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  4. ↑ Gediman, Dan; Gregory, John; Gediman, Mary Jo; Merrick, Viki (2010). Edward R. Murrow's This I believe: selections from the 1950s radio series. Louisville, KY: This I Believe Inc. ISBN   978-1419680403. OCLC   639072802.
  5. ↑ "Butler Book Publishing Services, Inc". Butler Books. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  6. ↑ "This I Believe: Philadelphia". Arcadiapublishing.com. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  7. ↑ "UPNEBookPartners - The Seeking: Will Thomas". www.upne.com. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  8. ↑ "Results | This American Life". www.thisamericanlife.org. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  9. ↑ Murph, John. "NPR's Jazz Profiles: Cab Calloway". www.npr.org. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  10. ↑ Little secrets: child sexual abuse in America., [American Public Radio] ; Duplicated by Sound Ideas, 1992, OCLC   81303192
  11. ↑ Breaking the cycle: how do we stop child abuse?, Milestone Productions : Radio Store [distributor], 1994, OCLC   30761415
  12. ↑ "The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards | School of Journalism". journalism.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  13. ↑ Norman Corwin's 50 years after 14 August, [publisher not identified], 1995, OCLC   37687381
  14. ↑ The Home Front: Life in America During World War II.
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