The Big Broadcast: Airchecks
Ed Walker brings back the golden days of radio, as broadcast Sunday nights from 1990 through 2015 on WAMU FM in Washington, DC mostly from 7pm - 11pm.
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.
This collection is growing so check back.
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.
The Big Broadcast – July 6, 1996
The Big Broadcast – December 29, 1996
The Big Broadcast – December 31, 1996, Part 1
The Big Broadcast – December 31, 1996, Part 2
The Big Broadcast – January 5, 1997
The Big Broadcast – January 12, 1997
The Big Broadcast – January 19, 1997
The Big Broadcast – January 25, 1997
The Big Broadcast – February 2, 1997
The Big Broadcast – March 9, 1997
The Big Broadcast – March 16, 1997
The Big Broadcast – March 23, 1997
The Big Broadcast – March 30, 1997
The Big Broadcast – April 6, 1997
The Big Broadcast – April 13, 1997
The Big Broadcast – April 20, 1997
The Big Broadcast – April 27, 1997
The Big Broadcast – May 11, 1997
The Big Broadcast – June 15, 1997
The Big Broadcast – June 22, 1997
The Big Broadcast – June 29, 1997
The Big Broadcast – July 13, 1997
The Big Broadcast – July 20, 1997
The Big Broadcast – August 31, 1997
The Big Broadcast – September 7, 1997
The Big Broadcast – September 14, 1997
The Big Broadcast – September 21, 1997
The Big Broadcast – September 28, 1997
The Big Broadcast – October 5, 1997
The Big Broadcast – October 12, 1997
The Big Broadcast – September 24, 2000
The Big Broadcast – October 1, 2000
The Big Broadcast – October 8, 2000
The Big Broadcast – October 15, 2000
The Big Broadcast – October 22, 2000
The Big Broadcast – March 23, 2003
The Big Broadcast – March 30, 2003
The Big Broadcast – April 6, 2003
The Big Broadcast – April 13, 2003
The Big Broadcast – April 27, 2003
The Big Broadcast – May 4, 2003
The Big Broadcast – May 11, 2003
The Big Broadcast – May 25, 2003
The Big Broadcast – June 1, 2003
The Big Broadcast – June 8, 2003
The Big Broadcast – June 15, 2003
The Big Broadcast – June 22, 2003
The Big Broadcast – June 29, 2003
The Big Broadcast – July 6, 2003
The Big Broadcast – July 13, 2003
The Big Broadcast – July 20, 2003
The Big Broadcast – July 27, 2003
The Big Broadcast – August 10, 2003
The Big Broadcast – August 24, 2003
The Big Broadcast – August 31, 2003
The Big Broadcast – September 7, 2003
The Big Broadcast – September 14, 2003
The Big Broadcast – September 21, 2003
The Big Broadcast – September 28, 2003
The Big Broadcast – October 5, 2003
The Big Broadcast – October 12, 2003
The Big Broadcast – October 19, 2003
The Big Broadcast – October 26, 2003
The Big Broadcast – November 2, 2003
The Big Broadcast – November 9, 2003
The Big Broadcast – December 24, 2005
The Big Broadcast – December 25, 2005
The Big Broadcast – January 01, 2006
The Big Broadcast – January 08, 2006
The Big Broadcast – January 15, 2006
The Big Broadcast – January 22, 2006
The Big Broadcast – January 29, 2006
The Big Broadcast – February 05, 2006
The Big Broadcast – February 12, 2006
The Big Broadcast – February 26, 2006
The Big Broadcast – February 19, 2006
The Big Broadcast – March 05, 2006
The Big Broadcast – March 12, 2006
The Big Broadcast – March 19, 2006
The Big Broadcast – March 26, 2006
The Big Broadcast – April 09, 2006
The Big Broadcast – April 23, 2006
The Big Broadcast – April 30, 2006
The Big Broadcast – May 07, 2006
The Big Broadcast – May 14, 2006
The Big Broadcast – May 21, 2006
The Big Broadcast – May 28, 2006
The Big Broadcast – June 04, 2006
The Big Broadcast – June 11, 2006
The Big Broadcast – June 25, 2006
The Big Broadcast – July 02, 2006
The Big Broadcast – July 09, 2006
The Big Broadcast – July 16, 2006
The Big Broadcast – July 23, 2006
The Big Broadcast – July 30, 2006
The Big Broadcast – August 06, 2006
The Big Broadcast – August 13, 2006
The Big Broadcast – August 20, 2006
The Big Broadcast – September 03, 2006
The Big Broadcast – September 10, 2006
The Big Broadcast – September 17, 2006
The Big Broadcast – September 24, 2006
The Big Broadcast – October 01, 2006
The Big Broadcast – October 08, 2006
The Big Broadcast – October 15, 2006
The Big Broadcast – October 22, 2006
The Big Broadcast – October 29, 2006
The Big Broadcast – November 04, 2006
The Big Broadcast – November 12, 2006
The Big Broadcast – November 19, 2006
The Big Broadcast – November 26, 2006
The Big Broadcast – December 03, 2006
The Big Broadcast – December 10, 2006
The Big Broadcast – December 17, 2006
The Big Broadcast – December 24, 2006
The Big Broadcast – January 07, 2007
The Big Broadcast – January 14, 2007
The Big Broadcast – January 21, 2007
The Big Broadcast – January 28, 2007
The Big Broadcast – February 04, 2007
The Big Broadcast – February 21, 2007
The Big Broadcast – March 04, 2007
The Big Broadcast – March 18, 2007
The Big Broadcast – March 25, 2007
The Big Broadcast – April 01, 2007
The Big Broadcast – April 08, 2007
The Big Broadcast – April 15, 2007
The Big Broadcast – April 22, 2007
The Big Broadcast – May 06, 2007
The Big Broadcast – May 13, 2007
The Big Broadcast – May 20, 2007
The Big Broadcast – May 27, 2007
The Big Broadcast – June 03, 2007
The Big Broadcast – June 10, 2007
The Big Broadcast – June 24, 2007
The Big Broadcast – July 01, 2007
The Big Broadcast – July 08, 2007
The Big Broadcast – July 15, 2007
The Big Broadcast – July 22, 2007
The Big Broadcast – July 29, 2007
The Big Broadcast – August 05, 2007
The Big Broadcast – August 19, 2007
The Big Broadcast – September 02, 2007
The Big Broadcast – September 09, 2007
The Big Broadcast – September 16, 2007
The Big Broadcast – September 30, 2007
The Big Broadcast – October 07, 2007
The Big Broadcast – October 14, 2007
The Big Broadcast – October 28, 2007
The Big Broadcast – November 04, 2007
The Big Broadcast – November 11, 2007
The Big Broadcast – November 18, 2007
The Big Broadcast – November 25, 2007
The Big Broadcast – January 27, 2008
The Big Broadcast – February 03, 2008
The Big Broadcast – February 10, 2008
The Big Broadcast – February 17, 2008
The Big Broadcast – February 24, 2008
The Big Broadcast – March 23, 2008
The Big Broadcast – March 30, 2008
The Big Broadcast – April 06, 2008
The Big Broadcast – April 13, 2008
The Big Broadcast – April 20, 2008
The Big Broadcast – April 27, 2008
The Big Broadcast – May 04, 2008
The Big Broadcast – May 11, 2008
The Big Broadcast – December 21, 2008
The Big Broadcast – December 24, 2008
The Big Broadcast – December 25, 2008
The Big Broadcast – December 28, 2008
The Big Broadcast – January 11, 2009
The Big Broadcast – January 18, 2009
The Big Broadcast – January 25, 2009
The Big Broadcast – February 15, 2009
The Big Broadcast – February 08, 2009
The Big Broadcast – March 01, 2009
The Big Broadcast – March 08, 2009
The Big Broadcast – March 15, 2009
The Big Broadcast – March 21, 2009
The Big Broadcast – March 28, 2009
The Big Broadcast – April 05, 2009
The Big Broadcast – April 12, 2009
The Big Broadcast – April 19, 2009
The Big Broadcast – April 26, 2009
The Big Broadcast – May 03, 2009
The Big Broadcast – May 10, 2009
The Big Broadcast – May 17, 2009
The Big Broadcast – May 31, 2009
The Big Broadcast – June 14, 2009
The Big Broadcast – June 21, 2009
The Big Broadcast – June 28, 2009
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.
