VOA's early work and facilities, in the studio and in the field.
Historical Images and Personalities
Willis Conover with jazz great Louis Armstrong.
VOA's earliest broadcasts were in German (Robert Bauer, 1942)
John Houseman, VOA's first Director: 1942-1944
Edward R. Murrow, Director of VOA's parent agency, the U.S. Information Agency. 1961-1964
Historical Images and Personalities
VOA's "modern" master control console, circa 1953
Reporters covered the conflict in Korea (1950)
Our reporters have traveled wherever necessary to get the story.
The early days in the VOA newsroom