Randomly reading some of the old magazines at American Radio Library reminded me of a change I’d forgotten. It’s relevant to the recent decline of big centralized entertainment and “journalism”, quickly replaced by more individual and local talent carried on Youtube or Tiktok.
A country music mag from 1966 had monthly columns on the music action in various areas. Many small radio stations monetized their studio facilities as country recording studios, selling records and tapes of local singers. Before the ’60s, nearly all stations featured live local dramatic and musical talent.
We’re not developing NEW decentralized entertainment. We’re RETURNING to the way entertainment worked before total globalism and consolidation. Now the consolidation has dinosaured itself.
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