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Six Decades Of 20th Century America

From: Charlie Warren
Length: 00:12:37

An emotional fast-moving sound retrospective of American life packed into 12 minutes. See below for details on the different versions. Read the full description.
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This is historical reality and nostalgia in a politically neutral package to complement coverage for events such as federal holidays or elections. From FDR's powerful Declaration of War to General Colin Powell's inspiring words after Desert Storm; Ingrid Bergman's request to "play it again, Sam;" Tom Hanks' orders to find Pvt. Ryan; the testy McCarthy Hearings; Archie Bunker's reaction to anti-war protestors; Carter's Iran hostage rescue attempt; Reagan's threat to tax increasers; Clinton's inauguration, apologies; and tons more.

I offer you "Six Decades Of 20th Century America" in 3 different forms:

1. A FULLY PRE-RECORDED version with an intro that encourages listeners to CHECK YOUR WEBSITE for a full "Cast List" of the voices and events they hear in the program. Also a pre-recorded close with accompanying written tag so you can give your website address. Under "Transcript" is a full "CAST LIST" of the voices and sounds in the program. I suggest placing this on your website and mentioning it in the open and close of the program to encourage traffic to your site.

2. A version with NO PRE-RECORDED INTRO OR CLOSE, with the opening music bed supplied. This is so you can have your own announcer(s) open and close the feature. See the "For Stations" tab for the script.

3. A FULLY PRE-RECORDED version with a shorter intro that has NO WEBSITE MENTION. This version can be aired as is, without live or additional recorded tags.

Another historically oriented special, "America: Our Country, Our Music," a one hour presentation specifically for Independence Day, can be found here: http://www.prx.org/pieces/26582.

Transcript

SIX DECADES OF 20TH CENTURY AMERICA
Cast List

1. "Fanfare For The Common Man," Leonard Bernstein (with The New York Philharmonic)-(album "Sing America")
2. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, announces his declaration of war, December 8, 1941
3. "The Longest Day," theme from the movie performed by Mitch Miller and his Orchestra and Chorus-(single)
4. General Dwight Eisenhower, announcing the D-Day invasion, June 6, 1944
5. "Casablanca" with Ingrid Bergman and Dooley Wilson, 1943 Winner of the Best Picture Oscar along with its director, Michael Curtiz. Humphrey Bogart was nominated for Best Actor, but the winner was Paul Lukas of "Watch On The Rhine"
6. "Moonlight Serenade," by the Glenn Miller Orchestra-(single)
7. President Harry S. Truman, late 1940s
8. The 1951 playoff game between the New York G...
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Timing and Cues

Piece Audio Version

SIX DECADES OF 20TH CENTURY AMERICA VERSION #1

PRE-RECORDED OPEN & CLOSE WITH WEBSITE REFERENCE
Includes Written Tag
(for use by station or distributor)

OPEN:

(OVER 51 SEC. MUSIC BED)

PRE-RECORDED INTRO (INCLUDING REFERENCE TO WEBSITE):

You are about to hear a sound portrait of many memorable moments in our nation's life including politics, music, sports and the arts. The final years of the last century are painted with real voices and sounds of the era, in loosely chronological order.

You may recognize a number of these. If you do, check the website mentioned at the conclusion of this feature to see if you're right, or just to satisfy your curiosity. On the website is a complete "Cast List" including people, music, sports events, TV shows and movies.

This is going to go by pretty quickly; after all, it's approximately sixty years of American history encased in a little over ten minutes...."Six Decades of Twentieth Century America."
(:40)

CLOSE:

PRE-RECORDED CLOSE (AFTER MUSIC):

The final voice you heard was that of Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady who had been welcomed home after being shot down patrolling the no-fly zone over Bosnia in 1995. He had avoided capture for almost a week until he was rescued by U. S. Marines.

I'm producer Charlie Warren, proud to have brought you "Six Decades of Twentieth Century America."
(:19)

(TOTAL PROGRAM TIME: 12 MIN. 37 SEC.)

TAG FOR STATION/DISTRIBUTOR WEBSITE REFERENCE - LIVE OR RECORDED:

You may see a complete chronological list of the people, music, sports, TV shows, and movies that you heard in the program on our website: [list website]. That's [list website].
(:13)

(TOTAL PROGRAM TIME WITH LIVE TAG: 12 MIN. 50 SEC.)

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version 2 Version

SIX DECADES OF 20TH CENTURY AMERICA VERSION #2

LIVE OPEN & CLOSE WITH WEBSITE REFERENCE

OPEN:

(OVER 51 SEC. MUSIC BED)

LIVE INTRO (INCLUDING REFERENCE TO WEBSITE):

You are about to hear a sound portrait of many memorable moments in our nation's life including politics, music, sports and the arts. The final years of the last century are painted with real voices and sounds of the era, in loosely chronological order.

You may recognize a number of these. If you do, check our website mentioned at the conclusion of this feature to see if you're right, or just to satisfy your curiosity. On the website is a complete "Cast List" including people, music, sports events, TV shows and movies.

So here we go. This is going to go by pretty quickly; after all, it's approximately sixty years of American history encased in a little over ten minutes........"Six Decades of Twentieth Century America."
(:40)

CLOSE:

LIVE CLOSE (AFTER MUSIC ENDS AT 12:18)

The final voice you heard was that of Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady who had been welcomed home after being shot down patrolling the no-fly zone over Bosnia in 1995. He had avoided capture for almost a week until he was rescued by U. S. Marines.

"Six Decades of Twentieth Century America" is a production of independent producer, Charlie Warren.

You may see a complete chronological list of the people, music, sports, TV shows, and movies that you heard in the program on our website: [list website]. That's [list website].
(:32)

(TOTAL PROGRAM TIME 12 MIN. 50 SEC.)

version 3 Version

SIX DECADES OF 20TH CENTURY AMERICA VERSION #3

PRE-RECORDED OPEN & CLOSE WITHOUT WEBSITE REFERENCE

OPEN:

(OVER 51 SEC. MUSIC BED)

PRE-RECORDED INTRO (WITHOUT WEBSITE REFERENCE):

You are about to hear a sound portrait of many memorable moments in our nation's life including politics, music, sports and the arts. The final decades of the last century are painted with actual sounds and voices, in loosely chronological order......"Six Decades of Twentieth Century America." (:17)

CLOSE:

PRE-RECORDED CLOSE (WITHOUT WEBSITE REFERENCE) (AFTER MUSIC ENDS AT 12:18):

The final voice you heard was that of Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady who had been welcomed home after being shot down patrolling the no-fly zone over Bosnia in 1995. He had avoided capture for almost a week until he was rescued by U. S. Marines.

I'm producer Charlie Warren, proud to have brought you "Six Decades of Twentieth Century America."
(:19)

(TOTAL PROGRAM TIME 12 MIN. 37 SEC.)

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Fanfare For The Common Man Leonard Bernstein (with The New York Philharmonic) Sing America. Warner Bros. 1999 01:00
The Longest Day Mitch Miller With His Orchestra And Chorus single. Columbia 1962 00:10
Moonlight Seranade Glenn Miller single. Epic 00:10
Cry Johnny Ray single. Columbia 1952 00:20
16 Tons "Tennessee" Ernie Ford single. Capitol 1955 00:20
Hound Dog Elvis Presley single. RCA 1956 00:17
Blue Moon Marcels single. Colpix 1961 00:04
I'm Sorry Brenda Lee single. Decca 1960 00:20
See You Later Alligator Bill Haley single. Decca 1956 00:02
Dr. Zhivago Suite Maurice Jarre The Essential Maurice Jarre Film Collection. Silva America 1965 00:40
A Hard Day's Night Beatles single. Capitol 1964 00:05
Aquarius Broadwary Cast Hair: The Original Broadway Cast Recording. RCA 1968 00:05
Battle Hymn Of The Republic Andy Williams single. Columbia 1968 00:10
Everything's Alright Yvonne Elliman single. Decca 1971 00:18
Paul Anka Times Of Your Life single. United Artists 1975 00:20
Henry Mancini Patton Theme single. RCA 1970 00:18
John Williams with The London Symphony Orchestra Star Wars Main Title Star Wars: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Polygram 1977 00:11
Dawn Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree single. Bell 1973 00:15
USA For Africa We Are The World single. Columbia 1985 00:20
Country Current We Are With You 75th Anniversary Collection 2000, United States Navy Band. US Navy 2000 00:25
Kenny G Silhouette Silhouette. Arista 1988 00:16
Heal The World Michael Jackson Dangerous. Epic 1992 00:19
The Studio Orchestra 1812 Overture Finale Tchaikovsky Discovers America: A Tale Of Courage And Adventure. Classical Kids 1993 01:05

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