Found 3 collections related to Radio programs -- New York (State) -- New York

WEVD was a New York City radio station best-known for its Yiddish language programming geared towards Jewish immigrant audiences. The station, whose popularity peaked from the 1930s to the 1950s, regularly featured live music performances with a house orchestra. The David and Ina Shiff WEVD music collection, dating from 1889 to 1995 (bulk dates 1900s-1960s), contains thousands of scores, parts, arrangements, and sheet music for songs and compositions that were performed on WEVD. The collection highlights the work of Jewish composers in the United States and Europe, as well as classical and popular music by non-Jewish composers whose vocal works were often translated into Yiddish. It also includes musical manuscripts of compositions written specifically for WEVD, many of which have never been published. less

Actress Hilda Simms (1918-1994) hosted the WOV New York City radio program Ladies' Day from 1953 to 1962, featuring music and interviews with figures in entertainment and public affairs. The collection dates from 1953 to 1956 and consists of eighteen items. Simms's radio program Ladies' Day makes up the bulk of the collection, while one video recording and one sound recording are excerpts from Simms's film and television roles. less