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CHRONOLOGY

(1940-1945)

1940 / 1941 / 1942 / 1943 / 1944 / 1945

1940:

• January 25:Rutgers University. New Brunswick, New Jersey. Parks Johnson, Dean Frazier Metzger of Rutgers, and Wally Butterworth with members of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. First of 21 college broadcasts between 1940 and November 26, 1947. First of 13 broadcasts from New Jersey: 3 before the war, 9 during the war, 1 after the war.
  
  
• February 15: Hollywood, California. Paramount's "Seventeen". First of 19 movie premiere broadcasts from 1940 to March 31, 1948. First of 35 broadcasts from California: 4 before the war, 21 during the war, and 10 after the war.
  
  
• February 22: Alexandria, VA. First of 19 broadcasts from Virginia: 4 before the war, 13 during the war, and 2 after the war.
  
  
• March 14: Cleveland, OH. First of 6 broadcasts from Ohio: 2 before the war, three during the war, one after the war.
  
  
• April 11: Albany, Georgia. First of 6 broadcasts from Georgia: 1 before the war, 2 during the war, and 3 after the war.
  
  
• April 18: Boston, Massachusetts. First of 19 broadcasts from Massachusetts: 1 before the war, 11 during the war, and 7 after the war.
  
  
• April 25: Hartford, CT. First of 11 broadcasts from Connecticut: 1 before the war, 9 during the war, and 1 after the war.
  
  
• May 16: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. First of 19 broadcasts from Pennsylvania: 3 before the war, 10 during the war, and 6 after the war.
  
  
• May 23: Detroit, Michigan. First of 7 broadcasts from Michigan: 3 before the war. 4 during the war, and 0 after the war.
  
  
• July 4: Merchant Marine training ship, "Empire State", New London, Connecticut. First wartime-themed broadcast and the first of 5 Merchant Marine broadcasts between 1940 and January 15, 1945.
  
  
• July 18: Chicago, Illinois. First of 11 broadcasts from Illinois: 2 before the war, 7 during the war, and 2 after the war.
  
  
• July 25: Elwood, Indiana. First of 7 broadcasts from Indiana: 4 before the war, 2 during the war, and 1 after the war.
  
  
• August 1: Deadwood, South Dakota. First of 4 broadcasts from South Dakota: 2 before the war, 1 during the war, and 1 after the war.
  
  
• August 22: Newport, Rhode Island. First of 5 broadcasts from Rhode Island: 1 before the war, 2 during the war, and 2 after the war.
  
  
• September 19: Governor's Island. New York, NY. First of 24 Army broadcasts from 1940 to September 17, 1945.
  
  
• September 26: War Correspondents. New York, NY: First of 5 broadcasts dedicated to war correspondents from 1940 to July 2, 1945.
  
  
• October 24: Floyd Bennet Field, New York for Navy Flyers. First of 51 Navy broadcasts from 1940 to December 31, 1945.
  
  
• November 7: Wright Field. Dayton, OH. First of 15 Army Air Force broadcasts from 1940 to April 16, 1945.
  
  
• November 14: Tucson, Arizona. First and only broadcast from Arizona from before, during, and after the war.
  
  
• November 28: Camp Borden. New Barrie. Ontario, Canada. First broadcast outside United States. First of 8 broadcasts from Canada between 1940 and August 14, 1944.

1941:

• January 2: Marines. Quantico, VA. First of 10 Marines broadcasts between 1941 and July 23, 1945.
  
  
• January 23: U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Betty Grable becomes the first of ten Hollywood celebrities to speak with Vox Pop participants by telephone. Others would include Rita Hayworth, Dick Powell, Glenn Miller, Dorothy Lamour, Barbara Stanwyck, Veronica Lake, Shirley Temple, Jimmy Durante, and Jean Sablon. This broadcast also marked the first of 9 military academy broadcasts from 1941 to October 8, 1945. Also the first of 11 broadcasts from Maryland: 10 during the war and 1 after the war.
  
  
• February 13: Foreign Ministry in Mexico City. Mexico. First of three consecutive broadcasts from Latin American locations. Followed by Puerto Rico and Cuba.
  
  
• August 4: U.S. Military Academy. West Point, New York. Begins alternating between CBS and Blue networks. Begins broadcasting for Bromo-Seltzer. Monday evenings 8:00pm to 8:30pm.
  
  
• August 11: Naval Aviation. Pensacola, Florida. First of 11 broadcasts from Florida: 8 before the war and 3 after the war.
  
  
• September 15: Durham, North Carolina. First of 5 broadcasts from North Carolina: 1 before the war, 3 during the war, and 1 after the war.
  
  
• September 19: USO. New York, NY: First of 3 USO broadcasts from 1941 to February 5, 1945.
  
  
• September 29: World Series Folk. New York City. Resumes regular broadcasts on CBS.
  
  
• October 6: Knoxville, Tennessee. First of 3 broadcasts from Tennessee: 1 before the war, 0 during the war, and 2 after the war.
  
  
• October 13: Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Alabama. The first of two visits to Alabama during the war.
  
  
• October 27: New Orleans, Louisiana. First of 4 broadcasts from Louisiana: 1 before the war, 2 during the war, and 1 after the war.
  
  
• December 1: York Safe and Lock Warplant. York, Pennsylvania. First of 22 warplant broadcasts between 1941 and May 14, 1945.

1942:

• March 23: Armored Force School. Fort Knox, Kentucky. Wally Butterworth's final Vox Pop program. Also first of 3 broadcasts from Kentucky: two during the war and 1 after the war.
  
  
• March 30: Seamans' Church Institute. New York City. Warren Hull's trial appearance as co-host.
  
  
• April 20: Charleston, South Carolina. First of five broadcasts from South Carolina during the war.
  
  
• May 4: "Little Norway". Toronto, Canada. Warren Hull's first regular broadcast as co-host. He had beat out Gary Breckner (4/6/42), Walter O'Keefe (4/13/42), Neil O'Malley (4/20/42), and Jay Flippen (4/27/42), each of whom received "trial" broadcasts.
  
  
• May 11: College Station, Texas. First broadcast from Texas since leaving Houston in 1935. First of ? broadcasts from Texas: ? before the war, ? during the war, and ? after the war.
  
  
• July 20: Springfield, Vermont. First of two broadcasts from Vermont: 1 during the war and 1 after the war.
  
  
• July 27: Keesler Field, Mississippi. First of 3 broadcasts from Mississippi: 0 before the war, 3 during the war, and 0 after the war. Also, the first of 3 weddings that were performed live during Vox Pop broadcasts, the others taking place May 3, 1943 and July 16, 1945.
  
  
• August 10: Fort Bliss, Texas. Carole Landis becomes the first of several Hollywood celebrities to act as guest host while Parks or Warren away on vacation. Other Hollywood personalities would include Brian Donlevy, Hedda Hopper, Ray Bolger, Phyllis Brooks, Ann Rutherford, and Eddie Dunn.
  
  
• August 31: Branson, Missouri. Parks Johnson presents Mayor Jim Owen with registered Jersey heifer. Dave Grant of Vox Pop and student of School of Ozarks with the calf. Bromo-Seltzer banner. First of 6 broadcasts from Missouri: 1 before the war, 1 during the war, and 4 after the war.
  
  
• November 23: Eugene, Oregon. First of two broadcasts from Oregon.
  
  
• December 7: Naval Air Station. Alameda, California. This broadcast was originally scheduled to originate from Pearl Harbor to commemorate the first anniversary of the Japanese attack, but the Vox Pop crew rescheduled at the last minute to ensure that Christmas mail would reach the servicemen in Hawaii in time.
  
  
• December 14: Ames, Iowa. First of three broadcasts from Iowa: 1 during the war and 2 after the war.

1943:

• March 1: Red Cross. New York, NY: First of 4 Red Cross broadcasts from 1943 to March 19, 1945.
  
  
• March 15: Walter Reed Hospital. Washington, DC. First of 18 broadcasts from a hospital in wartime between 1943 and December 31, 1945.
  
  
• March 29: Cheyenne, Wyoming. First and only broadcast from Wyoming before, during or after the war.
  
  
• April 19: Houston Shipbuilding Corporation. Houston, Texas. First broadcast from Houston since leaving in 1935.
  
  
• May 24: Portsmouth, New Hampshire. First of 2 broadcasts from New Hampshire: 1 during the war, and 1 after the war.
  
  
• June 7: Topeka, Kansas. First of 4 broadcasts from Kansas: 3 during the war, and 1 after the war.
  
  
• June 15: Camp Hale, Colorado: First of 4 broadcasts from Colorado: 3 during the war and 1 after the war
  
  
• July 5: Seattle, Washington. First of 4 broadcasts from the state of Washington: 3 during the war and 1 after the war.
  
  
• July 12: Jinx Faulkenberg becomes first radio personality to guest host. Others would include Don McNeill, Robert Trout, Ed Sullivan and Peter Donald.
  
  
• August 30: Navy Flyers. Pensacola, Florida. Ed Sullivan interviews Rear Admiral George D. Murray. Ed Sullivan makes the first of 9 appearances as guest host from 1943 to 1945.

1944:

• March 6: Ft. DuPont, Delaware. First and only broadcast from Delaware.
  
  
• April 24: Little Rock, Arkansas. The first and only broadcast from Arkansas.
  
  
• May 1: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. First and only broadcast from Oklahoma.
  
  
• June 26: Naval Training Station. Farragut, Idaho. First and only broadcast from Idaho.
  
  
• September 4: Yankton, South Dakota.Midwest Farmers Day. Park Johnson and Dave Grant present gifts to John Harrison. Vox Pop has its largest wartime live audience attendance of 48,000. Also first and only broadcast from South Dakota during the war.

1945:

• January 3: Minneapolis, Minnesota. First and only broadcast from Minnesota.
  
  
• November 5: Lobby. Hotel McAlpin. New York City. 14th Anniversary program.