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The CBC overseas unit
Broadcast Date: Dec. 29, 1944
Reporters in the field describe how their stories make it from the frontlines to the radio waves.The CBC overseas unit
Medium: Radio
Program: CBC Radio News Special
Broadcast Date: Dec. 29, 1944
Guest(s): Matthew Halton, Lawrence Marshall, A.E. Powley, Bill Williamson, Gerry Wilmot
Host: John Kannawin
Duration: 5:53
Last updated:
April 14, 2006
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