A small town broadcaster scooped the world by calling Dallas Police on November 22, 1963. It’s the most famous phone call you NEVER heard. Plus audio montage of network TV assassination coverage.
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105 Unexpected Trivia
What world famous historic monument was once nearly dismantled and sold for scrap? And what question can you never answer “Yes” to? Hear the Answers on the Off Ramp with Bob & Marcia Smith. (Photo: Matthew T Rader, Wikimedia Commons)
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097 On The Go Trivia
What’s the only river in the world to cross the equator twice? And how did Playtex help America win the space race? Hear the answers on The Off Ramp with Bob & Marcia Smith. (Photo: CNN Traveler)
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090 Free & Easy Trivia
What do Irish whiskey and modern communications have in common? And how can an apple, an onion and a potato all have the same taste? Hear the answers on The Off Ramp with Bob & Marcia Smith. (Image: Jameson)
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079 Bracing Trivia
What American TV show broadcast the first interracial kiss? And what U.S. President secretly purchased people while serving in the White House? Hear the answers on the Off Ramp with Bob & Marcia Smith.
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078 New Leaf Trivia
What did Laughing Gas have to do with “Winning the West?” And what barnyard animal can learn its name and do tricks faster than your pet dog? Hear the answers on the Off Ramp with Bob & Marcia Smith.
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071 Button Trivia
What major university traces its origins to the Telegraph? And why is a self-employed professional called a Freelancer? Hear the answers on the Off Ramp with Bob & Marcia Smith. (Photo: techhistorydisplay.com)
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035 Mercer Ellington on Duke Ellington
In the Roaring 20s, Jazz was king. But the King was a Duke – Duke Ellington that is. Hear bandleader Mercer Ellington discuss his father’s contributions to American music on the Off Ramp with Bob Smith.
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028 JFK Dallas Police Call, Don Michel
It’s the most famous phone call you NEVER heard. Two hours after President Kennedy is killed, a small-town broadcaster scoops the news world in a historic interview with Dallas Police. Hear Don Michel’s amazing call, plus additional audio from Dave Eliason. November 22, 1963.
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027 Walter Cronkite, Don Michel Interview
“We must simply be reporters of what is going on. And then let the people decide what is right and what is wrong.” Hear what journalism can — and should — be, in a remarkable interview with the late Walter Cronkite, dean of television news. From the archives of broadcaster Don Michel. (Photo by Rob Bogaerts / Anefo, Wiki Media Commons)