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Graham McNamee

Thomas Graham McNamee (July 10, 1888 – May 9, 1942) was an American radio broadcaster, the medium's most recognized national personality in its first international decade. He originated play-by-play sports broadcasting for which he was awarded the Ford C. Frick Award by the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 10, 1888 (Q16046525), Died May 9, 1942 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker

Notes: For the 1925 trial, his name appears in Victor ledgers as "Graham, Namee Mc."

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 201-225 of 226 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor MVE-UNI-94[a] 16-in. 11/21/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 94 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-94[b] 16-in. 11/20/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 94 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-95[a] 16-in. 11/25/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 95 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-95[b] 16-in. 11/24/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 95 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-96[a] 16-in. 11/28/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 96 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-96[b] 16-in. 11/27/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 96 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-97[a] 16-in. 12/2/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 97 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-97[b] 16-in. 12/1/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 97 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-98[a] 16-in. 12/5/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 98 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-98[b] 16-in. 12/4/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 98 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-99[a] 16-in. 12/9/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 99 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor CVE-UNI-99 12-in. 12/8/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 99 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-100[a] 16-in. 12/12/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 100 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor CVE-UNI-100 12-in. 12/11/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 100 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-101[a] 16-in. 12/16/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 101 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor CVE-UNI-101 12-in. 12/15/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 101 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-102[a] 16-in. 12/19/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 102 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor CVE-UNI-102 12-in. 12/18/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 102 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-103[a] 16-in. 12/23/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 103 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor CVE-UNI-103 12-in. 12/22/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 103 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-104[a] 16-in. 12/26/1930 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 104 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor CVE-UNI-104 12-in. 12/24/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 104 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor CVE-UNI-105 12-in. 12/29/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 105 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor MVE-UNI-19-1 16-in. 3/3/1931 Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 19 Graham McNamee Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings speaker  
Victor [Trial 1925-06-26-03] 10-in. 6/26/1925 The passing of the back house Graham McNamee Recitation, unaccompanied speaker  
(Results 201-225 of 226 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McNamee, Graham," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100445.

McNamee, Graham. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100445.

"McNamee, Graham." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100445

External Sources

Wikipedia: Graham McNamee

IMDb: Graham McNamee

Britannica: Graham McNamee

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: McNamee, Graham, 1888-1942 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001121018

Wikidata: Graham McNamee - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3113264

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/65823146

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/458260

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