Anyhow, the arresting artwork below is from the cover of a 1945 promotional publication highlighting the Blue Network, the precursor to ABC (and former secondary network of NBC).
Stand by for more images in subsequent posts!

Broadcast of the human voice first took place more than 100 years ago. Other media and fancier appliances have come along in the meantime, and many are pretty cool. However, none has eclipsed radio for practicality, immediacy and overall ability to connect a mass audience with information, ideas and feelings. In spite of this, contemporary radio and radio history are all but ignored by most of the media. Thus, I Still Love Radio . . .
What did the publication discuss?
ReplyDeleteIt's a promo piece--lots of general info about flags, military ranks, and geography, as well as short profiles and headshots of Blue Network broadcasters. This particular copy was issued in Michigan (with an inserted sheet plugging a local company).
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