Floyd Phillips Gibbons
Floyd Phillips Gibbons (July 16, 1887 – September 23, 1939) was the war correspondent for the Chicago Tribune during World War I. One of radio's first news reporters and commentators, he was famous for a fast-talking delivery style. Floyd Gibbons lived a life of danger of which he often wrote and spoke. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Washington, D.C. (capital city of the United States of America), Died September 23, 1939 (Stroudsburg (borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1934
Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | MVE-63032 | 16-in. | 6/25/1930 | With Byrd at the South Pole | Floyd Phillips Gibbons | Motion picture soundtrack : Film to wax transfer | speaker | |
| Victor | MS-81858 | 16-in. | 3/7/1934 | The Johns Manville million dollar to lend sales plan for 1934 | Johns-Manville Corporation | Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with dubbed recordings | speaker | |
| Victor | MS-81859 | 16-in. | 3/7/1934 | The Johns Manville million dollar to lend sales plan for 1934 | Johns-Manville Corporation | Slide show soundtrack : Talk | speaker | |
| Victor | MS-81860 | 16-in. | 3/7/1934 | The Johns Manville million dollar to lend sales plan for 1934 | Johns-Manville Corporation | Slide show soundtrack : Talk | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gibbons, Floyd Phillips," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102488.
Gibbons, Floyd Phillips. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102488.
"Gibbons, Floyd Phillips." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Gibbons, Floyd, 1887-1939 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79091528
Wikidata: Floyd Gibbons - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5462439
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/18215206
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/40988 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/40988
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