Whiteway, Evan. Interview about his work and radio history in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Evan Whiteway talks about his experiences working in radio broadcasting with VONF and the history of early radio in Newfoundland and Labrador. 00:00 - Evan Whiteway talks about the beginnings of VONF which opened March 13th, 1939; Talks about individuals involved in the station; Schedule; 02:07 - Ta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Swain, Hector K.
Other Authors: Whiteway, Evan
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published: 1990
Subjects:
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/6221
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Summary:Evan Whiteway talks about his experiences working in radio broadcasting with VONF and the history of early radio in Newfoundland and Labrador. 00:00 - Evan Whiteway talks about the beginnings of VONF which opened March 13th, 1939; Talks about individuals involved in the station; Schedule; 02:07 - Talks about music they played; 04:18 - Outside broadcasts, walking around with a microphone; Church service broadcasts; Morning devotions; 05:55 - Talks about Doyle’s Bulletin that announced messages, hospital reports, and items of interest from small communities; 07:36 - Talks about communications in Newfoundland at the time, the importance of the Doyle’s Bulletin for personal news; 10:40 - Talks about The Barrelman and Joey Smallwood; 12:27 - Talks about Ted Russell’s The Chronicles of Uncle Mose; 14:48 - Talks about Harold Ivany; 15:35 - The Sanatorium Broadcasts; 16:00 - Talk about the program The Shut-ins; Bob McLeod; 19:00 - Newfoundland and National content; 20:18 - Talks about Aubrey “Mac” MacDonald; 22:06 - This is London Calling with Margot Davies talking to soldiers who were in London; 22:48 - Talk humanitarian programing and The Doyle Bulletin; 25:36 - Talks about Michael Harrington; 26:21 - Talks about literature that discussed early radio.