Yonkers Week Celebration

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Title

Yonkers Week Celebration

Description

This photo is of a "Yonkers Week" celebration featuring 1010 Winds broadcaster Stan Z. Burns . The party was held on April 21, 1963.
From left to right: Unidentified, Grinton I. Will, Unidentified, Stan Z. Burns, Mayor John Flynn, Unknown, Tristram Metcalfe (library trustee).

Mr. Burns had a 40-year career with 1010 WINS before passing away in 1990. He covered events, such as the New York City blackout and transit strikes. Most notably, he introduced listeners to the Beatles when he played their first record on air in the early 1960s.

Creator

Yonkers Public Library

Source

"Stan Z. Burns, 63, Broadcaster at WINS." The New York Times. 18 November 1990.

Yonkers Public Library

Publisher

Yonkers Public Library

Date

April 21, 1963

Format

JPEG file

Identifier

2018.000.598

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Photograph

Files

2018.000.598.jpg

Citation

Yonkers Public Library, “Yonkers Week Celebration,” Yonkers Public Library Archive, accessed December 5, 2024, http://archive.ypl.org/items/show/224.