1920's radio powerpoint
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Ms. Rajkovich and Mr. Chae
1920's: The Radio and its Impact
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• Guglielmo Marconi sent the first radio signal in Italy in 1885
• In 1899 the United States Army established wireless communications with a lightship off Fire Island, New York
o Two years later the Navy adopted a wireless system.
• During WW1, the U.S. government controlled all radio development
o these government restraints were released in 1919
o The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) was in charge of the release of the radio control
The Radio: Its Beginning
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• By 1923 there were about 3 million radio listeners in the country o that was about 37% of the country
• With more than 1/3 of the country listening to radios, information could travel faster to rural and isolated areas
• This caused the rise of pop culture and national experience
The Impact on Americans
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• Created National Heroes
• Projected Sports Events
• Told Political Stories
• Played Music
Uses of the Radio
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• Charles Lindbergh- flew solo from New York to Paris in 1927o When he flew over Ireland, the news radioed both New York and
Paris!
National Heroes
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• 1920 - The Harding-Cox presidential results were aired over Westinhouses Corporation's KDKA radio station in Pittsburgh
• Many radio stations broadcasted murder cases and other scandalso entertainment pieces
The News
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• The Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey boxing match sold more than $90,000 worth of radios in one store! (1927)
• The Yankees - o By 1924, 576 radio stations nationwide broadcasted their gameso Babe Ruth, hit 60 homeruns in 154 games in 1927 - over five
millions radios listened to this broadcast around the country (the sportscasters giving a play by play of the game)
• Before WW1, there were few golf and tennis courts around the countryo by 1926 millions of sports fans listened to Bobby Jones win the
U.S. and British Open
Sports
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Bobby Jones at the British Open
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"He wasn't a baseball player. He was a worldwide celebrity, an international star, the likes of which baseball has never seen
since."
Babe Ruth
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• Harold Edward "Red" Grangeo 3-time All-American at University of Illinoiso scored a touchdown in every single college game except
for oneo named the greatest college football player of all-time by
ESPN
the "Galloping Ghost"
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• In 1926, became the first woman to swim across the English Channel
• She swam it in 14 hours and 39 minutes
Gertrude Ederle
<--a parade held for her in NYC
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• Get in a group of 3-4 people and come up with your own radio broadcast
• Your broadcast must address these questions:o Who will listen to your station?o What will you broadcast (sports, news, music)?
• Have fun and be creative!
Your Assignment