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Messages from Music and the Spoken Word: 75th Anniversary
On a hot summer afternoon, Monday, July, 15, 1929, using a borrowed microphone, the first broadcast of what would become known as Music and the Spoken Word originated from the Tabernacle on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The lone microphone was suspended from the ceiling, above the Choir, and the announcer, nineteen-year-old Ted Kimball, climbed a ladder to speak into the microphone and announce the songs. From that humble beginning has come the oldest continuous network program in broadcast history—a program that is enjoyed weekly by millions of people worldwide.
This volume commemorates those seventy-five years of broadcast excellence and recounts the history of the program and the lives of those individuals who have played principal roles in its production. With an introduction by Lloyd Newell and brief essays highlighting the history of the seven intervening decades, written by Stephen Wunderli, readers will be able to place the "spoken word" messages in their historical contexts.
The centerpiece of the book is a sampling of more than 140 messages, chosen from among the more than 3,600 that have been given—brief, nondenominational reflections on a myriad of uplifting, encouraging, heartwarming, and inspirational topics. Music and the Spoken Word has been loved by generations of listeners, who have em-braced not only the music of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir but also the simple eloquence and uncommon wisdom so comfortably dispensed by the three men whose distinctive voices are inexorably associated with this American broadcasting treasure.
The lone microphone was suspended from the ceiling, above the Choir, and the announcer, nineteen-year-old Ted Kimball, climbed a ladder to speak into the microphone and announce the songs. From that humble beginning has come the oldest continuous network program in broadcast history—a program that is enjoyed weekly by millions of people worldwide.
This volume commemorates those seventy-five years of broadcast excellence and recounts the history of the program and the lives of those individuals who have played principal roles in its production. With an introduction by Lloyd Newell and brief essays highlighting the history of the seven intervening decades, written by Stephen Wunderli, readers will be able to place the "spoken word" messages in their historical contexts.
The centerpiece of the book is a sampling of more than 140 messages, chosen from among the more than 3,600 that have been given—brief, nondenominational reflections on a myriad of uplifting, encouraging, heartwarming, and inspirational topics. Music and the Spoken Word has been loved by generations of listeners, who have em-braced not only the music of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir but also the simple eloquence and uncommon wisdom so comfortably dispensed by the three men whose distinctive voices are inexorably associated with this American broadcasting treasure.
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First published June 1, 2003
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December 30, 2014
It seems like I've been reading this off and on for a quite a while. This book comes with a companion CD.
Music and the Spoken Word is a wonderful program of sacred and inspirational music along with uplifting messages (not necessarily religious). Quite appropriate for any denomination. It has been going on since July 15, 1929!
This book includes many of the messages over the years, making it not just a book of inspirational messages, but a history of sorts. The messages are really sort of timeless. Many of the principles are still valuable.
Music and the Spoken Word is a wonderful program of sacred and inspirational music along with uplifting messages (not necessarily religious). Quite appropriate for any denomination. It has been going on since July 15, 1929!
This book includes many of the messages over the years, making it not just a book of inspirational messages, but a history of sorts. The messages are really sort of timeless. Many of the principles are still valuable.
January 28, 2010
Each week the Mormon Tabernacle Choir has a live half hour program on network radio and TV (also on satellite). It is the longest sustaining (unsponsored) program on network radio in the USA. Each weeks program is currently narrated by Lloyd D. Newell, who also gives a brief message. He is continuing a practice begun 70 + years ago by Richard L. Evans, and followed by J. Spencer Kinard, who was Newell's predecessor. This book highlights some of the best of these hundred of messages which have been heard and loved by millions of listeners and viewers each week.
September 1, 2014
Excellent insight and inspiration
November 10, 2018
Some very inspirational thoughts and ones I will use again in the future
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