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Word: sportcasts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fiscal year 1951 for such unmilitary radio & TV shows as roller-derbies, The Shadow, and Ralph Flanagan's band. For 1952, the recruiters had signed up Singer Frankie Laine ($434,602), a weekly football game ($117,166), and a 15-minute weekly Bill Stern sportcast ($254,867). Just what, asked Vermont's Senator George Aiken, did all this outlay "have to do with the work of the armed services...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Pressagent Touch | 10/1/1951 | See Source »

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