- National Radio Awards-The radio craze is sweeping the nation, and your partner and you are celebrity radio broadcasters known for bringing the news to your listeners. The National Radio Awards are coming up soon and you need to submit your best broadcast from the year to the judging committee. The
competition is tough, so it would be a good idea to listen to some broadcasts from your competitors to hear what you’re up against. Tune in by clicking these links http://www.whro.org/home/1920s/: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/RADIO/audio_archive/radio/radio.html (select from several original recordings of radio plays); http://www.signalalpha.com/html/historical_audio___video.html (1920
radio news recording).
Now it’s time to go back through the archives to select your best broadcast. It should inform your listeners about events occurring in the United States while also being lively and engaging. You may submit a newscast or a radio play.
Which event will you cover?
German attacks on US shipping
Ratification of the 19th Amendment
Automobile Sales Doubled from 1920 to 1929
Unemployed Americans try to survive
Hooverville appears near Washington D.C.
Dust Bowl Destroys the Lives of Farmers
New Deal Changes Lives
Working for the CCC, WPA, or TVA
Charles Lindbergh completes first transatlantic flight
Babe Ruth hits 60th homerun
Armstrong wows audiences
Harlem- Center for African American art, music, and literature
Black Tuesday- Stock Market Crash
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