Walt Bodine Collection

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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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Walt Bodine and unidentified newsroom writers

Walt Bodine and unidentified newsroom writers most likely in the WDAF studios. Bodine appears with two unidentified newsroom staff in the top left image. Bodine crosses one arm on his chest while the other is against his face. He is pictured from approximately knees to head in three quarter profile. He speaks with a writer whose back faces the camera. Another unidentified man is behind this one. A map of Missouri hangs on the wall in the background. The two bottommost images in the left column feature an unidentified newsroom worker on the telephone. He holds the telephone to his ear in one hand and a piece of paper and a pencil in the other. This worker is pictured from chest to head. In the middle column a reporter sits behind a microphone. He appears to be broadcasting live. The man is pictured in profile from feet to head. An unidentified worker is behind the desk. In the right column another unidentified worker stands behind a desk covered in stacks of papers, books, and typewriters. The man's hands are in different positions in each image. In the topmost he holds a piece of paper, in the middle he has one hand in his pocket, and in the bottom he has his hands on his hips. In the bottom right image, Bill Leeds walks in the background.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine, Bill Griffith, and unidentified newsroom writers

Walt Bodine, Bill Griffith, and unidentified newsroom writers most likely at WDAF studios. In the two topmost images in the left column, the camera's vantage point looks down a long table with a full ashtray in the foreground and two unidentified newsroom staff members in the background. The two figures, one standing and one sitting, are in conversation in what appears to be a meeting room. In the bottom left image an unidentified staff member sits at a telephone while a man stands beside her, apparently taking notes. Other unidentified men are in the left side of the image. In the middle column, there is a close up of the worker at the phone, but now the man taking notes by her side is seated beside her. In the bottom middle image there is a close up of the two people speaking in the meeting room. In the right column Bill Griffith reads papers at a desk in the foreground, and Walt Bodine is in the background with an unidentified staff member. Bodine also appears in the two images below that. He speaks on the telephone behind a desk, pictured from approximately waist to head. Another unidentified newsroom worker is in the foreground writing on a typewriter.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Bill Griffith and unidentified newsroom writers

Bill Griffith and unidentified newsroom writers most likely at WDAF studios. In the left column, the camera's vantage point looks down a long table with a full ashtray in the foreground and two unidentified newsroom staff members in the background. The two figures, one standing and one sitting, are in conversation in what appears to be a meeting room. In the middle column, two staff members are seated at a table. One speaks on a telephone while the other takes notes. Both figures are pictured from feet to head and appear in profile. In the top two images on the right column an unidentified worker stands behind a table with stacks of paper. The worker is pictured in profile from approximately waist to head. Bill Griffith writes on a typewriter in the bottom right image. He appears to be listening to audio reels pictured in the bottom left of the image.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Bill Leeds and unidentified newsroom writers

Bill Leeds and unidentified newsroom writers most likely at WDAF studios. Bill Leeds appears in the top left and bottom right images of this contact sheet. He appears in profile and is pictured from approximately chest to head in both images. In the top left image he holds his hand to his head, looking down. In the bottom right image he holds his hand to his chin and appears to be in thought. An unidentified newsroom worker is in the two bottommost images in the left column. He faces away from the camera, pictured from approximately chest to head, and rests his arms on stacks of paper. In the two topmost images in the right column another unidentified worker speaks on the phone. He is in three quarter profile and is pictured from approximately waist to head. He had one hand to his head. A typewriter is seen in the foreground.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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KMBZ-98 billboard advertising the Walt Bodine Show

KMBZ-98 billboard advertising the Walt Bodine Show. The billboard reads Walt Bodine Master of Night-Talk KMBZ-98. The sign is blue with white and red lettering. Bodine's photo is on the right in black and white. A blue sky is in the background.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine, Pierre Salinger, and Jean Glenn pose for the camera

Walt Bodine (left), Pierre Salinger, and Jean Glenn pose for the camera at a social gathering. The three are dressed formally. They are pictured from approximately waist to head and smile for the camera. Salinger wears a medal around his neck.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine broadcasts in a studio

Walt Bodine broadcasts in a studio. He sits behind a desk with a microphone before him, pictured from approximately chest to head. He looks to the left of the camera and appears to be speaking.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Bill Leeds and Walt Bodine interview Thomas Hart Benton on WDAF's show Insight

Bill Leeds and Walt Bodine interview Thomas Hart Benton on WDAF's show Insight. Leeds and Bodine sit in the background. Both smile broadly for the camera. Bodine is pictured from approximately waist to head while Leeds is pictured from feet to head. Benton is in the foreground and turns to look at the camera, also smiling and holding a pipe in one hand. Ashtrays and stacks of paper are on the table.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Bill Leeds and Walt Bodine interview an unknown guest on WDAF's show Insight

Bill Leeds and Walt Bodine interview an unidentified African American man on WDAF's show Insight. Bodine and Leeds appear in three quarter profile; all figures are pictured from approximately waist to head. The unidentified guest sits in the center of the picture with his hands folded before him.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Bill Leeds and Walt Bodine interview Dean Acheson on WDAF's show Insight

Bill Leeds and Walt Bodine interview Dean Acheson on WDAF's show Insight. Bodine and Leeds appear in three quarter profile, seated with their backs towards the camera. All figures are pictured from approximately waist to head. Acheson is in the center of the picture, and he sits with his hands clasped before him.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine interviews an unidentified man on WDAF's show Insight

Walt Bodine interviews an unidentified man on WDAF's show Insight. Both figures look at the camera; the unidentified guest smiles while Bodine does not. Both men wear microphones around their necks. They are pictured from approximately chest to head.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine sits at his typewriter

Walt Bodine sits at his typewriter surrounded by stacks of papers and books. Bodine looks at the camera, unsmiling, and leaning to his right while smoking a cigar. He is pictured from approximately waist to head. A sign in the background reads Panic Button.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Jim Pritchett, Larry Wagner, Walt Bodine, John Masterman, and Jack Barry pose for the cover of Kansas City Town Squire

Jim Pritchett, Larry Wagner, Walt Bodine, John Masterman, and Jack Barry pose for the cover of Kansas City Town Squire. Most of the men are pictured from chest to head. Some smile at the camera while Bodine and others do not. The headline reads What do these men have in common with 57 more? answer on page 9.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine at the Panama Canal

Walt Bodine at the Panama Canal. Bodine leans against a railing, pictured approximately waist to head. Ships are behind him, to the left of the image. Bodine looks into the camera, perhaps squinting from the sun.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210
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Walt Bodine interviews David Susskind

Walt Bodine interviews David Susskind. Bodine (left) is in profile and pictured from approximately chest to head. He smiles and looks at Susskind. Susskind is pictured from approximately chest to head. He wears a microphone around his neck. Susskind also smiles, looking to the left of the camera at something not pictured.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0210