On March 11, 2020 the same day WHO made the declaration that COVID-19 was a global pandemic, the CBS News Broadcast center was evacuated after positive cases were detected in the building. In an engineering feat that was unimaginable prior to this year, the CBS News Radio network went remote, turning anchors homes into studios, and making the transition to a virtual newsroom. Featured this week in a special edition of ‘America: Changed Forever’ is an audio diary, from the employees of CBS News, retelling the story of how they kept reporting the news remotely, amid the biggest story of their careers.

America Changed Forever - One Year Later

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CBS' Country 4th with Friends is the soundtrack for your Independence Day weekend. Host Lezli Young speaks with Ronnie Dunn and Lauren Aliana about their 4th of July traditions. We hear from Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban and more about getting back on stage and what this last year has meant to them. Enjoy the show!

CBS Country 4th with Friends Special 2021

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WCBS anchor Wayne Cabot interviews Bob Fuss on his final day working on Capitol Hill for CBS radio News.

Wayne Cabot interviews Bob Fuss on his last day

Concert sound today bears little resemblance to the early days of Rock N Roll -- when acts like Chuck Berry and The Beatles swept the young hearts of the nation. The quality enhancement is due in large part to one band's drive and innovation. CBS News Correspondent Jim Chenevey reports on how the Grateful Dead paved the way for modern concert sound. 

Written and produced by Gauthier Giacomoni.

Photo Credit: Meyer Sound Lab archives

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CBS News Correspondent Christopher Glenn's broadcast of the Shuttle Challenger disaster on the CBS Radio Network, January 28, 1986.

Christopher Glenn's Broadcast of the Challenger Disaster

A CBS Radio News tribute to the World News Roundup on its 50th anniversary.  This program, part of the Newsmark series, aired in March of 1988.  Bill Lynch was the anchor and Frank Devine the producer.  It features interviews with three former WNR anchors, the late Bob Trout, Douglas Edwards and Dallas Townsend.

America Changed Forever - One Year Later

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