Capital Region Radio
1920-2011
Published on 24. March 2014
Book
Hardback
130 pages
978-1-5316-6648-4 (ISBN)
Description
The General Electric Company, with one of its main plants in Schenectady, began experimental broadcasts in conjunction with Union College in the early 1900s. When WGY officially began broadcasting in February 1922, General Electric started a long and storied history of pioneering radio technology and programming that set the pace for worldwide broadcast development. Capital Region Radio pioneer WGY provided entertainment and news nationally during World War II, WTRY kept listeners updated during the blackout of 1965, and WOKO introduced rock and roll to the area. Thousands of schoolchildren from Utica and Pittsfield woke on snowy winter mornings to hear WGY's Bill Edwardsen read the school closing announcements, and listeners enjoyed entertainment from Boom Boom Brannigan and Don Weeks. Capital Region Radio: 1920-2011 offers a glimpse into the programs and personalities of local radio from its early days to recent years.
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Language
English
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
417 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5316-6648-4 (9781531666484)
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Rick Kelly has pursued system engineering excellence over his forty-year career working for DOD and as an Aerospace Consultant. Rick's career has been focused on the "art" and "science" of "weaponeering" for the Department of the Navy to deliver game-changing Weapons Systems for the Fleet. Rick currently holds dual positions as the NAVAIR Technical Warrant Holder for Weapons and Targets and executes the duties of Chief Engineer for the NAWCWD Weapons and Energetics Department. When Rick is not at his desk, he enjoys teaching system engineering to the next generation of SEs.