100 Years of 100 Things: WNYC | The Brian Lehrer Show

100 Years of 100 Things is part of WNYC’s centennial celebration. Each week, host Brian Lehrer will take listeners through a century’s worth of history of things that shape our politics, our lives and our world.
In this first episode of this year-long series, LaFontaine Oliver, president and CEO of New York Public Radio, talks about WNYC's history, which began on July 8, 1924. And Andy Lanset, director of archives for New York Public Radio, takes us through the WNYC's history.
00:00 Brian Lehrer theme song and intro
02:28 100 years of WNYC with LaFontaine Oliver
23:47 A happy birthday message from Ira Flatow, host of Science Friday
24:03 Brian Lehrer theme song and intro to the second part
25:12 100 years of WNYC with Andy Lanset
As WNYC celebrates our 100th birthday and beyond, check out our full calendar of on-air and live centennial events, listen to more historical audio gems from our archives, share your own New York story, and learn about our first century of serving New York: www.wnyc.org/100
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