WBAP/Dallas Donates JFK Assassination Coverage Audio To Sixth Floor Museum

Donation

CUMULUS News-Talk WBAP-A/DALLAS has donated 21 original recordings of its coverage of the assassination of President JOHN F. KENNEDY to the SIXTH FLOOR MUSEUM AT DEALEY PLAZA in DALLAS, the museum in the TEXAS SCHOOL BOOK DEPOSITORY.  The tapes will officially be transferred to the museum on MONDAY (11/21), the day before the 53rd anniversary of the assassination.

“The Museum is committed to preserving not only artifacts and documentation about the assassination itself, but also about the cultural legacy of that pivotal event in history,” said the museum's Executive Director, NICOLA LONGFORD. “We are especially excited for this generous donation because it shows the vivid local perspective of this tragic day.... These recordings are a remarkable encapsulation of one of the most significant days in history: one that began with excitement and ‘electricity in the air’ and ended with tragedy and global mourning.  With this incredible donation from our partners at WBAP, we will be able to share them with audiences for many generations to come.”

“The preservation of these original recordings has long been a goal of ours at WBAP,” WBAP OM TYLER COX said. “The SIXTH FLOOR MUSEUM is the logical place for this audio glimpse of life in DALLAS/FORT WORTH on this fateful day to be preserved, and we’re pleased to make this donation to the Museum.”

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