BONUS EPISODE: Sam Litzinger on Radio History and Saying Farewell to CBS Radio News

About this episode

Feliks Banel interviews Sam Litzinger about his career in radio journalism and the history of CBS Radio News.

Feliks Banel's guest on this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY is Sam Litzinger, longtime radio journalist who spent many years at the CBS Radio Network, and who happens to be an accomplished radio historian as well. Sam Litzinger grew up in Titusville, Pennsylvania and took his first job in radio at age 16 at a local station. He went on to a long career as a radio journalist, and someone who took great pleasure in studying radio history, and getting to meet and work with giants in the field, notably Richard C. Hottelet. With the end of CBS Radio News just a few weeks away, Mr. Litzinger joined Feliks Banel for a BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY to look back and look ahead. CASCADE OF HISTORY spoke with Sam Litzinger on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Sam Litzinger's website with links to many of his documentaries: https://www.samlitzinger.com/ Sam Litzinger's recent audio documentary about the history of CBS Radio News: https://soundcloud.com/user-56559296/farewelltocbsnewsradiomixdown Links to more information as well as images related to most topics discussed on the show are often available at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page…

People in this episode

Host: Feliks Banel

Guest: Sam Litzinger

Topics covered

• radio history
• CBS Radio News
• journalism
• interview
• media
• broadcasting

Keywords

• radio journalism
• CBS Radio News
• Sam Litzinger
• Feliks Banel
• radio history
• broadcasting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS Radio Network

Places: Titusville, Pennsylvania

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