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March 8, 1958
Jackson Advocate
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
The United Negro College Fund's weekly radio broadcasts featuring student choirs from its 33 member colleges are aired nationwide via ABC and rebroadcast globally by Armed Forces Radio to 119 stations, inspiring soldiers overseas from Germany to Japan.
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UNCF Choir Broadcasts Circle The Globe
New York, Feb. 28.—"I listen to your broadcast every Sunday from Frankfort, Germany. It is one of the finest programs here in Europe. Thanks to the College Fund for remembering the soldiers overseas." This letter from a GI is typical of the mail received regularly at United Negro College Fund headquarters.
The weekly radio programs, presented by the American Broadcasting Network in cooperation with the United Negro College Fund, are rebroadcast overseas by Armed Forces Radio and Television Service. The series is heard over 119 Armed Forces Radio stations which reach audiences from Saudi Arabia to Berlin, from northern Greenland to the Caribbean, and from Alaska to Tokyo.
The broadcasts feature the student choirs of the 33 member colleges of the United Negro College Fund. Originating in New York, Sundays, 10:35-11:00 a.m.—the programs can be heard all over the United States at varying times on affiliated stations of the ABC network.
Currently Armed Forces Radio is shipping its 143rd program of the series. These have included the choirs of such well-known institutions as Fisk, Tuskegee, Hampton and Xavier University.
Among other comments from overseas listeners was the following from Korea: "I want you to know that these programs are a source of inspiration to me. Keep up the good work."
From Japan a letter reads in part: "I am very much impressed. The chorus was splendid."
From Switzerland came a letter sending "warmest sympathies" and wondering whether the writer, "an average European, can do anything on your behalf for your sake."
New York, Feb. 28.—"I listen to your broadcast every Sunday from Frankfort, Germany. It is one of the finest programs here in Europe. Thanks to the College Fund for remembering the soldiers overseas." This letter from a GI is typical of the mail received regularly at United Negro College Fund headquarters.
The weekly radio programs, presented by the American Broadcasting Network in cooperation with the United Negro College Fund, are rebroadcast overseas by Armed Forces Radio and Television Service. The series is heard over 119 Armed Forces Radio stations which reach audiences from Saudi Arabia to Berlin, from northern Greenland to the Caribbean, and from Alaska to Tokyo.
The broadcasts feature the student choirs of the 33 member colleges of the United Negro College Fund. Originating in New York, Sundays, 10:35-11:00 a.m.—the programs can be heard all over the United States at varying times on affiliated stations of the ABC network.
Currently Armed Forces Radio is shipping its 143rd program of the series. These have included the choirs of such well-known institutions as Fisk, Tuskegee, Hampton and Xavier University.
Among other comments from overseas listeners was the following from Korea: "I want you to know that these programs are a source of inspiration to me. Keep up the good work."
From Japan a letter reads in part: "I am very much impressed. The chorus was splendid."
From Switzerland came a letter sending "warmest sympathies" and wondering whether the writer, "an average European, can do anything on your behalf for your sake."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Uncf Choir
Radio Broadcasts
Armed Forces Radio
Soldier Inspiration
Black Colleges
Global Reach
Where did it happen?
New York; Global (Overseas Military Bases)
Story Details
Location
New York; Global (Overseas Military Bases)
Event Date
Feb. 28
Story Details
UNCF's weekly choir broadcasts from New York are aired on ABC affiliates across the US and rebroadcast by Armed Forces Radio to 119 stations worldwide, featuring choirs from 33 member colleges like Fisk and Tuskegee, receiving positive feedback from soldiers in Germany, Korea, Japan, and Switzerland.