Radio Programming Through the Ages

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Radio Programming Through the Ages

Amos and Andy Show began on WMAQ in Chicago, 1928 Longest running radio program in broadcast history Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll Two white actors portraying Amos Jones and Andy Brown Mimicked “negro dialect” Eventually moved to television, CBS 1951 Cancelled in 1953 after growing civil rights protest

Amos and Andy

Processing Questions 1. Describe what you hear – how do these men sound? 2. Who do you think their audience would be and how do you think they reacted to these broadcasts? 3. They did not survive the switch to television, do you agree with their cancellation? Why or why not?

War of the Worlds Aired October 30, 1938 Orson Welles and gang executed greatest hoax in broadcast history Radio news alerts announced the arrival of Martians People freaked out because… Radio = credible source of news Created mass hysteria as the story unfolded through a series of broadcast interruptions Aftermath included people fleeing from their homes and calling on the police by the dozens

Processing Questions 1. Describe what you heard. Would you believe this if you did not know the history behind it? 2. What is going on in the world during this time period and how would it impact the reception of this broadcast 3. What elements of this broadcast made it so successful? 4. What type of hoax would cause mass hysteria in our times?

Abbott and Costello – Who’s on First? Originated in the form of live performances –even at burlesque shows, 1936 A and C joined the Kate Smith Show on radio and performed this sketch for the first time on radio in 1938 Led to more radio work and their own radio show from 1942-1947 A gold record of this recording from A and C is on display in Cooperstown

Processing Questions 1. What is your reaction to this clip? 2. Why would so many people adore this sketch so much in the United States?

Fireside Chats FDR = first president to have “conversations” with the American people through their radios Fireside chats served as a medium to address major economic issues as well as ease the nerves of the American people by promoting and explaining his programs Served as a turning point for the office of the presidency

Processing Questions 1. Why did fireside chats serve as a turning point for the presidency? 2. Discuss the tone in FDR’s voice 3. What is our equivalent of fireside chats these days?