A Farewell to CBS Radio
CBS Radio News aired it’s final broadcast on May 22, 2026; the last vestige of the once-mighty 99-year-old radio network.
John and Larry Gassman, aided by from Walden Hughes, assembled this tribute from a collection of programs and interviews. It originally streamed May 22, 2026. Individual segments can be listened to or downloaded.
Part One:
Introduction and “CBS at Fifty, Hour One” from 1977
Part Two:
“CBS at Fifty, Hour Two” from 1977
Part Three:
“CBS at Fifty, Hour Three” from 1977
Part Four:
The Gassman’s Interview with CBS newscaster and announcer Douglas Edwards, 1987
Part Five:
Robert Trout introduces an hour of CBS News D-Day programming, including a newsroom tour.
Part Six:
SPERDVAC interview with Robert Trout on the end of World War II, and an hour of news reporting from August 1945.
Part Seven:
1965 CBS News special memorial broadcast on the death of Edward R. Murrow.
Part Eight:
The Gassmans interview Norman Corwin and “We Hold These Truths” original 1941 broadcast
Part Nine:
“On a Note of Triumph” – NPR documentary and original 1945 broadcast
Part Ten:
Interview with producer Himan Brown, covering CBS Radio Mystery Theater and more; also in attendance, actor Ralph Bell
Part Eleven:
May 17, 2026 CBS Sunday Morning segment on the history and closure of the radio network.
Part Twelve:
May 2026 CBS Podcast on the life and death of the radio network
Bonus #1:
The earliest known surviving CBS network aircheck: “15 Minutes with Bing Crosby” from September 2, 1931
Bonus #2:
The final CBS News Radio broadcasts, May 22 2026 11 PM & 11:30 PM – WTOP aircheck
