Dallas Love Field Airport Podcast Features Two Authors Discussing Compelling History of Airport on April 12 and May 10
In January 1958, Dallas Love Field’s new terminal building featured the first moving walkway at any airport in the world, and the airport’s art installations and commemorative markers are rich in historical significance. These topics and others will be the theme of “Love Field Stories,” the official podcast of Dallas Love Field, on April 12 and May 10. This fascinating two-part podcast episode’s guests include Bruce Bleakley, aviation historian and co-author of The Love Evolution: A Centennial Celebration of Love Field Airport and Its Art, and Harriet Baskas, creator of the StuckatTheAirport.com blog and author.
“Love Field Stories” podcast is live streamed on Tuesday, April 12 and May 10 at 12:30 p.m. (Central) on Love Field’sFacebook andYouTube. The podcast can be heard onApple Podcast,Spotify,iHeartRadio andPandora.
According to Bleakley, “People may readily associate Dallas Love Field with Southwest Airlines and Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, but this airport is steeped in much more history and artwork that travelers often don’t know.”
Baskas added, “Dallas Love Field is an airport full of history, stories and hidden treasures. Bruce and I discuss a lot of interesting places in the airport that people may not know exist as well as the artwork that has its own story.”
The guests will discuss the role the airport played with the Kennedy and LBJ years, talk about an ice rink that was at the airport, and discuss why Luigi Flabiano’s inlaid terrazzo world map is worth seeing. Baskas and Bleakley will also discuss Dallas Love Field’s professionally curated art program with 24 pieces of artwork throughout the airport and on the property—many of which the airport has commissioned. A travel expert, Baskas will share some tips and tricks for travelers getting ready to fly this year.
About Bruce Bleakley:
Bruce Bleakley, a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and aviation industry consultant, co-authored the 2017 book, The Love Evolution: A Centennial Celebration of Love Field Airport and Its Art with the City of Dallas and Department of Aviation staff. Bleakley has also authored Dallas Aviation, a history of aviation in Dallas County; Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, for DFW’s 40th anniversary; and Addison Airport: Serving Business Aviation for Sixty Years.
About Harriet Baskas:
Harriet Baskas is happiest in an airport or an unusual museum. She writes about these and many other topics for outlets that include NBCNews.com, The Points Guy, Runway Girl Network, and others. She is the creator of the StuckatTheAirport.com blog and the author of 9 books, including 111 Places in Seattle You Must Not Miss, due out in July 2022. She has been the general manager of three community radio stations (KBOO and KMUN in Oregon and KBCS in Bellevue, WA.), and has created award-winning radio programs on topics as varied as early cowgirls, unusual museums, and aging boomers for National Public Radio and for regional public radio stations.