Essays on Radio

From its birth early in the 20th century, Radio astonished and delighted the public by providing news and entertainment with an immediacy never before thought possible. From 1920 to 1945, radio became the first electronic mass medium, monopolizing ‘the airwaves’ and defining a whole generation of mass culture, with newspapers, magazines. From 1945 the appearance...

Aural media has a history of punctuating the daily routine of millions of Australians across different states, cities, and demographics since … At its core – radio presenters, communication professionals that prepare, and present information on a variety of topics, conduct interviews and introduce music, performances and special events on radios. These communicators are important...

In this essay I will be exploring the unique characteristics of radio as an exclusively auditory medium by referencing to both radio theory and practice. I will also be researching both the positive and negative aspects of radio as a auditory medium. The Italian Guglielmo Marconi was the first ever person to send and receive...