Tokyo Rose-Broadcast from WWII

Tokyo Rose (alternate spelling Tokio Rose) was a generic name given by Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II to any of approximately a dozen English-speaking female broadcasters of Japanese propaganda. The name is most strongly associated with Iva Toguri D'Aquino, who broadcast under the pseudonym "Orphan Ann" during the 15-20 minute D.J. segment of the 75-minute "The Zero Hour" program on Radio Tokyo (NHK). Other women who, separately or together, may have warranted the title include American Ruth Hayakawa (who substituted for Iva on weekends) and Canadian June Suyama ("The Nightingale of Nanking"), who also broadcast on Radio Tokyo, and Myrtle Lipton ("Little Margie"), who broadcast from Japan-controlled Radio Manila.

WW2 - 1944-08-14 - Tokyo Rose Broadcast Radio Tokyo.mp3

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  • Thought that this might go good with Tokyo Rose. Here is a Broadcast from the other front in WWII. This is Charlie and his Orchestra, an incomplete but very interesting Nazi propaganda broadcast about the Atlantic Wall. The broadcast is aimed at the Allied Troops.

    Old Time Radio - WWII Nazi Propaganda Broadcast (1).MP3

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