Raymond Gram Swing (March 25, 1887- December 23, 1968) was an American broadcast journalist born in Cortland, New York; he died in Washington D.C. As a radio commentator he was heard by people worldwide as the leading voice from Britain during WWII. He was first known as Raymond Swing but adopted his wife's last name in 1919 becoming known as Raymond Gram Swing. Wikipedia
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A similar news-to-commentary trajectory was followed by the ephemerally famous Raymond Gram Swing, who entered Oberlin in 1905. www.oberlin.edu/alummag/oamcurrent/oam_spring_00/duty3.html
... Out of the CCC Editorial by Raymond Gram Swing, The Nation October 23, 1935 The CCC has become the bright jewel of the New Deal. At the beginning, the fact that the army was in it aroused alarm... www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/32_f_roosevelt/psources/...
Raymond Swing was born in Cortland, New York in 1887. He was expelled from Oberlin College for bad behaviour and found work in a barber shop. In 1906 Swing became a journalist with The Cleveland Press . This was followed by stints with the Richmond Eve www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWswingR.htm
On New Year's Day Mutual Broadcasting System put on a thumping show for its listeners. For a full hour it recalled, via recordings, the men & events that made 1939 a momentous year in... jcgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,763171,0...
