Radio Enters the Home

Radio began as a do-it-yourself activity in which building your own set, stringing an outdoor antenna, wiring multiple batteries and tuning three separate dials to receive a signal were part of the "fun" of the hobby. Only a very few true visionaries imagined what radio might eventually become - a national source of information, education and entertainment that would bring the country together in an entirely new way. This exhibit showcases the collections of the Radio History Society (and its Radio and Television Museum in Bowie, MD) and the Library of American Broadcasting at the University of Maryland to trace the evolution of radio from its early days to its stylish arrival a scant fifteen years later as something prominently displayed in more than 85% of American homes.

Contact Chuck Howell (chuckh@umd.edu or 301- 314-0401) for more information.