The Early Days of Radio with Evan Weiner

Radio is a 120-year-old medium but it was not until the sinking of the Titanic that radio became important. A young amateur radio operator named David Sarnoff  (who later established NBC radio) pushed Congress after the Titanic disaster to open up radio frequencies and start commercial radio.  The early days of radio were a mixture of sports, music, comedies, dramas, soap operas and information.  Virtually every big name in entertainment had a radio show. Television would eventually surpass radio but the stars of early TV were recruited from NBC and CBS radio.  Journalist Evan Weiner, who started his career in Rockland County at WRKL Radio at the age of 15 in 1971 as well as working with the Nyack Journal News.  This program is both in person in the library and live streaming via Zoom.  Register is necessary on mahwahlibrary.org events calendar (Don't forget to give us your email address).  Registration will close at 3PM on the day of the event.   We will send everyone the Zoom meeting number, password, and URL meeting link at that time.  You can join us in person or on Zoom.