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Golden Days of Radio Podcast with Don Kilgour

  • #1 The new Medium is born.

    5 AUG 2019 · The commencement of the Wireless – How it began and changed over the years. A preview of the next 15 episodes.
    4m 19s
  • #2 Pre Television

    5 AUG 2019 · The radio set, crystal sets, steriograms, battery radios, and the changes due to transistors. Country peoples connection to the world, Dramas, News, Serials, Post television (providing what television could not – Instant news, music).
    5m 3s
  • #3 The imagination of Radio

    5 AUG 2019 · Imagining what the characters looked like, what the advertised products looked like, picking the voices, children’s sessions (kindergarten of the air).
    5m 26s
  • #4 Radio commercials

    5 AUG 2019 · Written scripts all read live: Bex, Commonwealth Bank open, Menthoids. Laxettes. Introduction of jingles: F.O.R.D Pills, Sorbent, Kellogs, Aeroplane Jelly, Fairleys, Riordans.
    5m 1s
  • #5 Family Programs

    5 AUG 2019 · McQuarrie and Artransa productions, Quiz Kids,Leave it to the girls, Australia’s Amateur Hour, Fred and Maggie, Dragnet, Ada and Elsie, Life with Dexter. McCackey Mansions, The Bunk house show.
    5m 43s
  • #6 The quiz shows.

    5 AUG 2019 · The quiz kings, Bob Dyer and Jack Davey provide great rivalry with their popular quiz programs.
    5m 28s
  • #7 The early evening.

    5 AUG 2019 · When a girl marries, Smokey Dawson, Dad and Dave, News, The Burtons of Banner Street, Mrs Obbs, Martins Corner.
    5m 23s
  • #8 The Dramas

    5 AUG 2019 · Night Beat, Lux Radio Theatre, Dragnet, The shadow, Harry Dearth Playhouse.
    4m 56s
  • #9 After school

    5 AUG 2019 · Time to entertain the kids - Story time, Peters Pals, Biggles, Riddles, Yes What. Tarzan.
    4m 46s
  • #10 Sport

    5 AUG 2019 · Sports information was so popular, Football – The local Match, VFL, Racing, Cricket, Boxing, Interviews, Football teams and previews.
    5m 8s

Take a trip down memory lane. The Golden Days of Radio looks at the history of Australian radio particularly through the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s. The Golden Days of Radio...

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Take a trip down memory lane. The Golden Days of Radio looks at the history of Australian radio particularly through the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s. The Golden Days of Radio is presented by Don Kilgour, a retired radio and television announcer and sports broadcaster from Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
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