Name: “We were a propaganda group” by Radio Contact
Duration: 7 min 11 s
Description: In 1957, Paul Coss was a young radio announcer in Boston. Then he got a draft notice and soon found himself broadcasting to a whole new audience.

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In 1957, Paul Coss was a young radio announcer in Boston. Then he got a draft notice and soon found himself broadcasting to a whole new audience.

“We were a propaganda group”

"Radio Contact: Sounds Stories and Perspectives from the Boston Airwaves" is produced by Ian Coss and edited by Julie Caine. The project is supported by the Harvard Collection of Historic Scientific Instruments. More on the project at radiocontact.org.

“We were a propaganda group”

Radio Contact

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