The sounds of V-E Day, 80 years on

On May 8th, 1945, Americans listened as a long awaited announcement reached them over the airwaves: Nazi Germany had surrendered to the Allies, ending World War II across the Atlantic. On the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, Murray Horwitz, host of “The Big Broadcast,” takes us back in time to hear what American radio sounded like at that joyous and somber moment in history.

Hear how The Big Broadcast captured the sounds of 1945 on the 75th and 80th anniversaries of V-E Day.