November 22, 1963 on WTIC.

WTIC was a regional powerhouse in 1963. Its morning host, Bob Steele, reigned over a show that enjoyed the largest market penetration of any top radio market in the nation–which Hartford was 59 years ago.

This recording of that day of tragedy tells the story of how events in Dallas for the first hour reached most Americans who were not at home with the television on. They learned of it sporadically on their local radio station.

Published November 22, 2021.