OLLI-HIST-2274 - Testing, 1-2-3: Is This Thing On? 100 Years of Radio & Its Stories

Course Description

Mike Morin has collected short clips from some of the greatest radio entertainers of the past century. His slide and audio presentation is a tribute to radio, featuring original sounds from Milton Berle, Lucille Ball, Groucho Marx, Orson Welles and several memorable Boston radio personalities. There are many surprises including a few dark moments: Why did Abbott and Costello break up? Which DJ was kicked out of the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame? Who was the highest-paid female performer of the 1930s? Morin, known from 95.7-WZID, whose broadcast career spanned 53 years, brings radio history to life, including audio from his own interview with a U.S. president that went viral. Radio turned 100 in 1920. You weren't around then but Mike transports you there with great stories and memories.