Al Pearce
Al Pearce (1898-1961)
Al Pearce had always been a performer, but his guitar and songs had been strictly a hobby until the mid 1920s, when his real estate business suddenly failed. A KFRC executive saw Al and his […]
History
History
The History of KLS/KWBR/KDIA
San Francisco Radio: Histories In Brief | KLS-KWBR-KDIA | KGTT-KGGC-KSAN-KEST | KYA | THE HISTORY OF KLS/KWBR/KDIA OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA By John F. Schneider One of the earliest Bay Area radio operations that has been in continuous operation until the present time […]
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NBC Studios “D”, “E”, “F”
Studios “D,” “E” and “F” of Radio City were suitable for studio program production. Each studio measured 20 ft. x 30 ft. These studios did not have sponsors’ booths, and were not used for programs […]
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NBC Studio “C” (undated)
Studio “C” of Radio City was 24 feet x 44 feet, and seated an audience of 120 persons. It was identical to Studio “B.” Later in the decade, this room became the first studio of […]
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NBC Studio “A” (Undated)
Studio “A,” the largest studio in Radio City at 73 x 41 feet, seated an audience of 425. A program rehearsal is in progress in this view. The room behind glass on the lower level […]
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NBC Radio City, Hollywood 1944
When NBC opened its new Radio City building in Hollywood in 1938, it marked the end of San Francisco’s prominence as a network radio center. This view of Vine Street, looking north from Sunset Boulevard, […]