Before YouTube, you had to watch your educational videos on film. In the 1970s, if you studied radio, you might have seen the video from Universal Education and Visual Arts, titled Understanding ...

Of all places, Facebook has become the meeting spot for radio fans. Between the open posts and special groups dedicated to particular aspects of the industry (including “I love AM Radio” and “I Loved ...

The 1970s delivered a wave of live albums that transported listeners directly to the concert stage. In contrast to the studio perfectionism of the previous decade, these recordings embraced the raw, ...

Steve Miller should have nothing to complain about. But on a recent afternoon, sitting in the elegant patron’s room at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the singer and guitarist fires away when asked ...

Early in 1970, Bill Siemering — one of the organizers of National Public Radio and later its first program director — put together this “mission statement” for NPR. The statement supported NPR’s ...

These three country artists emerged in the 1970s, but their legacy will live on forever, thanks to the music they made.

It may seem odd, but growing up in the Harbor Area of Los Angeles County, I was enamored with San Diego radio. The first station I remember tuning in was LA’s own KGBS (now KTNQ, 1020 AM) — transistor ...

During the rise of the LGBTQ+ rights movement in the 1970s and ’80s, visibility and community were crucial, and some leaders took to radio and television to elevate their voices and showcase culture.