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WUCF Jewish Radio Hour transferred these materials to the University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives in 2004
Materials were arranged in pH neutral folders and boxes.
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WUCF Jewish Radio Hour Records, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
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WUCF Radio resides at the Nicholson School of Communication's building
and airs on 89.9 FM. Hy Meltz's Jewish Radio Hour aired on WUCF from 1992 until
it was cancelled in 1997. For more information about WUCF Radio, please visit
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This collection holds two series. Both series are arranged in chronological order.
Series I: Drafts and Notes, 1992-1997 contains index cards and notebooks with pre-production information.
Series II: Final Scripts and Tapes, 1992-1997 contains bound manuscripts and audiocassettes of the Jewish Radio Hour program.
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Notebooks and index cards can be found in this series. These notebooks consist of pre-production scripts and ideas for shows such as layout of the shows, translation of Hebrew and Yiddish words, and timing of the show. The index cards that are found in this collection are little notes from the producer to different people pertaining to various shows that were not aired. Lyrics for song selections and songs intended to be played during production are also included in this series. Final production materials can be found in Series II.
Audiocassettes and professional bound scripts can be found in this series. The audio cassette tapes are from the shows that were aired during the Jewish Radio Hour. Certain programs included famous singers Ofra Haza and Debbie Friedman, in addition to popular and religious Jewish songs. Topics for these programs range from religious shows for Yom Kippur and Passover, as well as topics relating to Jewish history like the Holocaust and the creation of the state of Israel.