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Cover of tape box containing audio recording, "Story of the Polio Epidemic: 1946, A Miracle of Skill," featuring a clip from the KUOM Studio Party, 1946

Story of the Polio Epidemic: 1946, A Miracle of Skill, January 20, 1978

Click on the link above to access and listen to a broadcast from the series, "Historical Minnesota," which was part of the Minnesota School of the Air. This program tells the story of the 1946 polio epidemic in Minnesota, and includes a clip from the "KUOM Studio Party" at 00:08:10.

Cover of tape box containing audio recordings of "KUOM History: Polio Programs - Drawing to Music, KUOM for Kids, Uncle Ray and the Funnies"

KUOM History: Polio Programs - Drawing to Music, KUOM for Kids, Uncle Ray and the Funnies, August 1946

Click on the link above to access and listen to a recording of KUOM for Kids programs, including Drawing to Music with Ken Barry and Betty Maurstad, and Uncle Ray and the Funnies with George Grim.

Cover of tape box containing audio recording of "Retrospective Spectacular," with Burton Paulu and George Grim

Retrospective Spectacular, Reel 2, March 30, 1974

Click on the link above to access and listen to a recording about the history of KUOM broadcasting. Beginning at 00:06:45, Burton Paulu recalls the 1946 "polio project" programming, plays a clip from a 1946 broadcast, and interviews George Grim. The clip concludes at 00:26:25.