I would check with British Pathe in London
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> On Oct 26, 2022, at 8:58 AM, subscribe arsclist Neal Lavon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I am researching a Voice of America shortwave radio series that ran from
> 1952-54 in English and then in Urdu translation to the Near East,
> specifically, Pakistan.
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> The name of the program is "Billy Brown's Pen Pals." Billy Brown was a
> 16-year-old high school student from New York who made a one-minute
> broadcast on VOA seeking Pen Pals. The broadcast generated a tremendous
> response, and it eventually grew into a weekly 15-minute program. The show
> was extremely successful for VOA and generated domestic coverage in
> newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. It was the subject of a
> front-page New York Times story, making Billy and Willis Conover of the Jazz
> Hour the only VOA radio hosts that were as accorded such treatment.
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> I have been trying to see if an audio copy of that program survived. I have
> searched unsuccessfully at VOA, the National Archives, the Library of
> Congress, numerous archives and databases, the BBC (which relayed the
> program), shortwave DX clubs, and even Pakistan National Broadcasting.
> Billy's family does not have a copy.
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> What I am wondering is if there are further avenues to explore among private
> shortwave collectors, university archives, or other audio historians to see
> if a copy of this program exists? Any help or suggestions would be
> gratefully appreciated. Thank you.
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> Neal Lavon
> Takoma Park, Maryland
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