Thank you Michael for your efforts in trying to help preserve radio history, as well as davideduardo!The Paley Center closed five years ago. The staff is now in office space in Century City and the archives have been moved to the Beverly Hills Public Library:
The Paley Archive at the Beverly Hills Public Library
When you visit The Paley Archive at the Beverly Hills Public Library, you will be a part of a vibrant cultural community where families, students, scholars, artists, and more can explore and engage with the history of media.www.paleycenter.org
And the archives are far more national in focus than they are Southern California, as well as being much more video-oriented than audio-oriented.
Learn About the Paley Archive
The Paley Archive—The Paley Center for Media’s permanent collection—began with just 718 programs and has since grown into the largest public collection of its kind with over 160,000 television and radio programs and advertisements that span more than a century of media history.www.paleycenter.org
Several years ago, I talked with then-living broadcast people in Los Angeles about trying to do something similar to the Bay Area museum down there. The consensus: Film is number one in L.A. TV is number 25. Radio is number 100.
I think it's tragic. So, right after I got home on Saturday, I paid my 40 bucks (plus $10 for a nifty name tag) and became a CHRS member. I plan on using whatever voice and influence I have (I know @BossRadioDJ personally ...does that count?) to suggest that since L.A. won't and since it is the CALIFORNIA Historical Radio Society, that the focus should broaden to statewide.
I'm sure that doesn't mean physical space. The fact we have Alameda is something of a miracle. But I think a lot of preservation and public access to the history can be accomplished online, in addition to the great work CHRS and the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame are doing for the Bay Area.
Fingers crossed. No promises. You guys are reading this before they're hearing it.
houseofbroadcasting.com
That's the first I'm hearing of it. (I don't get down there very often. To me, L.A. is Queens with palm trees but without The Mets.)
Yup. Go to their website, and one of the dropdowns shows membership. It's (IIRC) $40 a year, not exactly a dealbreaker. It's like foregoing a Costco mocha freeze a month.
They had a very expensive location and operation, and it was just not very interesting. I went several times, and even held a station agency presentation party there once, but was not impressed. It's was not the Smithsonian, where you can go back ten times and always see something new or explore one area more in depth.Thank you Michael for your efforts in trying to help preserve radio history, as well as davideduardo!
The idea of an online museum is a great idea. The House Of Broadcasting, which is preserving Phoenix radio/TV history, went to an online museum when losing their physical locations. They have occasionally done pop up exhibits at the Arizona History Museum.
Online is a good alternate, and the on demand viewing of exhibits makes it even better than a physical site.
House of Broadcasting Museum
Photos of the HOBI museum as it was while open in Scottsdale AZ.
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When you do speak to him, or maybe he'll reply here...What is the fascination with little, unincorporated BANTA?
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When you do speak to him, or maybe he'll reply here...What is the fascination with little, unincorporated BANTA?
Banta, California – Heart of the San Joaquin Valley - World Famous KWPX Cowpoke Radio
Banta, California, is a town of a hundred or so denizens these days — depending on where you decide to draw the borderline — but it was once a place with high hopes and a bright future. In the mid-1840s, before it became known as Banta, the small settlement was actually known simply as the…...
And if you want to cut to the chase, here's David's own post in that thread:When you do speak to him, or maybe he'll reply here...What is the fascination with little, unincorporated BANTA?
Banta, California – Heart of the San Joaquin Valley - World Famous KWPX Cowpoke Radio
Banta, California, is a town of a hundred or so denizens these days — depending on where you decide to draw the borderline — but it was once a place with high hopes and a bright future. In the mid-1840s, before it became known as Banta, the small settlement was actually known simply as the…...
David Jackson's posts are hysterical, and certainly clears everything up about lil' ole Cowpoke Radio. Especially the question of an OTA (Part 15) signal.
