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 . . .
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Radio Geek New Year's Eve Delight
There's no other way to describe this audio-only YouTube clip. It is truly a Radio Geek New Year's Eve Delight (and received via shortwave, no less). I recorded it myself in the early morning hours of December 31, 1999 at home in Seattle when it was approaching midnight (and the year 2000!) in New Zealand. We hear from various reporters stationed around NZ. Then, midnight comes, and we end up in Auckland where NZ's own Split Enz are playing a live concert to ring in the new millennium. A bit more information is included in the YouTube description.
With this post I bid Happy Holidays to Radio Geeks everywhere!
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