"The Big Broadcast" Live Thanksgiving Day 11/24 8pm-12am est

WAMU ^ | 11/24/11 | Ed Walker

[Vision]

Friends, Happy Thanksgiving! Warm up the tubes for another 4 hours of classic radio programs...

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[Vision]

"The Big Broadcast is a Sunday night tradition for families throughout the WAMU listening area. Each week, Big Broadcast host Ed Walker offers listeners priceless recordings of popular radio programs from the '30s, '40s and '50s. Priceless, especially, for a man whose first sentence as a child was, 'Turn the radio on.' "

[Vision]

Happy Thanksgiving...Classic Radio Time...

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Enjoy, I won't be by the computer so somebody please host. Happy Thanksgiving!

[Vision]

George Washington’s 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation

Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to “recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:”

Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.

And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shown kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.

Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the 3d day of October, A.D. 1789.

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[PapaNew]

Thanks Vision and happy Thanksgiving.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Happy Thanksgiving

[Dr. Scarpetta]

The first part of the show is "Options for Thanksgiving.” Ed Walker hosts this special from the late 1970s that features songs dealing with Thanksgiving.

The next few hours include two half-hour programs and the Elgin Watch "Parade of Stars" from the late 1940s. This variety program is a twice yearly broadcast on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

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[steelyourfaith]

WAMU has a twitter account!!! Thanx doc.

[Viking2002]

Belated Happy Thanksgiving, my friend - I hope tonight found you with close family surrounding a full table and the spirit of the holiday in the air. And that goes double for you, Gina, even though you're a stinkin' Cowboys fan. LOL!

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

[steelyourfaith]

Have to say that Ed's vintage -1970s program contributed to an early evening retirement for me --- not insignificantly aided and abetted by a sumptuous Thanksgiving meal.
See you Sunday!

[Vision]

Thanks, same to you and yours.

[Vision]

Happy Thanksgiving to you Viking.

[Vision]

Boring huh?

[steelyourfaith]

Well ..... truth be told, it didn’t hold my interest so much ... satiated as I was. Hope you had a Great Thsnksgiving.

[Vision]

We’re having a great time; Williamsburg is fun this time of year. See you Sunday.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

You’re welcome!

[WXRGina]

Thanks, Viking!

Happy late Thanksgiving to you all! We just got back from Texas and missed this thread.

I hope you all had a really good one!

Viking, how about dem Cowboys?! :-)