A message for those who aspire…
Each year, at the April luncheon of the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia, a group of 20 college students each receive a “scholarship”…
The Birth and Evolution of the FM Dial “Card”!
As the Musings planned for this space hasn’t come together as anticipated … and as a gentleman recently engaged me in an…
The Song of World War II
“We’ll Meet Again,” it was the perfect message and the perfect time for the British peoples. It was a newly-written tune by a pair of new songwriters and one of Vera’s first recordings … released in the fall of 1939. This initial recording of the song, as you’ll hear here, was not a high-powered arrangement in any way … simply, as men by the thousands were headed off to war, it conveyed the message of hope and the longings of families and lovers being separated by the war … becoming the theme song of the nation for the long years ahead … and, along with it, making Vera the beloved darling of the suffering nation!…
A Radio Station & its Mistress! – Chapter Five
Here’s the last portion of Richard Pack’s 1983 article in Television-Radio Age: Not typecast For the most part, the WNEW salesmen were…
Honoring those who serve…
Yes, I’m speaking of the men and women who have served in our military forces … totaling in the tens of millions…
MBWA: Management By Walking Around
Due to Tudie’s # 1 Fan recently experiencing a fall which resulted in a broken arm of his right hand, he’s not…
A Radio Station & its Mistress! – Chapter Four
This chapter is devoted exclusively to Richard Pack’s 1983 Television-Radio Age article, in which he mostly addresses what you might call Tudie’s…
Golden Spike!
On what is being called the Golden Spike celebration, a week from now — on Friday, May 10th … rail historians and…
A Radio Station & its Mistress! – Chapter Three
Now, with 10,000 watts of power — which, in the big picture, is relatively equal to 50,000 watts — and located down…
A Radio Station & its Mistress! – Chapter Two
There were three key individuals involved in the creation and ascension of WNEW to the position of being one of America’s greatest-ever…
BNSF Railway & Its Heritage!
If you love “trains” and have at least some interest in railroad history as I do … you likely know everything I’m…
Flowers, Water & Lights = Longwood Gardens!
If you have not heard the name, Longwood Gardens is one of the largest botanical gardens in the United States, featuring an…