Answer the Call

"Answer the Call" was a television special broadcast in 1953 by CBS and NBC to launch the American Red Cross annual fund drive. The program was hosted by Edward R. Murrow and featured perfor... Read all"Answer the Call" was a television special broadcast in 1953 by CBS and NBC to launch the American Red Cross annual fund drive. The program was hosted by Edward R. Murrow and featured performances by various artists, including Frank Sinatra, Ethel Merman, and Danny Kaye, as well ... Read all"Answer the Call" was a television special broadcast in 1953 by CBS and NBC to launch the American Red Cross annual fund drive. The program was hosted by Edward R. Murrow and featured performances by various artists, including Frank Sinatra, Ethel Merman, and Danny Kaye, as well as an appeal by President Dwight Eisenhower. The show aimed to raise funds for the Red Cro... Read all