California Historical Radio Society

The California Historical Radio Society is a museum about the history of radio broadcasting in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is located in Alameda, California.

Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame
Established 2006
Location Alameda, CA
Website www.barhof.com

David F. Jackson founded the museum in 2003, as the "Bay Area Radio Museum"[1] in Berkeley, California. In 2014, it moved to Alameda.[2]

The museum annually hosts its "Radio Day by the Bay" each summer where old-time radio shows are performed,[3][4] and each fall inducts notable local broadcasters into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame.[1][5]

The museum also hosts the Bay Area Radio Museum, an online collection of airchecks.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bay Area radio museum, hall of fame shut". sfgate.com. 1 November 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. "Historical radio museum to open in Alameda". mercurynews.com. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  3. "Live old style radio show set for Alameda on Saturday". eastbaytimes.com. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. "Radio Day by the Bay". californiahistoricalradio.com. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  5. "Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame". bayarearadio.org. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  6. Benedetti, Chris De. "Holy Toledo! Bill King's Best Calls Live Online". East Bay Express. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  7. "About The Bay Area Radio Museum – BARHOF FAQ". bayarearadio.org. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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