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Meredith Willson & His Orchestra 1934

12 August 2014 BARHOF 0

Popular radio bandleader Meredith Willson (far left) conducts orchestra and vocalists from the NBC Studios at 111 Sutter Street in San Francisco, 1934. (Photo from a KPO promotional booklet, courtesy of Rich Kolm, from the […]

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Mosaic Mural over Main Entrance NBC Radio City

12 August 2014 BARHOF 0

    This ceramic mural, measuring 16 feet by 40 feet, towers over the entrance to the NBC Radio City Building above the main entrance marquee. It was designed by artist C. J. Fitzgerald to represent […]

Merv Griffin (KFRC Photo, 1945)
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Merv Griffin – KFRC Radio, San Francisco

12 August 2014 BARHOF 2

Merv Griffin KFRC Radio 61 Circa 1945 A young Merv Griffin (1925-2007) started his career at KFRC in 1945 as a singer and staff announcer, having won his place in an open audition. He remained […]

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Francis McCarty

Francis McCarty: Early San Francisco Radio Experimenter

12 August 2014 BARHOF 3

Francis McCarty: Early San Francisco Radio Experimenter By John F. Schneider Experiments in radio voice transmission began in San Francisco as early as the discovery of the art itself. History tells us that Lee DeForest demonstrated […]

A black and white image of KGO Radio, Oakland Main Transmitter Room 1925
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KGO Radio, Oakland Main Transmitter Room 1925

12 August 2014 BARHOF 0

This view shows the transmitter operator’s position at the General Electric station in Oakland. From this position, the operator monitored the audio modulation level during every broadcast. At left is the main power control panel, […]

Haywire Mac (Harry McClintock) Photo

Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock – KFRC Radio, San Francisco

12 August 2014 BARHOF 2

Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock KFRC Radio San Francisco Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock hosted a daily children’s program on KFRC called “Mac and his Gang.” Mac’s homespun manners and cowboy ballads quickly became popular among the […]

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