“Sgt. John Dwyer, who was not listening to the radio, was on the desk at the Charlotte Police Department that Sunday night. He became aware of the hysteria when a woman walked in, an infant in one arm, a Bible in the other and a trembling boy clutching at her dress. She asked for protection […]
Posts Tagged ‘war of the worlds’
‘War of the Worlds’ terrified listeners in Charlotte
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged charlotte nc, charlotte observer, mark washburn, orson welles, war of the worlds, wbt radio on January 11, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
Another Charlotte mayor answered call to D.C.
Posted in Tar Heelia, tagged anthony foxx, charlotte nc mayors, federal communications commission, frank mcninch, mae west, orson welles, radio censorship, war of the worlds on May 2, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Transportation Secretary nominee Anthony Foxx isn’t the first former Charlotte mayor to be tapped for a high-profile federal job. That was Frank McNinch, who as chairman of FDR’s Federal Communications Commission (1937-39) dealt with controversial figures ranging from Orson Welles to Mae West. About Welles’ “War of the Worlds” McNinch lamented that “any broadcast that […]
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