Willis Conover interviews Charles Martyn of the University of Michigan transcript

Willis Conover interviews Charles Martyn of the University of Michigan

Willis Conover interviews Charles Martyn, a University of Michigan student who was part of the UM Symphony Band tour of the Soviet Union
Date: June 6, 1961
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Voice captions transcript

The Voice

A documentary on the Voice of America, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
Date: 199X
Creator: United States Information Agency
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover interviewed in Denmark transcript

Willis Conover interviewed in Denmark

An interview with Willis Conover, following an introduction in Danish.
Date: 1975?
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Voices of VISTA: Interview with Peter, Paul & Mary transcript

Voices of VISTA: Interview with Peter, Paul & Mary

Willis Conover interviews singing group Peter, Paul & Mary for Voices of VISTA program #1. This recording contains the full Voices of VISTA program.
Date: 1967~
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interviews at the Monterey Jazz Festival, 1967 transcript

Interviews at the Monterey Jazz Festival, 1967

Willis Conover interviews Flavio Ambrosetti, Franco Ambrosetti, Daniel Humair, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, and George Gruntz at the 1967 Monterey Jazz Festival.
Date: unknown
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interview with Marshall Brown, John LaPorta, and Farmingdale High School students transcript

Interview with Marshall Brown, John LaPorta, and Farmingdale High School students

The interview which accompanied Music USA #551-B, broadcast July 2, 1956, featuring Marshall Brown, John LaPorta, and four Farmingdale (New York) High School students.
Date: June 7, 1956
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aristo Theater of the Air, Part 2, October 21, 1945 transcript

Aristo Theater of the Air, Part 2, October 21, 1945

Mark Austad (later known as Mark Evans) hosts the second part of Aristo Theater of the Air, with selections from June Havoc (There Must Be Someone for Me); Wilbur Evans (Girls), a war bonds advertisement, and Corinna Mura (Carlotta_/
Date: October 21, 1945
Creator: Evans, Mark, 1917-1988
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #1422, Tribute to Irving Berlin, Part II transcript

Music USA #1422, Tribute to Irving Berlin, Part II

The second hour of a two-hour tribute to Irving Berlin, in the year that Berlin turned 70, broadcast November 20, 1958. The program includes numerous interviews with popular artists and selected Berlin compositions which they recorded, including Bing Crosby (interview dated August 28, 1958), Benny Goodman, Ethel Merman, Fred Waring (interview dated October 1, 1958), and Eddie Cantor, with brief statements by Ella Fitzgerald, Paul Weston, Jo Stafford, Paul Whiteman, an interview with Berlin himself, and a statement from President Eisenhower.
Date: November 6, 1958
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover interviewed by Fred Gale, WWDC, Part I transcript

Willis Conover interviewed by Fred Gale, WWDC, Part I

Fred Gale interviews Willis Conover for WWDC, where Conover worked in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Date: February 9, 1968
Creator: Gale, Fred & Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC News: Warsaw Jazz Jamboree captions transcript

NBC News: Warsaw Jazz Jamboree

NBC News segment on the Warsaw Jazz Jamboree and Willis Conover's influence on jazz in Eastern Europe.
Date: 198X
Creator: National Broadcasting Company
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #1092-A, Around the World at Christmas, Part II transcript

Music USA #1092-A, Around the World at Christmas, Part II

Part II of the first hour of Music USA for broadcast on Christmas Day in 1957.
Date: October 23, 1957
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
WRC feature on Willis Conover captions transcript

WRC feature on Willis Conover

WRC television feature on Willis Conover.
Date: 198X
Creator: WRC-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #8464-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part II transcript

Music USA #8464-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part II

The second part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with John Lewis.
Date: March 3, 1978
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover's House of Sounds, WCBS, October 21, 1961, Part II transcript

Willis Conover's House of Sounds, WCBS, October 21, 1961, Part II

The second segment of Willis Conover's House of Sounds program for October 21, 1961, on WCBS radio in New York.
Date: October 21, 1961
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dizzy Gillespie at Birdland transcript

Dizzy Gillespie at Birdland

A French-language program featuring Dizzy Gillespie performing at Birdland, along with an interview with John Hammond.
Date: July 2, 1956
Creator: Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993 & Roberts, Bill
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover's House of Sounds, WCBS, December 31, 1960, Part I transcript

Willis Conover's House of Sounds, WCBS, December 31, 1960, Part I

The first segment of Willis Conover's House of Sounds program for December 31, 1960, on WCBS radio in New York.
Date: December 31, 1960
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Duke Named Ellington captions transcript

A Duke Named Ellington

A PBS documentary on Duke Ellington, from the network's American Masters series, with interview and performance footage of Duke Ellington, Herb Jeffries, Adelaide Hall, Ben Webster, Teddy Wilson, Charles Mingus, Alice Babs, Herbie Hancock, Clark Terry, Cootie Williams, Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Leonard Feather, Louie Bellson, Willie "The Lion" Smith, and Alvin Ailey, among others. Streaming access to this item is embargoed due to copyright restrictions.
Date: 1988
Creator: Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover interviews John Wiggin transcript

Willis Conover interviews John Wiggin

Willis Conover interviews John Wiggin, not for broadcast, but for an article he was writing. In 1954, Wiggin was deputy program manager at the Voice of America, and hired Conover for the Music USA series.
Date: March 5, 1963
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #569-A transcript

Music USA #569-A

The entire program for the first hour of Music USA, broadcast on July 10, 1956, and rebroadcast as #831-A on April 8, 1957. On internal documents, Conover had rated the program "AA," indicating that it was one he was particularly pleased with.
Date: June 21, 1956
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #310-B, Interview with Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, Part II transcript

Music USA #310-B, Interview with Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, Part II

The second part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich.
Date: September 28, 1955
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover interviewed by Ed Joyce on WCBS "Speak Up" program transcript

Willis Conover interviewed by Ed Joyce on WCBS "Speak Up" program

Ed Joyce interviews Willis Conover on WCBS radio, with call-in questions from listeners.
Date: March 8, 1963
Creator: Joyce, Ed, 1932-
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover with Ed Joyce on "Speak Up," WCBS, March 8, 1963 transcript

Willis Conover with Ed Joyce on "Speak Up," WCBS, March 8, 1963

Willis Conover appears on Ed Joyce's WCBS radio program, "Speak Up," which includes a call-in segment.
Date: March 8, 1963
Creator: Conover, Willis & Joyce, Ed, 1932-
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover interviews Mort Sahl transcript

Willis Conover interviews Mort Sahl

Willis Conover interviews Mort Sahl.
Date: March 13, 1964
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Voices of VISTA: Vikki Carr transcript

Voices of VISTA: Vikki Carr

Willis Conover interviews singer Vikki Carr for Voices of VISTA program #155. This recording is the raw audio which was later incorporated into the program.
Date: 1967~
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library