The 2026 edition of the “Radio Historian’s” calendar is now available. This year’s calendar features fourteen photographs that commemorate the Golden Age of Radio in the United States.
According to creator John Schneider, the images were taken from an original black-and-white glossy photograph, and have been digitally remastered and colorized to replicate the original scene as accurately as possible. Two pages of text at the end of the calendar describe the history of each scene. Additionally, each month’s calendar page marks important dates in radio history.
The calendar is a passion project for Schneider — “The Radio Historian” himself. Schneider contributes historical features to Radio World. You can read those here.
This year’s featured photographs depict the following:
FRONT COVER: WTMJ studio orchestra, 1931
JANUARY: Hoover inauguration equipment tests, 1929
FEBRUARY: “The March of Time” on CBS, 1932
MARCH: KGEI shortwave transmitter, 1941
APRIL: Skitch Henderson, NBC musician
MAY: Listening to European radio signals, 1923
JUNE: Producing sound effects at WGY, 1942
JULY: Testing a 1920’s radio receiver
AUGUST: Studio broadcast at WMBC in Detroit, 1932
SEPTEMBER: Deejay Bob Newman at WLPH in Birmingham, 1981
OCTOBER: “The Townsend Murder Mystery” on NBC, 1933
NOVEMBER: The WGY control room in the mid- to late-1920’s
DECEMBER: Lionel Barrymore performs “A Christmas Carol” on NBC
BACK COVER: The KOA transmitter building in Denver, 1934
The Radio Historian’s calendar costs $24.95, including postage to anywhere in the U.S. Learn more here.
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