1920's radio
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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
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 SportsEvents
Told PoliticalStories
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 scandals
o 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 games
o Babe Ruth, hit 60 homeruns in 154 games in 1927 - over fivemillions 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
country
o by 1926 millions of sports fans listened to Bobby Jones win theU.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 Illinois
o scored a touchdown in every single college game except
for one
o named the greatest college football player of all-time byESPN
the "Galloping Ghost"
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In 1926, became the firstwoman to swim across the
English Channel
She swam it in 14 hours and
39 minutes
Gertrude Ederle
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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