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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."

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 226 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor MVE-UNI-15 16-in. 2/18/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 15 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing speaker  
Victor CVE-UNI-16 12-in. 2/19/1932 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 4, no. 16 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-16[a] 16-in. 2/20/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 16 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-16 16-in. 2/21/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 16 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-17[a] 16-in. 2/24/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 17 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-17 16-in. 2/25/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 17 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-18[a] 16-in. 2/27/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 18 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-18 16-in. 2/28/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 18 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-19 16-in. 3/4/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 19 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-20[a] 16-in. 3/6/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 20 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-20 16-in. 3/7/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 20 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-21[a] 16-in. 3/10/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 21 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-21 16-in. 3/11/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 21 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-22[a] 16-in. 3/13/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 22 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-22 16-in. 3/14/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 22 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-23 16-in. 3/18/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 23 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-24[a] 16-in. 3/20/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 24 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-24 16-in. 3/21/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 24 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-25[a] 16-in. 3/24/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 25 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-25 16-in. 3/25/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 25 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-26 16-in. 3/27/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 26 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-26 16-in. 3/28/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 26 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-27 16-in. 4/1/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 27 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-28[a] 16-in. 4/3/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 28 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-28 16-in. 4/4/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 28 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
(Results 76-100 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

External Sources

Wikipedia: Graham McNamee

IMDb: Graham McNamee

Britannica: Graham McNamee

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: McNamee, Graham, 1888-1942 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001121018

Wikidata: Graham McNamee - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3113264

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/65823146

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/458260

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