Do You Have the Time?

Before there were motion pictures, before television, cable television, the internet, you-tube, streaming and anything else there was the radio. The history of radio goes back to the later part of the 1800's. Guglielmo Marconi is credited with laying the foundation for the modern radio in 1895. The 1920's to the early 1950's became the golden age of radio. People listened to the radio for all types of entertainment, sports and news. The new invention called television began a

This is a little walk down memory lane to remind you of some the early T.V. and radio personalities in Detroit during the 1950's and 60's. AL ACKERMAN. Al started covering sports in the 1960's. He continued into the 1980's. He was with WDIV channel 4 and WXYZ channel 7. During the 1984 World Series he coined the phrase '' Bless You Boys". He retired to Florida and passed away June 8,2016 LEE ALAN. Lee was popular as a Disc Jockey. He was usually on from seven to mid night. Hi