1950s
How DJ Jocko Henderson entertained millions of radio listeners & became the ‘father of rap’
With his memorable voice and pro patter, DJ Jocko Henderson entertained the ears of millions – and advanced American culture at the same time.
With his memorable voice and pro patter, DJ Jocko Henderson entertained the ears of millions – and advanced American culture at the same time.
Actress Betty White never gives up – and that’s the secret to her success. Here’s why, in the words of none other than her mother.
MTV, a ’round-the-clock television channel for viewers who grew up on rock ‘n’ roll, started with a library of 400 music videos, and went on to delight millions of viewers.
Walkmans and other portable cassette tape players – ‘personal stereos’ – were hugely popular in the ’70s and ’80s, and packed more sociological punch than a load of hula hoops.
Millions know ‘Say, Say, Oh Playmate’ – also known as ‘Playmate’ – but few today know much about the rhyming song & hand clapping game. Find out more here!
Take a look back at one of America’s favorite comedic couples in this article with Lucy’s byline from April 1950. The focus of her story? Her favorite husband at the time: Desi Arnaz.
The top-rated TV show, I Love Lucy, ran from 1951 to 1957 – around the time these magazines with Lucille Ball on the cover were published.
Repeated, desperate SOS calls were heard by at least 10 ships, which rushed to the scene as the Titanic sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
His style at WKRP finds him falling asleep at the turntable as he puts a needle to the station’s current playlist. But then everything changes, and as creatures trapped at a station in transition, the WKRP folk are quite funny.
If you own a radio, you’re acquainted with Charlie McCarthy. He’s the impudent little dummy who sits upon the lap of ventriloquist, Edgar Bergen, his creator, and entertains millions weekly with his comedy
Panic followed an Orson Welles radio broadcast of the book ‘War of the Worlds’, during which armies and navies were wiped out right and left and the real radio audience was frightened as the actors pretended to be.
Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, with their progeny David and Rick, are synonymous with the American family image both on and off television. The Nelson boys are perhaps the only people who have literally grown up before the eyes of millions of weekly viewers.
Catchphrases have a way of enlivening our lives. Catchphrases become code words for some not-so-secret organization of people whom the catch-phrases have hooked.
Dr Nikola Tesla looks forward to the era when one titanic electrical wireless station shall supply power for the world — tells of other developments that we have good reason to expect
Photoplay’s own Beauty Shop Radio’s “Dr. Susan” (Eleanor Phelps) undertakes to remodel an “ugly duckling” — with results that will help you, too The
Scientists, agreeing Martians are super-race, believe that planet may be signaling to us Life on our distant neighbor is “grand, intense, formidable,” says M Perrier
Dorothy Lamour on FM Radio Listen — it’s Dorothy Lamour herself in natural color on FM radio Dorothy Lamour… A beloved voice, floating on velvety
The Blue Max. It’s a radio. 4-1/4″ high and futuristic. This see-through beauty is so intriguing, people can’t keep their hands off it. Inside lights up. Top-firing
Really funny people don’t need tricks or gimmicks. All they have to do is be themselves. On CBS Radio every weekday.
Put your hand over this clock radio & see how tiny it actually is. Now put your hand on your night table — and see how little room
Remember Tommy James and the Shondells and their hits – Crystal Blue Persuasion and Crimson and Clover?
The final days and other highlights Wednesday Night, May 25, Mutual Radio Presents The Final Richard Nixon Interview With David Frost On Wednesday, May 25, 1977,
This story was published in The Washington Times in 1922: Martians must soon find means to move to some better world, or be wiped out of existence.
Television a triumph of the engineer The engineering profession, according to The Electrical World (New York), is the body of men who are to be
Andy Thomas finds 8 daily uses for his new RCA Victor Tape Recorder (it cost him only $159.95) “It’s great!” says Andy Thomas, referring to
“Well, Mr Smart Lawyer… let’s see you get out of this!” There’s no trouble like other people’s troubles. Nothing like getting all wrapped up… and
Men in motion make more sales …when you direct them by General Electric two-way mobile radio Radio-dispatched salesmen get there faster. The result? Hot prospects
FYI: Hear updates from the RNC on CBS & NBC CBS Radio Network You don’t have to miss this summer’s hottest news story just because
Changing the beam This switchyard is one of eleven places in the US where US radio propaganda takes off for foreign parts. It is at
Peace at any price, pleads Gracie Allen’s spouse What a woman! What a world! What a headache! Moans husband of “dizzy” actress “There is one
The story of comedy duo George & Gracie George Burns and Gracie Allen started their screen career with the only contract of its kind with
New Sylvania NightLighter radio clock … with Panelescent light Here’s a new kind of radio-clock that works for you in the dark of the night!
Guglielmo Marconi: Who has solved the problem of telegraphing without wires It would seem that Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian of 23 years, has solved the question
It’s already tomorrow on the other side of the world… …and tonight, you can hear what’s happening on your Hallicrafters world range radio! Hear the
How a boy constructed a wireless instrument By the aid of the accompanying diagrams I think any boy should be able to construct a simple,
Will radio race results to west Indianapolis, May 28 — Not only will the Indianapolis Motor Speedway have the greatest band in history play before
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