The Golden Age of Radio in the US

[Ralph Wallio, W0RPK]

http://dp.la/exhibitions/exhibits/show/radio-golden-age

Tuning into the radio is now an integrated part of our everyday lives. 
We tune in while we drive, while we work, while we cook in our kitchens. 
Just 100 years ago, it was a novelty to turn on a radio. The radio 
emerged at the turn of the twentieth century, the result of decades of 
scientific experimentation with the theory that information could be 
transmitted over long distances. Radio as a medium reached its 
peak---the so-called Radio Golden Age---during the Great Depression and 
World War II. This was a time when the world was rapidly changing, and 
for the first time Americans experienced those history-making events as 
they happened. The emergence and popularity of radio shifted not just 
the way Americans across the country experienced news and entertainment, 
but also the way they communicated. This exhibition explores the 
development, rise, and adaptation of the radio, and its impact on 
American culture.

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