Historic California News
This program features historic news stories. Each report provides you with a California perspective -- the events covered occurred in California or are presented from a California and west coast perspective. Many of these reports were produced or delivered by Mike O'Sullivan during his tenure as the West Coast Bureau Chief of Voice of America, and are repackaged for this podcast in an effort to celebrate and preserve the enduring value of public broadcasting, as well as to reflect on the events in the world around us as they were reported 10, 20 or 30 years ago.
Episodes
Episode Number 10 - Original Airdate: October 30, 2009
Both Parties Target Voters in Oregon
Reporting from Portland, Oregon, Mike O'Sullivan speaks with eighteen-year-old Max Berger, who works for the Young Voter Project in a cluttered makeshift office not far from downtown Portland.
He got involved in politics after being inspired by Vermont's Democratic ex-governor, former presidential candidate Howard Dean. Mr. Dean's populism and...
Episode Number 9 - Original Airdate: October 3, 2009
Death Toll Rises in Pacific Islands, Families Cope with Losses from Tsunami
Reporting on location from American Samoa, Mike O’Sullivan describes how relief efforts are continuing in the Pacific islands of Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga, where the death toll is approaching 200 from Tuesday's earthquake and tsunami.
Seaside communities are burying their dead and coming to gr...
Episode Number 8 - Original Airdate: November 30, 2009
Falun Gong Wages War of Words with China
The organization Falun Gong made news in 1999, when its members held a massive demonstration outside Communist Party headquarters in Beijing.
In response, Chinese authorities labeled the group an evil cult. And during the past 10 years, they have arrested thousands of Falun Gong adherents.
Human rights organizations say many followers ...
Episode Number 7 - Original Airdate: April 8, 2008
Exercise Adds to Life and Lifetimes
Studies often show regular exercise can help people live longer.
A researcher in the Netherlands, Doctor Oscar Franco, recently showed that older people who exercise a lot can add more than three years to their lives.
VOA's Mike O'Sullivan found a group of U.S. senior citizens who are taking such studies to heart and staying active.
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Episode Number 6 - Original Airdate: April 15, 2008
Designer Bob Mackie Dresses Stars
Costume designer Bob Mackie is known as the Sultan of Sequins, and some of the biggest names in Hollywood have worn his flamboyant creations. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan recently visited Mackie's Los Angeles studio to see how he designs outfits for the stars.
This story was originally aired on April 15, 2008 on Voice of America, and wa...
Episode Number 5 - Original Airdate: February 5, 2010
UNICEF, NGO's: Haitian Children at Risk
Aid workers in Haiti say hundreds of thousands of children are at risk in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake.
The case of 33 children allegedly abducted by a group of Americans illustrates the plight of children separated from parents, and those whose families are living in desperate conditions.
The circumstances remain murky...
Episode 4
Griffith Observatory: Where the Stars Converge on Hollywood
This special video episode of Historic California News takes us back to a report filed by Mike O'Sullivan on April 8, 2024. We allow the episode to speak for itself, without our customary introductory theme music.
Griffith Observatory in Hollywood is a landmark where visitors, many now inspired by NASA's Artemis moon program, learn about the cosmos.
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Episode Number 3
Fans Meet Old Time Hollywood Stars at Autograph Convention
Autograph conventions offer fans the chance to meet the stars from television and movies.
They offer the stars a chance to get involved in the growing business of celebrity memorabilia.
At a recent convention in Los Angeles, fans bought pictures of their favorite Hollywood actors, many from movies and television series from decades ago.
This story ...
Episode Number 2 - Original Airdate: November 25, 2004
Popular US Novelist Sidney Sheldon Publishes New Thriller
In Sidney Sheldon's latest novel, Are You Afraid of the Dark? the veteran writer takes readers on a trail of intrigue across two continents. The former Hollywood screenwriter and best-selling novelist tells VOA's Mike O'Sullivan in Los Angeles that at age 87, he is not ready to slow down, and is already...
Episode 1 - Japanese Movie Monster Godzilla Honored in Hollywood
Dateline: December 4, 2002
Japan's best-known cinema export, the movie monster Godzilla, was honored Monday with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
The ceremony coincided with release of Godzilla: Final Wars, a film that is billed as the monster's final movie. Through 28 films, Godzilla has rampaged through Tokyo and battled a bevy of fanciful movie mo...
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