{"id":13104,"date":"2015-05-01T07:25:21","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T11:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=13104"},"modified":"2015-05-01T07:44:23","modified_gmt":"2015-05-01T11:44:23","slug":"support-a-willis-conover-us-postage-stamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/support-a-willis-conover-us-postage-stamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Support a Willis Conover US postage stamp"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Willis<\/a><\/p>\n

If you’re a fan of the iconic Willis Conover, you might consider signing this petition supporting a postage stamp in his honor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Marie Lamb writes:<\/p>\n

Those of us at the Willis Conover Facebook page<\/a> are trying to get support for a postage stamp in honor of the great Voice of America jazz broadcaster, one of the great voices of shortwave. The recognition for this fine broadcaster and supporter of America’s music is long overdue. Please sign! Thank you–Marie Lamb.<\/p>\n

Click here to sign.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If you’re looking for a little inspiration, listen to this superb interview with Willis Conover<\/a> circa 1987 on NPR’s Weekend Edition<\/em> with Scott Simon:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/NPRWillisConoverFeature1987\/NPR%20Willis%20Conover%20feature%20-%201987.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

As you’ll hear in this interview,\u00a0Willis Conover actually supported a stamp in honor of the late and great Duke Ellington. Perhaps it’s time we support a stamp honoring Willis Conover. Click here to sign the petition<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’re a fan of the iconic Willis Conover, you might consider signing this petition supporting a postage stamp in his honor. Marie Lamb writes: Those of us at the Willis Conover Facebook page are trying to get support for a postage stamp in honor of the great Voice of America jazz broadcaster, one of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[960,3,305],"tags":[10,940,3806,942],"class_list":["post-13104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-broadcasting","category-news","category-nostalgia","tag-voa","tag-willis-conover","tag-willis-conover-postage-stamp","tag-willis-conover-voa"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-3pm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14144,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/the-wsj-features-willis-conover\/","url_meta":{"origin":13104,"position":0},"title":"The WSJ features Willis Conover","author":"Thomas","date":"July 22, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Wall Street Journal via Any Sennitt) The Radio Broadcaster Who Fought the Cold War Abroad but Remained Unheard at Home By DOUG RAMSEY During the Cold War, listeners in captive nations behind the Iron Curtain huddled around radios in basements and attics listening to the imposing bass-baritone voice of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Articles"","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Willis Conover, The Voice of America (Source: Wikimedia Commons)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/614px-Willis_Conover_1969.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/614px-Willis_Conover_1969.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/614px-Willis_Conover_1969.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14591,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/the-unt-willis-conover-archive-is-now-online\/","url_meta":{"origin":13104,"position":1},"title":"The UNT Willis Conover Archive is now online","author":"Thomas","date":"September 6, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Regular\u00a0SWLing Post readers know that I\u2019m a huge fan of the late\u00a0Willis Conover. 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