Hear and Now (c 1958)

[Music] [Applause] [Music] pap [Music] a [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] the time is now [Music] [Applause] [Music] 8:00 now the weather temperature at a 8:00 68° humidity 82% the expected high today around 80 the forecast showers this morning clearing later in the [Music] day that's radio for you close to every member of the family we awaken to it in the morning we set our clocks by it we dress according to the weather reports we listen to radio for news for entertainment it keeps us informed every minute of every day most of us depend upon radio more than we know I know because radio has been my life my name is Harold fellow I'm president of the National Association of broadcast PS you know it seems to me the role of radio is underscored by a recent survey which shows that most people in an emergency would turn first to radio to learn the facts radio has reached this present place of importance in our lives in a comparatively short span of years it burst upon the national scene in 1920 with an impact that is being felt more yearby year radio provided a thread that has drawn the country together the city dweller and the farmer came to know each other [Music] better news and special events broadcasts have given a sense of participation in the great events of the time with the speed of light a handful of Crystal set owners learned that Warren G Harding had been elected president over James Cox and exciting new in Communications began 4 years later radio gave the American people a glimpse of a presidential convention with a realism they'd never had before cold prin could never begin to describe a scene like [Music] this Alabama cast 24 vots to Underwood 1928 Smith versus hoer radio continued to develop up a splendid tradition of Public Service bringing the candidates directly to the [Music] voters people came to recognize the voice of Herbert Hoover College trained engineer material and physical strength and the world should know that if we are to have peace and the voice of el Smith from the sidewalks of New York and I deny it emphatically and I st from this platform now it's 1933 in in this time of Despair radio transmitted a new encouraging voice let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear [Music] [Applause] itself throughout the trying days of the depression radio brought the heartening voice of the president to the people fear is Vanishing and confidence is growing on every side out of radio came the national fireside chat radio gathered one of the largest audiences in history when Edward VII abdicated but I'm the help and support of the women I love radio brought people closer to great and sometimes tragic events radio reporter her Morrison was describing the graceful arrival of the Zeppelin Hindenburg at Lakers New Jersey when [Music] [Applause] suddenly get it start get this start it's it'sing terrible oh get out of the way please it's running buring 4 years later radio reporter John Daly made this shocking announcement we interrupt this program to bring you a special News Bulletin the Japanese have attacked PE Haba Hawaii by air President Roosevelt has just [Music] announced December 7th 1941 a date which will live in infamy during the war radio Rose to new heights proved it was indispensable with its reports from the [Music] battlefronts it demonstrated to not only how big its scope but also how big its heart these British children were sheltered in the United States during the war an ocean away from their families but radio Spann that ocean hello Mom hello Doran what's this pink dress you've got on who gave you that that for me did she yes did you get the cable and the um present for your birthday yeah after World War II came Cold War the free countries looked to the United States for leadership and it became more vital for the American people to be informed of happenings all over the world radio responded to the challenge by increasing its news coverage no matter where it happens Singapore Paris or Washington DC radio is first with the news it teams up with the wire services to keep you informed instantly [Music] constant and with the election of Dwight D Eisenhower a new dimension was added to radio's record of Public Service president Eisenhower was the first to permit his news conferences to be broadcast thus radio became vital to America it has tuned us into to the world and national news as it grew it became the very heartbeat of the community and today for hundreds of communities the local radio station is the only source of immediate news in recent years the number of radio stations has more than doubled radio's voice reaches everywhere throughout the land into almost every car into almost every room where people live and work one of radio's functions is to act as Sentinel to warn the country in event of Air Attack your local station is part of the warning system called Connell rat here's how it works if there's an attack your station will remind you to tune in the connal rat frequencies 640 and 1240 on those frequencies authorities will broadcast instructions as to what to [Music] do colad plays a part too in weather emergencies it alerts the people when a storm is approaching a blizzard hurricane or tornado warning a tornado is headed this way the weather bureau has announced a tornado has been cited 20 M outside of Lakeville it may strike this city at about 6:30 p.m. when disaster strikes your local radio station stands ready to help you recently radio reporters in Mobile units risked their lives in Dallas in Kansas in Missouri going out into the raging [Music] Storm they reported practically every twist and turn of the tornado they warned people out of its path [Music] [Music] [Applause] during the floods of California Oregon and Connecticut radio stations turned over their facilities for search and rescue work radio helped in clean up and relief operations [Music] [Music] fire down town radio is on hand with its mobile [Music] unit the studio on Wheels has enabled radio to be present at practically any news event from a political speech to a fire like this [Music] the radio reporter broadcasts right from the scene giving his listeners an on thepot account of the fire the fight to keep it from spreading the injuries the damage when the fire is under control a firsthand report from the chief from a fire to a chat with some interesting Neighbors with its speed and flexibility radio has become an integral part of the community which means being active in it your local radio station for instance works with the police to help locate missing persons to reunite separated families but radio is more than just a reporter it's a participant in community live it often Sparks Civic improvements such as slum clearance projects [Applause] in Washington DC radio recently led a drive to clean up the pomac a Cleveland Ohio station initiated a plan to relieve Midtown traffic congestion in New Haven Connecticut a local station was responsible for getting a ramshackle School rebuilt in many communities radio points the way we all know the importance of education and so even at the expense of a tax increase we owe it to ourselves and our children to build a new school in the lam section fight against cancer Red Cross Drive somebody dying and a rare blood is needed radio to the rescue this is an urgent appeal for type AB negative [Music] blood we've come to take for granted countless other Services performed by radio like broadcasting traffic bulletins but we'd be lost without them reporters in helicopters get a bird's eye view of traffic conditions and relay them to the crawling motorist traffic is heavy with up to 1 hour delays on all major highways leading to the city but it is moving steadily on secondary roads 3A and 9A [Music] out of the tangle into the clear radio also acts as your community bulletin board this is your knnb community bulletin board the Madison Junior High monthly PTA meeting is scheduled for 7:30 tomorrow night on Saturday the Lions Club holds its annual picnic at 7mile run Saturday night a social at the First Methodist Church on Elm Street and here's an item worth noting the annual Fireman's Fair it begins tonight and runs through Sunday it's being held in the empty lot just across from The Old Firehouse fire chief Wilkins announces a number of valuable prizes including a new car to Holders of the lucky numbers a chance for fun and a chance to help a good CA radio Help Mother by advertising the Best Buys in town today's Best Buy at the Carnet Food Market tender chuck roast at 33 cents a pound at Allen shoe Emporium a gigantic sale on children's shoes and here's one more special for today radio helps her shop thriftily by keeping her informed of sales all through the day and every day your radio is ready to serveing wherever you travel radio is doing its job it's everywhere on the farm in the office in the barers shop [Music] indoors and out at work or at play radio is always with us in the busiest and the loneliest parts of America [Music] [Applause] [Music] that's the story of Radio Service service to the family to the community to the whole country from its very birth radio has been a public servant it will continue its dedicated service throughout the years to come oh [Music]