Big Broadcast Bites: Bill Kurtis on Iva Toguri, The Real Story of "Tokyo Rose"

From our Big Broadcast vault, an exclusive interview with NPR and Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me! personality Bill Kurtis about Iva Toguri d’Aquino, known to many as “Tokyo Rose.” Mr. Kurtis narrated the American Veterans Center's short film documentary The Real Story of Tokyo Rose, which explored the life of Iva Toguri, the woman falsely accused of treason during World War II. The segment includes archival audio of Ms. Toguri on the radio during the war and newsreel audio from the years that followed, vividly bringing her story of resilience and injustice to life. This interview originally aired on The Big Broadcast on January 19, 2020.

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Big Broadcast Bites presents curated clips from WAMU’s long-running radio program, The Big Broadcast. Hosted by Murray Horwitz and produced by Jill Ahrold Bailey, these shorter selections offer quick listens, featuring golden age of radio audio and historical recordings that connect the past to today’s listeners.

The Big Broadcast is WAMU’s longest-running program. The show features a collection of  radio from the golden age, the 30s, 40s, and 50s, hosted by Tony-Award winning playwright, lyricist and director Murray Horwitz.