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ITMichele Bongiorno
In the beating heart of Manhattan, the Rockefeller Center stood as a monument to global communication and the modern spirit of the twentieth century. Within its bustling corridors, the headquarters of the Voice of America thrived a broadcasting organization established during World War II to transmit news and radio programs across the Atlantic. Among its dedicated staff was a determined young man named Mike Bongiorno. Born in New York on May 26, 1924, to an Italian father and an American mother of Piedmontese descent, Mike lent his voice to the microphones of the U.S. government radio station at the Rockefeller Center headquarters. There, he took an active role in broadcasts reporting the harsh realities of the war while providing a...
