1. American Oral History By: Greg Adams

2. Interviewee Background O The person I interviewed is my Aunt, Bonnie Lewis O She is 71 years old and lives in Lewisburg, PA, grew up in Shavertown O She is the oldest of 8 kids O She is a divorcee with 2 children, Megan (NC) & David (SK)

3. Sound Recording O She mostly listened to Operas, Christmas and Disney songs O Perry Como, Elvis and Patti Page were her favorite artists O She found out about them through radio broadcasts & purchased their albums at local drygood stores O Patti Page - Moon River Patti Page - Moon River

4. Radio O Radio was a fun & exciting experience for my family O My aunt’s favorite shows were Amos & Andy, The Lone Ranger and The Shadow O The problems they experienced most with radio were static and faulty knobs

5. Television O Television was “Marvelous” to my aunt, “there was nothing else like it” O Her maternal grandfather was the first in the family to have a tv O In order to be able to watch tv, all chores needed to be completed O TV ads targeted housewives and smokers

6. Film O My grandmother often took my aunt to the movies when she was young O She was given a quarter every Friday to go see a movie with friends O The first movie she went to see with her mother is called Apartment for Peggy in 1948