Library Program Explores The Golden Age Of Radio

Over the last century, radio has gone from a novelty to a necessity, thanks to the efforts of those men and women who were part of its early days. The upcoming East Brunswick Public Library (2 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive) online and call-in program “A Beginner’s Guide to the Golden Age of Radio” examines this era on Wednesday, June 23 at noon.

Radio historian Steve Darnall will take a look back at the days when radio was a "theater of the mind," with samples of the era's biggest shows and stars, including Jack Benny, Bob Hope, The Shadow and more.

An expert on the “golden age” of entertainment, Darnall is the host of the radio show "Those Were the Days" and the publisher of the national magazine "Nostalgia Digest. He has more than a decade of experience as a radio historian and lecturer, and has written for The National Radio Hall of Fame, Marvel Comics and the Chicago Tribune.

“A Beginner’s Guide to the Golden Age of Radio” is presented using Zoom. For more information about this free program, go to www.ebpl.org/calendar or call 732-390-6767 for the call-in number.

This program is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library, East Brunswick Arts Commission and the East Brunswick Department on Aging.

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