The Foote Files: President Woodrow Wilson On The RadioPresident Wilson served during World War I which resulted in an armistice with Germany in November 1918, in addition to the Paris Peace Conference.
The Foote Files: How A Radio Network Newscast Was BornIn 1938, the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) launched a nightly newscast called "CBS World News Roundup."
The Foote Files: A Command PerformanceCommand Performance was a 1940s radio show that was broadcast over AFRS, or Armed Forces Radio Service.
Ken Foote Remembers Little Richard And Betty WrightAs you may have heard over the weekend, we lost two R&B singers over the weekend and the announcements of their passing were within hours of each other.
The Foote Files: When WCBS Newsradio 88 Made The NewsIt's not too often that a news media outlet "becomes" the story as opposed to "covering" the story but that happened to New York's WCBS Newsradio 880 in 1967.
The Foote Files: When Dan Rather Met Hurricane CarlaIn September 1961, a significant event was about to take place that would be the first of its kind to be covered by television... and Dan Rather made it happen.
The Foote Files: The Resignation Of President Richard NixonNixon resigned on August 8, 1974. He was the first American President to resign before his term was up.
Ken Foote Remembers Singer Bobby Lewis Who Passed Away At 95He recorded for such record labels as Spotlighter and Chess, but in 1961 he released his most successful song, "Tossin' And Turnin'."
The Foote Files: Media And The Cuban Missile CrisisI was 8 years old at that time and a third grade student in Dallas.
The Foote Files: When Senator Joseph McCarthy Faced The NationDuring the early to mid-1950s, the United States was facing a world that was being ruled by communist regimes from Europe to Asia.
The Foote Files: WLS/Chicago And The HindenburgAs tensions in Europe began to increase during the 1930s, a disastrous event took place on May 6, 1937 in New Jersey, and radio was there to cover it for Americans.
A Word From The Foote Files During Coronavirus PandemicWith all of the news surrounding COVID-19, it reminded me that events that significantly impact human lives, regardless of who, what, when, where, why and how, do indeed happen.
The Foote FIles: Classical Gas With Native Texan Mason WilliamsMason Williams (born August 24,1939 in Abilene, Texas) built his music career as a folk guitarist and as the head comedy writer for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
The Foote Files: The PipkinsWith all of the current news going on (and I think you know what I am referring to), I decided to write about “fun songs"... those that make a person smile or be happy.