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Byrd Antarctic Broadcast Salutes Explorer Crew
The New York Times with Station WGY and W2XAP aired a global radio tribute to Admiral Byrd and his Antarctic team. Notables like Lucrezia Bori and Mayor James J. Walker offered greetings, Hoover’s message was read, and Ochs praised the expedition as journalism at its best.
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W2xap
South Schenectady
N. Y
Byrd
Little America
WQGY
United States
James J. Walker
Lucrezia Bori
Metropolitan Opera Company
L. Rothafer
Roxy
Ruth Bréto
Ethyl Hayden
New York Oratorio Society
Ochs Kent Cooper
Associated Press
Isaiah Bowman
The
American Geographical Society
Rollo Ogden
New York Times
F. T. Birchall
F. T. Meinholtz
Times Radio Department
Breton
Betty Baker
Mr. Ochs
Commander Byrd
Russel Owen
Owen
Josephine and
Holly
Hoover
Washington
White House
Herbert Hoover
Miss Bort
Ochs
Antarctic
Spain
America
Bob
Manuel de Falla
Thomas Moore
Dorothy Kennedy
Australia
Mr. Ogden
New York
Ogden
New York Times Colored Glee Club
Adolph S. Ochs
Daily News
Sulzberger
Birchall
Meinholtz
Dick Byrd
Mr. Cooper
Owens
Gould
Dr. Bowman
Larry Gould
Russell Owen
Captain Scott
London
Douglas Mawson
Ross Sea
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Graham Land
Hayden
Old Virginny
Emily Avery
Birchell
Mexico
Bay
Grover Whalen
Boy Scout
Yascha Bunchuk
Theatre Orchestra
Schumann
Traumerel
Leo Rosetto
William Robyn
Wee Willie
Roxy's
Friend O
Rosetto
Bunchunk
H. H. Bailey
Walker
Mayor Walker
Great, Neck
Long Island
Ulysses Lappas
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Morris Gest
Eleanor Bolling
Europe
Mr. Meinholtz
the Times
Malcolm P. Hanson
Lloyd Berkner
Howard Mason
Lloyd Grenkie
Carl Petersen
New York Times Color Glee Club
Joe
Times
Schenectady
WGY
Glee Club