Besides reporting the news on CBS News, Walter Cronkite selected and edited film, and was often his own crew so he could cover fast-breaking news stories on the spot.
The ’80s hit song ‘Fish Heads’ didn’t just sound strange, but it was co-created by vintage ‘Lost in Space’ TV show actor Billy Mumy. Find out more here!
Nikola Tesla’s life story is notable, as he saw the world of the covered wagon turn into today’s world of electricity & electronics – and he was a big part of how that happened.
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!
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.
Back in 1920, lots of people – including media and leading scientists – thought there was an active society on Mars, and that the Martians wanted to talk to us.
In the ’70s, there were millions of licensed CBers, having a world of conversations and learning about the important public service contributions of CB radio.
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.
In this sitcom, WKRP in Cincinnati was a struggling radio station. Then someone new turns the station into a top-40 rock music outlet, and things get interesting.
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.
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
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.
Years ago, these old-fashioned clock radios were on pretty much every bedside table around America.
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.
How the television was invented
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
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
Have a crafty Christmas! Retro holiday decor you can make with ideas from the ’60s 
Helen Reddy’s house: Look inside her beautiful California home back in the ’70s 
How to get awesome & authentic on-trend ’80s eye makeup, like multicolored eyeshadow 
The real death of a cheerleader story (1985) 
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