Radio broadcasting

John Mckenna spoke of how he became interested in music. Then mentioned being in a band and doing gigs. Then that leads to playing at the 2nd Clinton augral which ended up on TV which was watched by his mom who dissaprove of his music. Needless to say his mother is not like with him. That was a very cool story to hear. The closest I have come to that is my first paid camera running gig. Eve White-Brown ‘s story was about dealing with a problem with her voice. She said that she could have…

On Friday the 16th of October I went unplugged for 24 hours, and found it surprisingly uneventful. I had one minor slip up where I started looking at a phone because I was talking to a person who was getting the proper spelling for words off his phone. Other than that I did not notice a difference from my normal life. For the most part, I spend my time talking to people in person so that is what I did well unplugged. The biggest challenge was making sure I had my school work done before hand…

Samuel Morse Someone once stated that “people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do”. In order to be successful, one must believe they can do anything they put their mind to. Samuel Finley Breese Morse was an inventor in the I800’s (“Science and Its Times,” 2000). Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Morse had turned into an inventor in the 1800’s. Samuel Finley Breese Morse’s invention of the telegraph impacted the world by providing a way to communicate…

their relationship is that they got married so early they forgot how they actually met because the two isolate themselves from one another. Guy is always off working and Mildred spends all of her time either watching television or listening to the radio. When the two actually do talk to one another, Mildred is usually asking for another t.v. or another gadget to play with. Throughout the novel Bradbury gives hints about what he thinks the future of marriages and long term relationships will be,…

As the star of the Texaco Star Theater, Milton Berle was the first successful entertainer in the early years of television. (Edgerton 113) Some attribute his success to his audience being isolated in one region of America. (Wertheim 69) However, it can also be attributed to his humor and personality. (Wertheim 68) Therefore, this paper discusses how Milton Berle's unique sense of humor, and personality made him the ruler early television. Specifically, it discusses how he incorporated…

Battle of the Sitcoms The sitcom industry has been dominated by the British since 1946, when their first sitcom aired. Since then the empire of sitcom writing has been dominated by the British. British sitcoms, or Britcoms, have developed through every era since then; each one bringing new hit sitcoms and catchy, illustrious moments. Some of the more famous Britcoms include: Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Fawlty Towers, Blackadder, The Good Life (Good Neighbors) and Are You Being Served? Because…

During the “Golden Age of Television,” which lasted from 1950-1970, America underwent a number of ideological and social changes, many of which can be found both on the television screen and in real life. Two sitcoms in particular exemplify these changes. Beulah, which was one of the first television shows to feature a black protagonist, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show which highlighted a career driven single women living in the city. Between the twenty year intermission between the makings of…

Alexander Graham Bell: The Man behind the Telephone We live in the 21st Century, the age of scientific and technological advancements. One aspect of life that humans take for granted is communication. When the word, “Phone” is said, the phone companies like “Apple”, or “Samsung” automatically come to mind. Companies have attempted to innovate the phone for a great length of years, and that is why modern-day telephones and cellular devices are cosmetically sleek, futuristic, and more sufficient…

For many Americans TV is essential for life. Like water it is something that is needed to go throughout the day. But, what is the effect that this is having on one’s mind, body, and family? Is the joy of the television for those 5 hours’ worth it? TV has many effects that do not benefit American culture; this includes bad health, not being productive, the thought processes one has. Watching TV is bad for one’s health. So many Americans have been turned into couch potatoes. Figure one is…

Personal Electronic Devices are a blessing and a curse to society. Some people believe that Personal Electronic Devices will spell the downfall of humanity as we know it and while I don’t personally agree with that statement I can see where people would come to that conclusion from. Personal electronic devices are more addicted to people in today’s society than any other addiction in human history. No other time in history has there been one sole thing that near every human has and uses…