Radio Services: Profile America

Profile America is a daily, 60-second feature that uses interesting vignettes from key events, observances or commemorations for that day to highlight information collected by the Census Bureau.

Note: These features can be heard or downloaded in the mp3 format.

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The following radio features stories are each 60 seconds long. Radio stations may request a cd of these features by calling (301) 763-3011 or writing pio.broadcast.services@census.gov.

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Daily Features

Oct 01, 2008: Model T's 100th
Oct 02, 2008: First Home Development
Oct 03, 2008: Pizza
Oct 04, 2008: Roberto Clemente
Oct 05, 2008: Father of Space Flight
Oct 06, 2008: German-American Day
Oct 07, 2008: Spinning Tops/Yo-Yos
Oct 08, 2008: Preventing Fires
Oct 09, 2008: Working at Home
Oct 10, 2008: Detergents
Oct 11, 2008: Largest Balloon Festival
Oct 12, 2008: Hispanic Voting
Oct 13, 2008: A Month for the Navy
Oct 14, 2008: Two Great Actresses
Oct 15, 2008: John L. Sullivan
Oct 16, 2008: Mobile Heart Care
Oct 17, 2008: Heating Season
Oct 18, 2008: Dental Care
Oct 19, 2008: First Wind Turbine
Oct 20, 2008: Get Your Car Ready for Winter
Oct 21, 2008: Cigarettes
Oct 22, 2008: 125 Years of the Metropolitan Opera
Oct 23, 2008: Carrying Your Music Around
Oct 24, 2008: Dog Wins Military Medal
Oct 25, 2008: First Electronic Watch
Oct 26, 2008: National Cookie Month
Oct 27, 2008: NYC Subway
Oct 28, 2008: Microwave Ovens
Oct 29, 2008: Ball Point Pen
Oct 30, 2008: Car Talk
Oct 31, 2008: Halloween

Nov 01, 2008: Hockey Mask Introduced
Nov 02, 2008: Cash Register Invented
Nov 03, 2008: Will Rogers
Nov 04, 2008: General Election Day
Nov 05, 2008: Roy Rogers
Nov 06, 2008: First Car Air Conditioning
Nov 07, 2008: Big Weather Picture
Nov 08, 2008: Montana Joins the Union
Nov 09, 2008: Hearing Aids
Nov 10, 2008: Edmund Fitzerald Sinks
Nov 11, 2008: Veterans Day
Nov 12, 2008: Surfing
Nov 13, 2008: Artificial Snow
Nov 14, 2008: First Football Stadium
Nov 15, 2008: Population Distribution
Nov 16, 2008: Growing Health Risk
Nov 17, 2008: Major Telephone Developments
Nov 18, 2008: Mickey Mouse is 80!
Nov 19, 2008: Most Famous Speech
Nov 20, 2008: Regional Airports
Nov 21, 2008: Driving to Alaska
Nov 22, 2008: Military Service
Nov 23, 2008: Celebrating Peanut Butter
Nov 24, 2008: First Jukebox
Nov 25, 2008: Lowering the Speed Limit
Nov 26, 2008: TV Dinners
Nov 27, 2008: Thanksgiving
Nov 28, 2008: Shopping Time
Nov 29, 2008: First Auto Race
Nov 30, 2008: Business Owners

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