{"id":33600,"date":"2018-08-17T07:00:54","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=33600"},"modified":"2018-08-17T07:00:54","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T11:00:54","slug":"afrts-thousands-of-hours-of-roger-carroll-shows-now-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/afrts-thousands-of-hours-of-roger-carroll-shows-now-online\/","title":{"rendered":"AFRTS: Thousands of hours of Roger Carroll shows now online"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Roger Carroll<\/p><\/div>\n

(Source: Radio World<\/a> via Richard Langley)<\/p>\n

Beginning in the early 1940s and for more than 50 years, the U.S. armed services produced long-form radio programs on vinyl disc to broadcast to troops overseas.<\/p>\n

These were usually recorded by the top voice talents in Los Angeles and were heard over the American Forces Radio TV Service. Many of the same talent later created other shows specifically to aid the military with recruitment. The latter programs were then distributed to American radio stations for free on-air use.<\/p>\n

Until recently, this trove of historical programming had been M.I.A., but now thousands of hours are available for online streaming<\/a>, thanks to Army veteran Thom Whetston, who served in Panama and Korea.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor years, AFRTS recorded many hours a week of personality-oriented music shows, and these were sent all over the world,\u201d Whetston said. \u201cThe guys that hosted them got complimentary copies, and luckily one air talent in particular, Roger Carroll, saved most of his albums in his garage. For the last 10 years I had been writing a blog about AFRTS, and about a year ago, with Roger\u2019s help, I began building a website where people can hear these shows again.\u201d[…]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Continue reading the full article at Radio World…<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Click here to visit\u00a0Roger Carroll’s Best Sounds In Town<\/em> and listen to the archive.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: Radio World via Richard Langley) Beginning in the early 1940s and for more than 50 years, the U.S. armed services produced long-form radio programs on vinyl disc to broadcast to troops overseas. These were usually recorded by the top voice talents in Los Angeles and were heard over the American Forces Radio TV Service. 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