Dave,

Thanks very much for that lead - I'll check it out!

Tom

On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 7:38 AM Dave Radlauer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> You might try the Pacifica Radio archives. I don't know if there was an
> affiliation, but they are perhaps most likely to have or know where this
> sort of item might be located.
>
> https://www.pacificaradioarchives.org/
>
> Dave R
>
> On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 7:19 AM Tom Reitze <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> >
> > I am in search of a series of radio broadcasts made by L. Ron Hubbard on
> > the subject of Dianetics in December 1950.
> >
> >
> >
> > What I know is there were 65 separate broadcasts, each 15 minutes in
> > length, which were recorded on 16” discs by the Progressive Broadcasting
> > System (PBS) and sent to member stations. PBS was a radio network in
> > Hollywood, CA, that existed for just a few months in late 1950 and
> > early 1951.
> >
> >
> >
> > I recently found a pair of 16” PBS promotional transcription discs which
> > include an introduction by Harry Von Zell of L. Ron Hubbard, and 90
> seconds
> > of audio by Mr. Hubbard from what I believe is the first of these 65
> > recordings. I’ve attached images of the discs.
> >
> >
> >
> > I’m pretty sure the segments were recorded at PBS' flagship radio
> > station, *KGFJ
> > in Los Angeles*. KGFJ definitely broadcast the 15-minute recordings
> Monday
> > through Friday at 5:30pm each day, from January 2, 1951, through March
> 26,
> > 1951.
> >
> >
> >
> > A newspaper advertisement from early 1951 announced dates and times for
> > airing the broadcasts on *KAFP in Petaluma**, **CA*. Other stations that
> > may have broadcast the recordings were *WIL in St. Louis, WCFL in
> Chicago,
> > and* *WNJR in Newark*.
> >
> >
> >
> > I would appreciate it if you would let me know based on the above if you
> > have any suggestions for me or contacts you could forward that might be
> of
> > assistance in finding these missing recordings.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you in advance for your assistance.
> >
> >
> >
> > Tom
> >
>
>
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