In our remastered Breaking Walls Episode 75 we go back in time to the beginning of radio to tell the story of how this medium began. This episode was originally released on 2/1/2018. —————————— Highlights: * Why the Blizzard of 1888 played such an important … Read MoreBW – EP75: We Are Echoes—The Birth Of Radio (1887 – 1912) Remastered
In Breaking Walls episode 92 we open the summer season with a trip to Coney Island, Brooklyn. The New York city summer locale was frequented in radio programs and by radio performers. It was also, in the days of wireless telegraphy, an important station location … Read MoreBW – EP92: Radio And Coney Island (1906 – 1960)
In Breaking Walls Episode 76, we pick up our story on the history of American dramatic radio after the sinking of the Titanic in April of 1912. The time between 1912 and 1922 saw three competing interests battle for control of the wireless airwaves as … Read MoreBW – EP76: Over There—The War for Radio’s Airwaves (1912 – 1922)