University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 1532: Typewriters
Read about the history of the lowly typewriter in this article, which is a transcript of a radio broadcast.
Stanford University
Riverwalk Jazz: Speakeasies, Flappers, and Red Hot Jazz: Music of Prohibition
Script of a radio broadcast about Prohibition and Jazz Age America comments on black market bootlegging, jazz music, speakeasies, flappers, and women`s suffrage.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 383: Wooden Clocks
Read about the impact of the humble wooden clock on life for a frontier farming family in this article, which is a transcript of a radio broadcast.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 43: Amerigo Vespucci
Why aren't we called Columbians instead of Americans? Here's an easy-to-read explanation of how America got its name from the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. This is a transcript of an accompanying radio broadcast.
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Federal Communications Commission: Organizational Charts of the Fcc
Federal Communications Commission provides a chart to show how the FCC is organized.
PBS
Pbs: American Masters: Edward R. Murrow
A short biography of Edward R. Murrow with details on his contentious relationship with Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Other
Federal Communications Commission: Media Bureau
The Federal Communications Commission provides an in-depth look at what the Mass Media Bureau is responsible for.
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: Edward R. Murrow
Biography of journalist Edward R. Murrow. Extensive look at his life, focusing specifically on his career.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Edward R. Murrow's Report From Buchenwald
The Jewish Virtual Library offers a moving account of Murrow's visit to the Nazi concentration camp. Brief, but powerful.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Podcasting
Overview of the Internet broadcasting method. Also contains the origin of podcasting, how the term came to be coined, and other uses of podcasting.
Other
Glossary: Marketing, Advertising, and Promotional Terms
Thorough glossary of marketing and advertising terms and associations (including legal and business) for all media: print, television, radio, display, and Internet. Includes concept, production, process, and philosophy terms as well.
Other
Voice of America: Special English Programs
Special English is a Voice of America broadcast devoted to helping English language learners learn English. You'll find scripts of previous broadcasts, with audio files so that you can read along with programs as you listen. A revolving...
Curated OER
The Engines of Our Ingenuity: Count Rumford
A transcript, from a syndicated radio broadcast, that discusses the life and scientific accomplishments of Count Rumford. An anecdotal account of Rumford's contribution to our understanding of heat. Contains a good deal of biographical...
Curated OER
University of Houston: Rudolf Diesel
An interesting account of Rudolf Diesel and his invention of the diesel engine. The text is the actual transcropt of a syndicated radio broadcast called "Engines of Ingenuity." Outstanding information on Diesel and his engine invention.
Curated OER
Sir Edward Elgar
Commencement music directors! Looking for a fresh approach to a tired "Pomp and Circumstance?" Use this National Public Radio broadcast story of British composer Edward Elgar's famous ceremonial music.
Curated OER
Dr. Brewster Higley
From a series of radio broadcasts called "Present at the Creation," this website details the history of the famous song, "Home on the Range" that became very popular in American culture. It includes information on the dispute regarding...
Curated OER
Dr. Brewster Higley's Cabin
From a series of radio broadcasts called "Present at the Creation," this website details the history of the famous song, "Home on the Range" that became very popular in American culture. It includes information on the dispute regarding...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Comparing Satellite and Broadcast Radio Landscapes (Lesson Plan)
A lesson in which students research the development of satellite technology and how it has evolved over the last 50 years. Students will examine the impact of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and discuss the role of a diverse, free...
Other
Nabj: National Association of Black Journalists
From the largest media organization for people of color, this imaginative site is graphically clever with content to support it. Interesting reading for all journalists, as well as a great teaching tool for anyone interested in effective...
BBC
Bbc Four: Audio Interview: Harold Pinter
Excerpts from an interview with Pinter broadcast on the BBC radio network BBC Four.
Ibis Communications
Eyewitness to History: Crash of the Hindenburg
The resource explores the crash of the Hindenburg in 1937. Listen to radio reporter Herbert Morrison's riveting broadcast as he discusses the explosion of the giant airship.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Haitian Creole
A Wikipedia encyclopedia entry on the Haitian Creole language. Includes information about the African and European origins of the language and sample words and phrases. Additional links to a passable online dictionary, Radio France...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1880 1889
Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison duke it out over the best way to transmit electricity and Heinrich Hertz is the first person (unbeknownst to him) to broadcast and receive radio waves.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Nevil Shute
Read this transcript or listen to the broadcast of a radio program about the books and characters created by Nevil Shute, who called himself "an engineer who wrote books."
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