NPR News: Airchecks
History in the making, from war to elections to the fight on terror to sports highlights, these are live off-the-air recordings of events of the day.
These shows were recorded by me live off the air onto whatever was handy at the time: cassette tapes, VHS tapes, zip hard drives, flash drives and solid state drives, then eventually digitized and added to the Internet Archive. Many shows are complete, but some aren't, FYI.
The Big Broadcast
Ed Walker, one of the Joy Boys, brought back the golden days of radio every Sunday night for 30 years.
Gunsmoke. Jack Benny. Dragnet. Lum 'n Abner. The Shadow. News of the day, much more.
The Big Broadcast played on WAMU FM on Sunday nights, mostly from 7 to 11.
The Eddie Stubbs Show
Eddie Stubbs's Sunday show on WAMU FM played a variety of classic honkytonk, traditional country and vintage bluegrass + deep catalog favorites.
This was a show for listening to while drinking beer in the sun in the afternoon, great music delivered with unique insight.
The Dick Spottswood Show
The "Obsolete Music Hour" played rare classic recordings of bluegrass, country, string bands, honky tonk, western swing, blues, gospel & old world music.
Great Music & Sports
Off-the-air live recordings of a now-defunct station playing all sorts of great American popular music from the mid-20th century, back when music was good.
You'll also find some Baltimore Orioles post-game highlights from the mid-1980s.
News & Music on WAMU
From elections to 9/11 to the war on terror, these off-the-air live recordings of events of the day are from NPR on WAMU FM.
Presidential Debate Coverage, Live on NPR – October 03, 2000
Presidential Debate Coverage, Live on NPR – October 17, 2000
9/11 Coverage, Live on NPR – September 11, 2001, Tape A
9/11 Coverage, Live on NPR – September 11, 2001, Tape B
9/11 Coverage, Live on NPR – September 11, 2001, Tape C
Iraq War Coverage, Live on NPR – April 2, 2003
Saddam Hussein is Captured, Live on NPR – December 13, 2003
Tribute to Bob Hope, Live on NPR – February 3, 2004
Iraq War Coverage, Live on NPR – February 3, 2004
Election Day Coverage, Live on NPR – November 2, 2004
Custom-Designed Clothing For Sale!
Mostly, I focus on recreations of ephemeral relics from the better days of the USA.
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2022: Goofus Was Framed
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2022: Vegetarian Is Not Vegan
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2022: It’s Aways Marshall Marshall Marshall
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1835: You May All Go To Hell And I Will Go To Texas
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1936: Just Say Moe
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2021: Splat @ 25 Band Logo
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1971: Washington Redskins – I Like Sonny
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2020: Grimm Whitman Band Logo
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2020: Carmody All Star
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1968: Hubert H. Humphrey Campaign Logo
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1972: Richard Nixon Campaign Logo
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1974: Trav’s Inn – Glen Echo, Maryland
Original Custom Face Mask Designs
Stay Healthy (Or Stay Beautiful) With An Original Design
What The Hell Kind Of Clown Are You?! mask
1902 Phone Book
45 RPM Adapter
XTC Go 2: Stop Reading Now!
Space Invaders: Game Over
Space Invaders: Villains
Chicago 1917: The Real National Pastime: Mask
Oh Hell, or Hello?
Cat Whiskers
NietzscheIs Dead – GOD
1916: US Liberty Dime Mask
Disco Still SucksRecent Site Highlights
Texaco No. 7
The Death Throes of PC DOS
Interactive StoryMap: Bus Trip Across America, pt 1
Seer/Sucker (aka The Illustrated Man’s Guitar)Aircheck Collection
I used to be a hoarder of found moments on the AM & FM radio airwaves
The Big Broadcast
Ed Walker, one of the Joy Boys, brought back the golden days of radio every Sunday night for 30 years.
Gunsmoke. Jack Benny. Dragnet. Lum 'n Abner. The Shadow. News of the day, much more.
The Big Broadcast played on WAMU FM on Sunday nights, mostly from 7 to 11.
The Eddie Stubbs Show
Eddie Stubbs's Sunday show on WAMU FM played a variety of classic honkytonk, traditional country and vintage bluegrass + deep catalog favorites.
This was a show for listening to while drinking beer in the sun in the afternoon, great music delivered with unique insight.
The Dick Spottswood Show
The "Obsolete Music Hour" played rare classic recordings of bluegrass, country, string bands, honky tonk, western swing, blues, gospel & old world music.
Great Music & Sports
Off-the-air live recordings of a now-defunct station playing all sorts of great American popular music from the mid-20th century, back when music was good.
You'll also find some Baltimore Orioles post-game highlights from the mid-1980s.
News & Music on WAMU
From elections to 9/11 to the war on terror, these off-the-air live recordings of events of the day are from NPR on WAMU FM.
