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These Were the Carts of Our Lives
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Jon Wolfert on 50 Years of JAM Jingles
Melodies from seven-voice vocal groups remain a staple
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September Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
Reader's Forum
Letter: My Radio Collection Stands the Test of Time
We asked for pictures, Steve Hemphill answered our call
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August Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
Guest Commentaries
Ensuring a More Inclusive Account of Country Music History
"Early music recording and radio were marred by racial gatekeeping," writes Rima Dael
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Cervon Led With Zeal and Innovation
His vision and leadership lead to development of high-tech broadcast equipment
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July Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
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June Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
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How the Army Handled D-Day Communications
June 6 marks 80 years since that historic massive invasion
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Radio and the Roots of Country Music
The histories of the medium and the music are intertwined
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May Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
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In Illinois, a Blast From Radio’s Golden Past
Old-Time Radio Antioch is an online network celebrating radio’s Golden Age
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April Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
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March Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
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February Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
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January Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
Facilities
Art Deco WWJ Studio Building Becomes Cambria Hotel
The Cambria cherishes its roots as a broadcasting icon in Detroit
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Radio Hall of Fame Inducts Class of 2023
Eight living radio icons were honored, along with a dozen posthumous inductees
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AES Exhibit Remembers New York’s “Radio Row”
Manno and Kramer will note the centennial
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Woofferton Shortwave Station Turns 80
Here are photos and a link to the archived broadcast
Reader's Forum
Letter: Alabama Radio Station Featured in Parade 90 Years After Premiere
WNRA shares some radio history in wake of Labor Day
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Preserving Radio Broadcast History: What’s In Your Treasure Trove?
NAB webinar examines whys and hows of documenting and preserving materials
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CBS Board Game From the 1930s Highlights Golden Age of Radio
What can you tell us about this little nugget of radio history?
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Mellon Money Helps Preserve Public Media Content
A major grant boosts the American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Facilities
History Above the Treetops: The Alpine Tower
Check out these great pix of Major Armstrong’s legacy structure
Reader's Forum
Letter: Growing Up Gates
The son of Nibs Jochem recalls growing up "in a household that smelled of...
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When Hank and Greg Built a Broadcast Console
How the Gregg Laboratories Series 2000 board came to be
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Library of Congress Acquires Entirety of Jim Metzner’s Work
Includes approx. 28,000 mixed material items from the radio producer and sound recordist
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GatesAir’s 100 Years of History in Pictures
Photos span nearly all decades of the company’s existence, many of which have never...
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GatesRadio Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary
Manufacturer plans raffles and prizes at NAB Show
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Missed Opportunity: Radio and Black Baseball
Not until 1942 did the first broadcasts of Negro Leagues games take place
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Gordon Smith Is Among the New Broadcasting “Giants”
The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation announces its latest honorees
Columns and Views
A Look Back at the Radio Newspaper of the Air
Radio facsimile technology never fully caught on, but what if it had?
