Historic Fort Snelling

National Historic Landmark

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200 Tower Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55111
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$11 Adults · $9 Seniors
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Mem. Day - Labor Day:
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Sun 12 - 5 pm
Sept & Oct:
Sat. 10 am - 5 pm
*Open Memorial Day, July 4 & Labor Day 10 am - 5 pm

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Sound Recordings

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During World War II, radio station KSTP-AM broadcast a variety of news and entertainment programming from a temporary recording facility at Fort Snelling. Programs included the dramatic teleplays This Is Your Army and The War Chest Show as well as news reports from reporter Ken Barry.

This Is Your Army, June 3, 1943

This Mothers' Day episode follows Mother (Ramona Wyman) as she receives a hand-written letter from her son, Private First Class Ken, and a recorded letter from another son, Captain Paul, both voiced by Ken Barry.

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This Is Your Army, February 2, 1946

This final episode is a retrospective narrated by Staff Sergeant Ken Barry and KSTP staff announcer/producer Dick Kothe. Performers include the Andrews Sisters, singing "Shoo Shoo Baby;" the Fort Snelling Military Band; and the 125-voice Japanese-American Choir.

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The War Chest Show, October 12, 1945

This installment, which begins in mid-episode, follows a soldier blinded during the war who has returned home and is feeling hopeless. He speaks with a neighborhood girl who encourages him to go to the University of Minnesota, where other visually impaired students are receiving an education.

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Ken Barry news, Part I, August 3, 1945

In this news bulletin, reporter Ken Barry announces headlines from around the world, including the publication of names of major European war criminals; British Prime Minister Atleigh's cabinet appointments; Italy's control of foreign trade; and the progress of the war in Japan.

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Ken Barry news, Part II, August 3, 1945

In this news bulletin, reporter Ken Barry announces headlines from around the world, including a Japanese raid on Okinawa; Pierre Laval's testimony at the trial of Philippe Pétain; and the exclusion of Spain from invitations to join the United Nations.

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Hubbard and Moore announcement No. 1, October 1945

In this outtake, KSTP president and general manager Stanley E. Hubbard rehearses a public service announcement congratulating Fort Snelling and KSTP staff on three years of collaboration. The text of his speech is identical to Hubbard and Moore announcement No. 2.

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Hubbard and Moore announcement No. 2, October 1945

In this outtake, KSTP president and general manager Stanley E. Hubbard rehearses a public service announcement congratulating fort and KSTP staff on three years of collaboration. The text of his speech is identical to Hubbard and Moore announcement No. 1.

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Hubbard and Moore announcement No. 3, October 1945

In this outtake, Fort Snelling public relations officer Captain Fred B. Moore rehearses a public service announcement thanking KSTP staff for three years of service. Hubbard and Moore announcement No. 4 constitutes an alternate take of the same announcement.

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Hubbard and Moore announcement No. 4, October 1945

In this outtake, Fort Snelling public relations officer Captain Fred B. Moore rehearses a public service announcement thanking KSTP staff for three years of service. Hubbard and Moore announcement No. 3 constitutes an alternate take of the same announcement.

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