RECORDS OF BROADCASTS

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 52, 13 July 1928, Page 3

RECORDS OF BROADCASTS

LATEST AMERICAN IDEA For the first time, gramophone records of an American radio broadcast programme are offerei to the public in the United States. A well-known gramophone company has the distinction of pioneering in this direction, and the first example is a set of three double-sided records of the ceremonies connected with the national welcome to Colonel Lindbergh, the Atlintie flyer, at Washington. ‘On these records you have the voice of President Coolidge, the interspersed announcements of Graham McNamee, a short address by Colonel Lindbergh, and his longer speech at the National Press Ciud. It’s all there, and if you close your eyes if is not hard to imagine that the events are actually taking place. The cheers of the crowd, the applause interrupting the speakers, the biare of the bands, and the quiet, untuffled voice of Lindbergh. It is time that more of the historic events which are now being offered to the radie listener with impressive regularity were preserved in permanent form, The few records already made being a rather belated start in. the right direction, ,