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- Program for the First "Ford Sunday Evening Hour" Radio Broadcast, October 7, 1934 -
- October 07, 1934
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Program for the First "Ford Sunday Evening Hour" Radio Broadcast, October 7, 1934
- Ford Sunday Evening Hour Orchestra on Stage at Masonic Temple, January 12, 1941 - Launched in 1934, the Ford Sunday Evening Hour radio program featured classical music, guest soloists and conductors, and a weekly talk during intermission. The show was performed live and broadcast over the CBS radio network. Members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra -- under the name Ford Symphony Orchestra -- played musical pieces. This image shows the radio production from Detroit's Masonic Temple.
- January 12, 1941
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Ford Sunday Evening Hour Orchestra on Stage at Masonic Temple, January 12, 1941
Launched in 1934, the Ford Sunday Evening Hour radio program featured classical music, guest soloists and conductors, and a weekly talk during intermission. The show was performed live and broadcast over the CBS radio network. Members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra -- under the name Ford Symphony Orchestra -- played musical pieces. This image shows the radio production from Detroit's Masonic Temple.
- "Ford Summer Hour," Program for Sunday, August 24, 1941 - The <em>Ford Summer Hour</em> was a radio program produced from 1939 to 1941 by Ford Motor Company as a summer replacement for their regular <em>Ford Sunday Evening Hour</em>. The broadcast featured popular songs and tunes from musical comedies and operettas. Ford's sponsorship did not allow for commercials, but an intermission included talks on Ford-related subjects, such as the company's rubber plantation in Brazil.
- August 24, 1941
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"Ford Summer Hour," Program for Sunday, August 24, 1941
The Ford Summer Hour was a radio program produced from 1939 to 1941 by Ford Motor Company as a summer replacement for their regular Ford Sunday Evening Hour. The broadcast featured popular songs and tunes from musical comedies and operettas. Ford's sponsorship did not allow for commercials, but an intermission included talks on Ford-related subjects, such as the company's rubber plantation in Brazil.
- Ford Sunday Evening Hour Orchestra Flute Section Rehearsal, January 11, 1941 - Launched in 1934, the Ford Sunday Evening Hour radio program featured classical music, guest soloists and conductors, and a weekly talk during intermission. CBS broadcasted the show live over its radio network. Members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra -- under the name Ford Symphony Orchestra -- played musical pieces. Flutist Carmine Coppola (center), father of Francis Ford Coppola, played with the orchestra in 1941.
- January 11, 1941
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Ford Sunday Evening Hour Orchestra Flute Section Rehearsal, January 11, 1941
Launched in 1934, the Ford Sunday Evening Hour radio program featured classical music, guest soloists and conductors, and a weekly talk during intermission. CBS broadcasted the show live over its radio network. Members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra -- under the name Ford Symphony Orchestra -- played musical pieces. Flutist Carmine Coppola (center), father of Francis Ford Coppola, played with the orchestra in 1941.