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World War II On the Radio. By: Leanna Chojnacki. Research Question. Did radio broadcasts boost war morale?. Findings. Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS). Created on May 26, 1942 under the War Department First radio station was in Delta Jct, Alaska and was called the KODK or Ft. Greely - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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By: Leanna Chojnacki

World War II On the Radio

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Research QuestionDid radio broadcasts

boost war morale?

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Findings

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Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS)

• Created on May 26, 1942 under the War Department

• First radio station was in Delta Jct, Alaska and was called the KODK or Ft. Greely

• Utilized BBC facilities while in London– July 4, 1943-Corporal Syl Binkin– Sports and News– Channels available to British civilians

• Mobile stations developed by BBC and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation– Music, news, front line activities

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Command Performance (1942-1949)

• Produced by AFRS• Allowed for troops to mail in requests for

performers on the show– Example: • Ann Miller tap-dancing wearing Army boots

• Performers on show– Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Judy Garland, Bob

Hope, Ginger Rogers, Frank Sinatra, and The Andrew Sisters

• CBS created Request Performance (1945-1946)

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Mail Call (1942-1949)• Created by the AFRS and first aired on

August 11, 1942• Mail Call was a system in which

soldier’s would receive their mail when their names were called

• Meant to be written as a love letter from the celebrities

• Included music, comedy and sketches

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GI Journal (1943-1946)• Created by the AFRS and located in

Hollywood• July 4, 1943 aired in Europe after D-Day• Ran by the soldiers themselves• Included comedies and orchestras (Army

Air Force Training Command Orchestra)

• Pin-up comedy talent– Lucille Ball, Linda Darnell, Roy Rogers,

Fibber McGee and Molly, Ginger Rogers, etc.

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The Jubilee Program (1942-1953)

• Radio for black soldiers that furthered segregation amongst the soldiers and suffered from the lowest of morale

• 30 minute long shows directed by Black soldiers

• Performers:– Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton, Nat King Cole,

etc.• Included jazz of the highest quality• Hosted by Dooley Wilson (Casablanca) then

Ernie Whitman• Introduced jazz to other countries

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Everything for the Boys (1944-1945)

• Sponsored by the Electric Autolite Company

• Directed by Ronald Colman and Arch Oboler

• Aired in both the U.S. and to the soldiers overseas

• Used to connect families to their loved ones

• 30 minute shows that also included comedy, artists, and published announcements from newspapers

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Music America Loves Best

• Initially produced by NBC to play classical and popular music then utilized by AFRS– Played musical genres from operas and other

classical music• Created in the 1940s by AFRS• Tommy Dorsey and Duke Ellington had

been on the show as band leaders

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Connections to Class•Roles of Women in the WarWestbrook, “‘I Want a Girl, Just Like the Girl That Married Harry James’ : American Women and the Problem of Political Obligation in World war II”

•Roles of African American Men in the War•Cayton, “Fighting for White Folks?”•Ottley, “A White Folks’ War?”•Redding, “A Negro Looks at this War”

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Conclusions• Boosted the morale of the white male

soldier• Exclusively attempted to boost the

morale of the black male soldier• Like other propaganda methods, the

radio perpetuated similar stereotypes through celebrities on the radio

• Radio shows entertained all sorts of soldiers while abroad

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Questions?