Walt Bodine Collection

Description
Having been in the broadcasting business for seven decades, Walt Bodine produced a wealth of resources for those researchers interested in the study of communications or in the history of Kansas City, Missouri.
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LaBudde Special Collections
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Type: Image
Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine speaks into a WDAF microphone

Walt Bodine speaks into a WDAF microphone. Bodine's face appears animated as he looks slightly downward, away from the camera. He is pictured from approximately chest to head. The WDAF logo is clearly displayed on the microphone in the bottom right of the image. Only the top portion of the microphone is photographed.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine poses for a picture

Walt Bodine poses for a picture. He is pictured from approximately chest to head, looking into the camera, straight-faced. His head is cast slightly downward, and his body is positioned in three quarter profile.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine conducts the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra

Walt Bodine attempts to conduct the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra. Standing behind the podium, Bodine holds a conductor's baton in his right hand. He gazes to the left of the picture, most likely at the orchestra not shown. He is pictured from approximately waist to head in three quarter profile. He wears a name tag on his suit lapel.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine poses in front of an aircraft

Walt Bodine poses in front of an aircraft. Bodine looks at the camera, smiling and squinting. He is pictured from approximately waist to head. Bodine appears to have cigarettes in his jacket pocket. The aircraft's propellers are seen in the background on the image's right while the head of the craft is on the left.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine gazes over the camera and speaks to an unseen subject

Walt Bodine gazes over the camera and speaks to an unseen subject. The camera angle looks up at Bodine, pictured from approximately chest to head. His shoulders are cropped out of the image. The details on his suit show clearly in the bottom half of the image.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine sits at a microphone, speaking

Walt Bodine sits at a microphone, speaking. He wears headphones around his neck and folds his arms before him on a table. Bodine is pictured from approximately chest to head, his face in three quarter profile, tilted slightly downward.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine sits at a microphone and wears headphones in a studio

Walt Bodine sits at a microphone and wears headphones in a studio. He gazes downward, perhaps at a piece of paper on the table before him. Bodine is pictured from approximately chest to head. His face appears in three quarter profile, titled slightly downward. He holds a pen in his hand, perhaps in the process of writing.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Bill Leeds on WDAF's show Insight

Walt Bodine (right) and Bill Leeds on WDAF's show Insight. Both men appear in profile, facing the right side of the image. They appear to be in the process of interviewing an unknown guest on the show. The two are seated with a small table between them holding an ashtray. Bodine holds his hand before him while Leeds has placed a finger to the side of his face. The two are pictured from approximately waist to head.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Bill Leeds interview entertainer Joe E. Lewis on WDAF's show Insight

Walt Bodine (left) and Bill Leeds interview entertainer Joe E. Lewis (center) on WDAF's show Insight. All three men are seated, looking at the camera, and pictured from approximately waist to head. They wear microphones wired around their necks. A table is before the men, holding cups and ashtrays. Bodine's eye glasses also appear on the table. The background appears to be all black.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Bill Leeds interview an unidentified man for WDAF's show Insight

Walt Bodine (center) and Bill Leeds interview an unidentified man for WDAF's show Insight. All three men are seated and look at the camera, smiling. The guest sits closest to the camera while the two hosts are in the background, pictured from approximately knee to head. Bodine holds a piece of paper while Leeds folds his hands before him. Microphones are wired around their necks. The background appears entirely black.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Bill Leeds interview Missouri Governor John M. Dalton for WDAF's show Insight

Walt Bodine & Bill Leeds interview Missouri Governor John M. Dalton on WDAF's show Insight. All three men are seated, pictured from approximately knees to head. They look at the camera, mostly unsmiling. Bodine clasps his hands before him and leans inward. A table with an ashtray and stack of papers is in between the men.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Bill Griffith interview Martin Luther King, Jr. on WDAF's show Insight

Walt Bodine and Bill Griffith interview Martin Luther King, Jr. on WDAF's show Insight. All three men sit around a table, pictured from approximately knees to head. King is in the foreground, looking over his shoulder at the camera while the other two men are in the background. On the table there are ashtrays, cups, and papers. Bodine's glasses are also on the table.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine and Bill Leeds interview Stuart Symington on WDAF's show Insight

Walt Bodine and Bill Leeds interview Stuart Symington on WDAF's show Insight. All three men sit around a table. Symington is in the foreground while the other two men are in the background. All of the men look at the camera, and most are smiling. Symington and Bodine sit with their hands held before them while Leeds rests one hand on his knee and the other on the armrest. On the table are ashtrays, papers, and Bodine's eyeglasses.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walter Cronkite sits for an interview

Walter Cronkite sits for an interview. He holds a glass with two hands and speaks into a microphone held out for him. The reporter on his right appears to be asking the questions. More individuals are seen in the background and in the right of the image. Cronkite is pictured from approximately knees to head, and his face is in three quarter profile.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210