Thursday, October 03, 2013

1967 WCFL tornado coverage

With Tornado season at it's anti-climatic end this season I happened to find a recording of a WCFL broadcast covering the terrible tornadoes of April 21st 1967 in Oak Lawn, IL. It's a true historical artifact. Give this a listen.




Posted by Jose Fritz at Thursday, October 03, 2013
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  1. KoHoSo6:25 AM

    I know it was completely unintentional but, as I get to this post two days after you made it, I don't think the people of northeastern Nebraska would call the end of this year's tornado season "anti-climactic." :)

    This is a great find. I always find tornado coverage to be fascinating and finding something this old is quite rare. It's hard to remember now that radio stations used to do documentary/overview shows and this one reminds me of the great one done on WHAS-AM that covered the Louisville area's portion if the 1974 Super Outbreak (not to mention their live coverage which still stands as a pinnacle of radio journalism).

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  2. Jose Fritz11:28 PM

    It's just like me to post this right before a huge string of late season tornadoes rip apart the midwest...

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