The Birthplace of Radios!

Hello America,

Those of you who have ever attended a Hear Again show will know that we begin each "broadcast" with the phrase "Live from Philadelphia, the birthplace of radios." I think it is time to let some of you in on the joke. When I was creating Hear Again, I wanted to honor the history that Philadelphia has played in the early days of radio.

Most people when they imagine a family in the 1940's gathering around a radio to listen to the latest installment of Amos and Andy or The Green Hornet, picture in their mind's eye a cathedral style Philco radio like the Baby Grand style radio in the right side of this picture.

These radios, and hundreds of other models were manufactured in the great city of Philadelphia by the Philadelphia Storage Battery Company which was later renamed the Philco Corporation. I found a terrific site detailng the history of Philco HERE. This is an amazing site with great pictures and information.

Also, published earlier this week was a great new book about Philadelphia Radio. I cannot wait to read this book. You can find some info about it HERE.