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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 126-150 of 226 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor MVE-UNI-46 16-in. 6/6/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 46 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-47[a] 16-in. 6/9/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 47 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-47 16-in. 6/10/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 47 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-48[a] 16-in. 6/12/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 48 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-48 16-in. 6/13/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 48 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-49 16-in. 6/17/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 49 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-51[a] 16-in. 6/23/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 51 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-51 16-in. 6/24/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 51 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-52 16-in. 6/27/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 52 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-53[a] 16-in. 6/30/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 53 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-53 16-in. 7/1/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 53 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-54 16-in. 7/4/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 54 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-55[a] 16-in. 7/7/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 55 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-55 16-in. 7/8/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 55 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-56[a] 16-in. 7/10/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 56 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-56 16-in. 7/11/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 56 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-57[a] 16-in. 7/14/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 57 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-57 16-in. 7/15/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 57 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-58[a] 16-in. 7/17/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 58 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-58 16-in. 7/18/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 58 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-59[a] 16-in. 7/21/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 59 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-59 16-in. 7/22/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 59 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-60[a] 16-in. 7/24/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 60 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-61 16-in. 7/29/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 61 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-63 16-in. 8/5/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 63 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records speaker  
(Results 126-150 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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