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Graham McNamee

Thomas Graham McNamee (July 10, 1888 – May 9, 1942) was an American radio broadcaster, the medium's most recognized national personality in its first international decade. He originated play-by-play sports broadcasting for which he was awarded the Ford C. Frick Award by the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 10, 1888 (Q16046525), Died May 9, 1942 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker

Notes: For the 1925 trial, his name appears in Victor ledgers as "Graham, Namee Mc."

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 226 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor MVE-63213 16-in. 7/14/1930 White hell of Pitz Palu Fred Erdman ; Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Film to wax transfer, with announcing speaker  
Victor MVE-63214 16-in. 7/14/1930 White hell of Pitz Palu Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Film to wax transfer, with announcing speaker  
Victor MVE-63215 16-in. 7/15/1930 White hell of Pitz Palu Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Film to wax transfer, with announcing speaker  
Victor MVE-63216 16-in. 7/15/1930 White hell of Pitz Palu Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Film to wax transfer, with announcing speaker  
Victor MVE-63217 16-in. 7/18/1930 White hell of Pitz Palu Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Film to wax transfer, with announcing speaker  
Victor CVE-67721 12-in. 12/17/1930 Coca Cola radio program Graham McNamee ; Grantland Rice Promotional talk, with dubbed recording speaker  
Victor CVE-67722 12-in. 12/17/1930 Coca Cola radio program Leonard W. Joy ; Graham McNamee ; Grantland Rice ; Robert T. Woodruff Promotional talk, with dubbed recording speaker  
Victor MS-81114 16-in. 12/27/1933 The Kelvinator birthday party Kelvinator Corporation (Detroit, Mich.) Motion picture soundtrack : Talk, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MS-81115 16-in. 12/27/1933 The Kelvinator birthday party Kelvinator Corporation (Detroit, Mich.) Motion picture soundtrack : Talk, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MS-81116 16-in. 12/27/1933 The Kelvinator birthday party Kelvinator Corporation (Detroit, Mich.) Motion picture : Talk, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MS-84398 16-in. 10/2/1934 Texaco program. 1934-10-02 Texaco Company ; Ed Wynn Radio broadcast : Comic dialogue and jazz/dance band speaker  
Victor MS-84399 16-in. 10/2/1934 Texaco program. 1934-10-02 Texaco Company ; Ed Wynn Radio broadcast : Comic dialogue and jazz/dance band speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-1[a] 16-in. 12/30/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 1 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor CVE-UNI-2 12-in. 12/31/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 4, no. 2 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-2[a] 16-in. 1/2/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 2 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor CVE-UNI-3 12-in. 1/5/1932 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 4, no. 3 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-3[a] 16-in. 1/6/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 3 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-3 16-in. 1/7/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 3 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing speaker  
Victor CVE-UNI-4 12-in. 1/8/1932 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 4, no. 4 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-4[a] 16-in. 1/9/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 4 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-4 16-in. 1/10/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 4 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with organ speaker  
Victor CVE-UNI-5 12-in. 1/12/1932 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 4, no. 5 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-5 16-in. 1/14/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 5 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-6[a] 16-in. 1/16/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 6 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-6 16-in. 1/17/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no.. 6 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing speaker  
(Results 26-50 of 226 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McNamee, Graham," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100445.

McNamee, Graham. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100445.

"McNamee, Graham." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100445

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