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Internet Radio History: The Real Networks Years

On the occasion of internet radio's 25th birthday, we learn more from one of the people who took the medium…
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California Historical Radio Society Finds New Home for Radio Museum

As 2013 drew to a close, the California Historical Radio Society (CHRS) announced that it had signed an agreement to…
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More radio history books for the holidays (or any time)

I am endlessly buying books about the history of radio. Here are some updated recommendations for the holidays. The Hits…
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Remembering WABC radio's 1963 "Mona Lisa" contest

Much of what you read about radio station contests these days is depressing. At best, some operation botches a game…
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Radio News Round-Up: Dallas station to air tapes from JFK assassination, Iggy Pop holiday broadcasts

Here’s a quick radio news roundup to round-out your Thursday afternoon: Nielsen just released its annual Music 360 study that…
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Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame Induction Luncheon and KRE Events Tomorrow

KRE Building 2013 (photo: J. Waits) San Francisco Bay Area radio fanatics will be in 7th…
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75th Anniversary of “War of the Worlds” Broadcast Marked by Festivities

On Wednesday, radio fans all over the globe celebrated the 75th anniversary of the famed "War of the Worlds" broadcast,…
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The KCBS reporter who informed for the FBI

Students being dragged down the stairs during the May 1960 HUAC protests [source: foundsf.org]I am reading…
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UK commercial radio turns 40 this week

Commercial radio in the UK turns 40 years-old this week. Here in the US we tend to take for granted…
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California Historical Radio Society’s Video Tour of Radio History

Cheryl Jennings interviews Ben Fong-Torres at KRE in 2013 (photo: J. Waits) On its recently launched…
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University of Maryland Exhibit Honors WMUC College Radio History

I love college radio history and couldn't be more thrilled about the exhaustive effort undertaken by the University of Maryland…
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