One Hundred Years of Voice Story aired: Friday, August 04, 2006
Playing the song "O Holy Night" on the violin and reading a passage from the Bible, Reginald Fessenden transmitted the first audio radio broadcast in history from Marshfield, Massachusetts. WBUR's Matt Largey takes us back.
Guests:
WBUR's Matt Largey
SPECIAL FEATURE:
See photos of early radio and some of the people involved in the commeration of the 100th anniversary of the first broadcast.
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