Posted on 10/05/2021 3:46:00 PM PDT by Capt. Tom
Fordham University Libraries has added to its Digital Collections the archives of the long-running WFUV radio program, The Big Broadcast, which aired from 1973 to 2016. This collection has been digitized and made available through a generous donation from an anonymous donor.
Hosted by Rich Conaty (1954-2016) for over four decades, The Big Broadcast enjoyed a near-cult following among fans of 1920s and 1930s pop and jazz. Conaty’s passion was infectious, attracting a devoted audience that included well-known writers and musicians.
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Many of these old songs and rhythms are still around today.
When Rich Conaty, who has since passed away, did the original program, it was on for 4 hours on Sunday nights from New York. Some nights I couldn't get it because of static, but now it is digitalized and clear on the internet.
Hope some FReepers enjoy it.- Tom
Thanks for posting this. I post a lot of music from that era on FR.
Thank you!
Thanks for the link.
I tuned into his shows over a number of years, and am pleased they’re still available in some form.
Also I’ve come across several of his shows in mp3 format on Internet Archive (archive.com), Cylinder and 78’s collection.
As I listen mostly to 1920s and 1930s material, this is a welcome resouce.
+1
“listening to really old time music.”
I subscribe to a music site called radiotunes.com. It has dozens of categories. One of them is “jazz classics” which is the older music ... Ella Fitzgerald, Sachmo, etc.
Often they’re recordings of live performances and the audiences’ reactions are those of adults. Many of the songs were performed during World War II. The quality of the recordings is surprisingly good. Some of the songs would be banned if certain groups listened to them.
Yes, they’re old but they’re just plain good, not vulgar and not psychodramas.
I am in the Boston Area about 200 mi from New York City and used to listen in bed with my hand on the dial to try to keep the NY station tuned in.
I am glad they saved Conaty's broadcasts format and songs.
Now I can listen in the daytime at my leisure. -Tom
A great radio program and a great radio host.
I enjoyed listening to the program online.
I first heard Rich Conaty doing the show on AM Radio in the 1990’s on WQEW 1560.
But...but he sold his soul to the devil!!!
Rich was at that station WQEW from 1992 to 1997,then he went over to WFUV. Many a night the static was to much for me and I went off to sleep. -Tom
Good signal in York Pennsylvania even audible in daytime with my rotating ferrite bar on top of the radio.
It will be interesting to see what bitrate they used for this.
I have a huge collection of music, and a lot of it is older stuff.
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