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Radio amateurs blaze through decades of broadcasting
The article traces radio from 1920s amateur origins to major Bowes amateur hour. It notes KDKA’s early broadcasts, the shift from local to network programs, rise of big bands and crooners, and the growth of stage stars moving to radio. It highlights early pioneers, notable stations, and the enduring appeal of amateur performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KDKA
Eeeaah
Maj
Edward Bowes
Art of
Mpphen
Kansas City
Coon Sanders
Kansas City Nighthawks
Detroit
Cleveland
Jones
Cuckoos
Vincent Lopez
John Royal
NBC
Palace Theater
Keith-Albee
E. F. Albee
Royal
R-K-O
Underwood
Maj. J. Andrew White
Columbia Broadcasting System
Boyles
Thirty Acres
New Jersey
Graham McNamee
Vaughn DeLeath
Franklyn Bauer
Little Jack Little
Whispering Jack Smith
Elizabeth Lennox
Paul Small
Wendell Hall
Miss Lennox
Hall
Chicago
Sam and
Henry
Amos 'N
Andy
South
Middle West
Every Week Magazine
Major Bowes
WGN
WBBM
Guy Lombardo
Windy City
King George of
England
America
London
AXIO
Yale
Columbia
Kate Smith
Alice Joy
Bing Crosby
Jane Froman
Ruth Etting
Mills Brothers
Boswell Sisters
Joe Miller
Eddie Cantor
Ed Wynn
Jack Pearl
Jimmy Durante
Joe Penner
Phil Baker
Burns and Allen
Fred Allen
Jack Bennys
Rudy Ville
Radio Gang
Walter Damrosch
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Damrosch
New York Philharmonic
Bowes
Amos ‘N' Andy