Jesse Owens in Berlin, 1936
Broadcast · 1936 · Fortnightly
Deutscher Rundfunk
Deutscher Rundfunk · 1936–1936
Broadcasts
1
Cadence
Fortnightly
Rated
PG
Since
1936
The run
- Network
- Deutscher Rundfunk
- Years active
- 1936–1936
- Surviving broadcasts
- 1
- Genre
- talk
A Deutscher Rundfunk interview with Jesse Owens recorded in the Olympic Village in Berlin on 28 July 1936, with a German announcer translating his answers for listeners at home. Owens calls the village one of the seven wonders of the world and describes the American kitchen laid on for the team. Recorded days before he won four gold medals at the XI Olympiad. Public-domain transfer held by the Internet Archive.
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Internet Archive audio collections
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Public domain — no renewed US copyright
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0 dated broadcasts across 1 years on the air, with 1 year where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
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