New Book Details History Of Radio In Philadelphia Through Pictures
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - A new book uses rare photos and images to detail the history of radio in Philadelphia.
Alan Boris, a local radio historian, compiles a number of rarely seen images, photos, drawings and advertisements, many of them collected from radio personalities and listeners, to tell the story of the history of radio in Philadelphia.
Boris says Philadelphia was a unique radio town when many innovations were launched, "The type of teen dance shows, of course characterized by American Bandstand on TV, but Philadelphia was one of the first places that you would hear such shows."
Just about every innovation in the radio business -- from live audiences to radio dramas, soap operas, rock and roll or (ahem) all news -- started or hit its peak in Philadelphia.
"A lot of developments that were followed around the country really start here with both programming and formats and even some of the business methods of radio were basically developed in Philadelphia."
Philadelphia Radio has been published by Arcadia as part of its Images of America series.
Reported by Karin Phillips, KYW Newsradio 1060
