NBC RADIO NEWS, 8 P.M. ET, NOV. 9, 1975, FROM WNBC.

NBC RADIO NEWS, 8 P.M. ET, NOV. 9, 1975, FROM WNBC. NBC Radio News reported by John Bohannon (1936-2019). Includes news on control of the Spanish Sahara, Muslims and Christians taking hostages in Beirut, Lebanon, Israel and Anwar Sadat, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and a freight train loaded with propane gas derails in Fairlee, Vt. After a health careers PSA, news continues from WNBC and Mitch Lebe reporting on New York City’s financial crisis and includes the voice of President Gerald Ford speaking over “Meet The Press”–which it’s noted was longtime host Lawrence Spivak’s final broadcast after 30 years at the helm. The upload concludes with an announcement of a “What Is An American” essay contest sponsored by NBC in advance of the nation’s upcoming 200th anniversary. Note: This newscast can be found in a full aircheck from WNBC at rockradioscrapbook.ca, the Bill Dulmage collection.