Tag: Entertainment
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The missing element
After being relatively inactive for a couple months, American Radio Library is flooding their website with new and interesting materials. In previous post I was reading some Education in Radio journals from an arrogantly elitist group. Now a larger pile of more general discussions has appeared. From 1922 to 1952 to 2022, one crucial element…
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Extinct chords
Singing used to be universal. Everybody knew how to sing, and performers could count on an audience to sing together accurately if not in complex harmony. When competence starts early, extreme expertise gets a head start. I was discussing this point in journalism, and it also applies to music. With skills that require practice, a…
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A sharp rebuke to drabness
A sharp rebuke from Lulu Meservey, one of the Substack executives. Technology is magical. But the language of technology has become generic and sterile: “User” “Creator” “Device” “Content” We should go back to the days of Greek and Latin: “Television” (far-seeing) “ Automobile” (self-moving) “Facsimile” (made alike) Words that sound magical. = = = =…
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Neat graph
The Tonga eruption sent out a shockwave in the air as well as an underwater wave. A meteorologist in Iowa created an animated graph showing the wave passing over the entire US from west to east, based on sudden changes in barometer readings.
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Arnades of Christmas Past
Looking through American Radio History as usual, trying for some nostalgic connection with WIBW, my nocturnal input in the ’50s. In one of WIBW’s program guides from ’55, found this intriguing brief item. During the recent snowstorm we had an interesting personality visit our staff. Walter E. Divine, with long hair and beard, is riding…
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