Click Here

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CBS Radio breaking news coverage of the shooting/assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II - Reid Collins 6 MB  -  Richard C Hottelet 4 MB -  Reid Collins 9 MB

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CBS breaking news coverage on the death of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat - 11 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)

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Extensive collection of CBS Radio newscasts covering the Falklands War - Click Here

Breaking and continuous news coverage of the 1982 Minneapolis Thanksgiving Day fire that destroyed the 16-story headquarters of Northwestern National Bank (now Wells Fargo) and the vacant, partially demolished location formerly occupied by Donaldson's department store. Includes Steve Cannon, Rich Holter, Dan Hertsgaard, Jim Rogers and Joe McFarlin #1 7 MB  -  #2 7 MB  -  #3 7 MB  -  #4 9 MB.

REMEMBERING BOB NEWHART

Bob Newhart, legendary comedian and sitcom star, passed away on July 18, 2024 at age 94.

WCCO Radio's Howard Viken was the first to give significant airtime to a comedy album by a young Bob Newhart. Thanks to Howard and WCCO Radio listeners, the album took off in this market, which attracted the attention of programmers in other markets. Soon the album, The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart, was a big success. Newhart always gave credit to Howard for helping him get his first big break.

WCCO-AM - Bob Newhart appears on the Howard Viken Show on February 18, 1983 - 16 MB

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CBS Radio breaking newscasts of the Beirut barracks bombing resulting in 241 American servicemen deaths- 19 MB

(provided by Todd Kosovich)

Staff photo taken in 1984 celebrating WCCO's Steve Murphy winning a George Foster Peabody Award for a series of special reports he wrote and produced titled "Debbie Pielow: Waiting for a Heart that Never Came."

Debbie Pielow: Waiting for a Heart that Never Came - Murphy's Peabody Award winnng reports (1983) 10 MB   

Peabody Award News Release - PDF

Back row: Larry Haeg, Karin Mengar-Davis, Howard Viken, Dick Monn and Chuck Lilligren. Front/middle rows: By Napier, Jerry Miller, Barb Piazza, Clayt Kaufman, Bruce Hagevik, Gordon Mikkelson, Steve Murphy, ?, Tom Gavaras, Curt Beckmann, ? (partial face), Betty Hammond, Sue Frase, Judy Thorpe, Maureen Mulvaney, Linda Paulson, ?, and Steve Woodbury.

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Morning show with Chuck Lilligren. A CBS Net Alert bulletin breaks in at 17:40 announcing the death of Russian leader Yuri Andropov. 19 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)

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Coverage of the first launch of space shuttle Discovery along with regular WCCO Radio programming with Chuck Lilligren, Roger Erickson, Bill Farmer, Bill Endersen, Dick Chapman, Howard Viken and others. -   #1 8 MB   #2 18 MB   #3 18 MB  #4 8 MB.  Plus, ABC Radio's coverage of the launch with Bob Walker and Vic Ratner - 8 MB.  (All provided by Todd Kosovich)

1984 - 60th Anniversary Broadcast - #1 15 MB  -  #2 16 MB

October 2, 1984 -WCCO Radio celebrated its 60th anniversary with a special gala honoring 60 "Distinguished Good Neighbors" - one designated for each year the station had been on the air from 1924 to 1984. Appearing at the event included many of the honored individuals and/or their families, WCCO Radio personalities, Charles Osgood, Harry Reasoner, the president of CBS Broadcasting Gene Jankowski, and local dignitaries. Event Program (PDF) - Speech by Jergen Nash (8 MB) about what makes WCCO Radio special and a closing speech by Charles Osgood (8 MB).

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WCCO Radio/CBS Radio Election Night Coverage - President Ronald Reagan defeats Walter Mondale in a landslide, Senator Rudy Boschwitz defeats Joan Growe and more.   #1     #2    #3   (each aircheck 22 MB) (provided by Todd Kosovich)

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Jim Rogers - 11 MB (provided by David Ocar)

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Howard Viken - 27 MB (provided by David Ocar)

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Coverage Of The Challenger Shuttle Disaster - Click Here

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Minnesota Twins 1987 World Series celebration coverage - Click Here

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Ruth Koscielak - 2 MB

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Tim Russell - 2 MB

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CBS Radio - Douglas Edwards' final hourly news broadcast - 6 MB

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Paul Stagg - 4 MB

Tom Bodett - The End of the Road  - Old Log Theater

#1 17 MB - #2 13 MB - #3 15 MB - #4 18 MB - #5 15 MB

This show was recorded at the Old Log Theater (near Minneapolis) in 1989 starring Tom Bodett and Johnny B along with special guests including WCCO Radio's Boone and Erickson. In addition to hearing the show as it was broadcast nationally, you will also hear the interaction and dialog with the audience before the show started and between the segments that radio listeners never heard including retakes, audience instructions, recording of show promo, off-air performances and much more. Radiotapes has been granted permission by Tom Bodett to post this copyrighted recording.

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Tiananmen Square protest coverage from CBS Radio and WCCO Radio's Rich Holter, Denny Long and guests - #1 (19 MB) - #2 (16 MB) - #3 (10 MB)

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CBS Radio World News Roundup and WCCO Radio's coverage of the fall of the Berlin wall - 14 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)

The New Music Challenge sampler with Dan Hertsgaard, Alan Lotsberg, Pat Proft and Wayne Luchau. This show aired on WCCO Radio from 1990-1997, RBN Network from 1998-1999, and syndicated on the Minnesota News Network and on KLBB Radio from 1999-2003. - 19 MB (provided by Dan Hertsgaard)

"Moscow to Minnesota" with coverage of the visit to Minnesota by Mikhail and Raisa Gorbachev including Ruth Koscielak, Roger Erickson, Dimitri Simes, Eric Eskola, Steve Murphy, Bruce Hagevik, Jan Jirak, Mark Ginther and Mary Ann Rentas.   #1 21 MB - #2 17 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)

Includes commercials for Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, Quality Lincoln Mercury, Fuller O'Brien Paint, Delta Faucets, Thompson Oak Furniture, Blaine Dodge, Minnesota Beef Council, Dermoplast Pain Relieving Spray, Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly, and Flintstones Vitamins.

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Coverage of the start of Operation Desert Storm - Click Here

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Minnesota Twins 1991 World Series celebration coverage - Click Here

WCCO-AM (830) – Coverage of WCCO Ag Director Roger Strom taking the fifth grade class from Snail Lake School in Shoreview, MN to a farm near Balsam Lake, WI. 3 MB  (provided by Joe Younglove)

Timothy D. Kehr on the Denny Long Show - 8 MB (provided by Dave Olson)

Timothy D. Kehr passed away in September 2013. In the mid 1960s, Kehr produced “Liar, Liar,” by the Castaways (Billboard #12). He also arranged and produced “Nowhere to Run” By the More-Tishans, secured recording contracts for Crow (“Evil Woman Don’t Play Your Games With Me”), Northern Light (“Minnesota”) and others. Kehr managed two music publications: the Music Scene and the Insider. In 1967 and '68, Kehr wrote the column "Musically Yours" for the local TV Digest. From 1968-1980, Kehr worked for Columbia and Epic Records, Motown, 20th Century, and Polydor. During this time, Billboard Magazine named him executive of the year 1972 Through 1978. In 1980, Kehr left the record business to open his own advertising agency in the Twin Cities. Kehr also developed himself as a local television personality as a host of late night television from 1976-1986. In 2010, Kehr broadcast the True Oldies Christmas Show on WDGY-AM.

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Tribune to Jergen Nash aired shortly before his death - 24 MB (provided by Brian Carlson)

PHIL HENDRIE WCCO AIRCHECKS - FIRST SHOW TO THE LAST

• March 25, 1993 - First show on WCCO-AM - #1 21 MB - #2 22 MB - #3 27 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren)
• March 1991 - Phil Hendrie Show - 7 MB
• November 4, 1993 Phil Hendrie - A rare show when Phil explains and re-introduces his characters due to criticism and misunderstanding by station listeners - #1 20 MB - #2 20 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren)
• 1994 - Phil Hendrie - More than 3 Hours!  #1 37 MB  #2 25 MB  #3 29 MB  #4 22 MB  #5 25 MB  #6 27 MB - (provided by Anthony Thompson)
• March 12, 1994 - Phil Hendrie Final Show on WCCO Radio - #1   #2   #3   #4  #5   #6 (14 to 28 MB) (provided by Don Roux)

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WCCO Radio/CBS Radio coverage of the O.J. Simpson Bronco Chase - #1 19 MB - #2 26 MB - #3 23 MB

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Wes Minter - Promo/contest tape - 6 MB (provided by Irwin "Irv" Schreiner)

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Coverage of Years midnight as 1999 turned into 2000 2 MB (provided by Brian Keenan)

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Coverage of the attacks on 9/11 - Click Here 

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Coverage of the death of Paul Wellstone 10 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)

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Coverage of the capture of former Iraq leader, Saddam Hussein

• CBS Radio/WCCO News  #1  26 MB  #2  26 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)
• Jack Rice and Eric Eskola. - 25 MB (provided by Mark Durenberger)

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35W Bridge Collapse Coverage - Click Here

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Barack Obama wins presidential election - CBS Radio/WCCO Radio coverage - 4 MB

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Coverage of the death of Michael Jackson - Click Here

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Coverage of the reporting of the death of Walter Cronkite by WCCO Radio's Jeff McKinney, Mike Max and CBS Radio - 9 MB

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Shootings at Fort Hood - Starting with the news breaking on WCCO Radio followed by CBS Radio reports throughout the afternoon - 20 MB

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Breaking news coverage of the verdict announcement in the Tom Petters trial - 16 MB

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Final Minutes of the last Don Shelby Show - 5MB

WCCO Radio/CBS Radio Haiti earthquake coverage starting when the news first broke on 1/12 followed by reports that aired later that day and the following six days:  1/12/2010  1/13/2010  1/14/2010  1/15/2010  1/16/2010  1/17/2010  1/18/2010 (mp3 files range from 1 to 6 MB)

A catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti on January 12,2010. The epicenter was near the town of Léogâne approximately 16 miles west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. By January 24, 2010, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimated three million people were affected by the quake. Death toll estimates range from 100,000 to about 160,000 to Haitian government figures from 220,000 to 316,000, although these latter figures are a matter of some dispute. The government of Haiti estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged.

CBS Radio news coverage of the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others including dozens of Poland's military, political and religious leaders - 2 MB. 

Coverage from the English language service of Polish Radio (4/10/2010) 11 MB

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Excerpts from Eric Eskola's final day including Dave Lee, Sid Hartman, Governor Tim Pawlenty, Bruce Hagevik, Steve Murphy, Telly Mamayek, John Rash and Cathy Wurzer - 21 MB

FINAL SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT

July 8, 2011 - CBS Radio coverage of the final launch of the space shuttle Atlantis - 7 MB

July 21, 2011 - Coverage of the landing space shuttle Atlantis.

• WCCO-AM: CBS Radio Coverage - 4 MB      * KNOW-FM: NPR Coverage - 9 MB

REMEMBERING ELEANOR MONDALE POLING 1960-2011

WCCO-AM (830) - Tribute to Eleanor Mondale by Susie Jones (9/17/2011) - 4 MB

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WCCO-AM (830) - News & Views segment featuring Eleanor Mondale hosted by Susie Jones including the above tribute and comments from current/former WCCO staff and listeners #1 20 MB - #2 13 MB (9/18/2011)

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Television Coverage:  WCCO-TV    KMSP-TV    KSTP-TV              Newspaper Coverage:  Star Tribune     Pioneer Press

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DNR Loon Nongame Podcast with Eleanor Mondale (9/3/2010) - 1 MB

More airchecks of Eleanor Mondale are posted on the WLOL page.

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Breaking news coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Health Care Act including the first reports and speeches by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and President Obama. - 25 MB

Breaking news coverage of the shootings in Aurora, Colorado as broadcast on July 20, 2012 between 3-7 am central time including CBS Newscasts and special reports, coverage on Overnight America with John Grayson, WCCO Radio newscasts, etc. 24 MB

Breaking news coverage of the mass shootings at Accent Signage Systems in Minneapolis including Adam Carter, Daphne Adato, Edgar Linares, Susie Jones, John Hines plus reports on CBS Radio newscasts and simulcast coverage from WCCO-TV including Bill Hudson. - 20 MB

WCCO and CBS Radio coverage that President Obama has won re-election - 6 MB

Tribute to Steve Murphy, WCCO Radio news journalist and managing editor, on his retirement - #1  (14 MB)  - #2  (16 MB)

Appearing: Mick Anselmo, Charlie Boone, Adam Carter, Steve Enck, Roger Erickson, Eric Eskola, Bruce Hagevik, John Hines, Susie Jones, Denny Long, Mike Lynch, Telly Mamayek, Steve Murphy, Tim Russell, John Williams.

John Hines broadcasts his final regular show (from the WCCO Radio Broadcast Center at the Minnesota State Fair) and is joined by many special guests including Bob Berglund, Tom Barnard and others.  9-10 AM (14 MB) - 10-11 AM  (28 MB) - 11 AM-12 PM (29 MB).

WCCO'S MINNESOTA HOSPITAL

WCCO-AM (830) - A collection of Minnesota Hospital skits with Charlie Boone, Roger Erickson, Dave Lee, Sid Hartman, Eric Eskola, Mike Lynch, Tim Russell, Mike Max, Herb Carneal, John Gordon, Paul Flatley, Roger Strom, John Rash, WCCO Marketing Department, and more.

• 1988 - 4 MB
• Late 1980s - MN State Fair - (Herb Carneal, John Gordon, Paul Flatley) - 9 MB
• 1990 - WCCO Radio Marketing Department - 7 MB
• 8-17-1991 - 3 MB
• 8-23-1991 - MN State Fair - 9 MB
• 8-30-1991 - MN State Fair - 5 MB
• 11-22-1991 - Broadcast from Willmar - 5 MB
• 1-8-1993 - 4 MB
• 1994 - Broadcast from Winthrop, MN - 6 MB
• 4-1-1994 - 5 MB
• 1995 - Undated - 4 MB
• 3-19-1995 - John Gordon - 4 MB
• 9-1-1995 - MN State Fair with William Christopher - 5 MB
• 10-27-1995 - 4 MB
• 11-24-1995 - 4 MB
• Sept 1996 - 4 MB
• 3-14-1997 - Live audience - 6 MB
• 7-12-1997 - Broadcast from New Ulm, MN - 9 MB
• 8-28-2009 - MN State Fair - 13 MB
• 8-27-2010 - MN State Fair - 10 MB
• 8-24-2012 - MN State Fair - 11 MB
• 8-23-2013 - MN State Fair - 12 MB
• 8-30-2013 - MN State Fair - 10 MB
• 8-29-2014 - MN State Fair - 9 MB
• 8-28-2015 - MN State Fair - 12 MB
• 9-4-2015 - MN State Fair - 10 MB
• 8-26-2016 - MN State Fair - 6 MB
• 9-2-2016 - MN State Fair - 14 MB
• 8-25-2017 - MN State Fair - 14 MB
• 9-1-2017 - MN State Fair - 13 MB
• 8-24-2018 - MN State Fair - 14 MB
• 8-31-2018 - MN State Fair - 7 MB
• 8-23-2019 - MN State Fair - 5 MB
• 8-30-2019 - MN State Fair - 6 MB

Minnesota Hospital Open and Close Theme Music - 1 MB

Mark Durenberger

1996 and 2001

An "audio tour" of WCCO's Coon Rapids transmitter plant with Mark Durenberger and former WCCO Radio Chief Engineer Jerry Miller (2001) -  27 MB (provided by Mark Durenberger).  Plus, an aircheck of Jerry Miller with Steve Cannon talking about Jerry's retirement from WCCO Radio (July 1996) - 9 MB

RESEARCH PAPER - Is WCCO Radio’s beginning October 2, 1924 as their record suggests … or was it really September 4, 1922?

This research paper (31 pages) was written by Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductee, Mark Durenberger, who has six decades of radio, television and satellite broadcast engineering experience, including having previously worked at WCCO Radio. Mark takes us back in time to the start of WCCO Radio and the two preceding years when the station was known as WLAG Radio. - 6 MB PDF

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WCCO-AM (830) - An article from the April 1969 issue of Greater Minneapolis magazine, which was published by the Chamber of Commerce. A script of WCCO Radio's Charlie Boone and Roger Erickson at the 1969 Mid-Winter Baseball Banquet predicting what the Twins opener would be like ten years in the future in 1979. (provided by Jeff R. Lonto) - PDF file

"WHAT GOES ON AT A RADIO STATION?" BOOK FROM 1984 FEATURING WCCO RADIO

PDF of a book printed in 1984 featuring WCCO Radio called "What Goes On at a Radio Station?" including photos of some station personalities and others behind the scenes. This book is presented with the permission of the author, Susan Gilmore. - 18 MB

TIM RUSSELL ON WCCO-FM IN 1974

WCCO-FM (102.9) Tim Russell on March 2, 1974 - 46 MB

Aircheck includes the station's sign-on, some of Tim's voice impersonations including Richard Nixon, John Wayne, and Howard Cosell. Plus UPI newscasts and local news with Rick Olson - this was the day before maximum speed limit was reduced nationally to 55 mph due to an oil embargo. Watergate was also in the news.

Commercials included the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Morries Imports, Ridgedale Mazda, and Northwestern Bell.

WCCO-FM – APRIL 26, 1974 – SCOPED BROADCAST DAY

WCCO-FM (102.9) Almost complete scoped broadcast day from sign-on to sign-off on April 26, 1974.

1 – Sign-on / Tim Russell and Paul Stagg – 53 MB
2 – Paul Stagg – 28 MB
3 – Dave Teller – 39 MB
4 – Tom Ambrose – 46 MB
5 – Ken Mills / Sign-off – 42 MB

19.5 hours scoped to seven hours and 20 minutes. Broadcast includes music (note the transition from more popular songs during the day to deeper album cuts in the evening), limited commercials including Grain Belt Beer, Checkered Flag Imports, Morrie’s Imports, Minnesota Tourism, etc., and top and bottom of the hour newscasts with Rick Olson, Bill Henderson, Mark Johnson, Dan Carlson, and Bill Bischel.

Some of the news items included Secretary of State Henry Henry Kissinger’s trip to the Middle East, Watergate tapes, military takeover of Portugal, shelling of an auditorium near Saigon, Israel begins its 27th year of independence with sporadic fighting along the Golan Heights, Mitchell-Stans conspiracy trial, General Motors sales of cars down due to the gas/energy crisis, and much more. Plus, promotion of Tim Russell’s upcoming coverage of an arm wrestling competition (claiming to be a radio first) and Dave Teller interviews Chuck Dayton with Sierra Club Northstar Chapter.

WCCO-FM  (1981) - Photo

The Rude Awakening

Tim Russell, Carl Lensgraf

(Provided by Curt Lundgren)

Remembering Carl Lensgraf, who previously worked at WCCO-FM, WCCO-AM and KSTP-FM (KS95).

1974

WYOO-AM: Bill Lake (aka Carl Lensgraf) - 14 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren)

9/18/1976

WCCO-FM: Carl Lensgraf - 23 MB - (provided by Curt Lundgren)

1977

WCCO-FM: Carl Lensgraf with Captain Buzz Studley 5MB - (provided by Curt Lundgren)

4/22/1982

WCCO-FM: "The Rude Awakening" with Tim Russell and Carl Lensgraf - 23 MB (provided by Tom Oszman)

1987

KSTP-FM: Carl Lensgraf and Michael J. Douglas. Plus weather with Karen Filloon and traffic with Art Reeder - #1 17 MB - #2 15 MB