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Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · 1d

#GameShowWednesday The original $10,000 Pyramid, hosted by Dick Clark, debuted in 1973. Clark hosted the daytime version from 1973 to 1980 (increasing its top prize to $20,000 in 1976) and The $25,000 Pyramid from 1982 to 1988. The $100,000 Pyramid debuted in 2016 with Michael Strahan as host.

Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · 3d

The 2025 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts awards ceremony, an annual event of the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation, will be held on November 14 at Gotham Hall in New York City. For complete details, please call (732) 245-7799 or email [email protected]

Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · 7d

#QSLfriday WSBB (AM) is a radio station licensed to New Smyrna Beach, Florida, which began broadcasting on February 1, 1952. The call sign stands for "World's Safest Bathing Beach," a promotional slogan for the area at the time. It was owned by the Beach Broadcasting Company. #otr

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Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · 8d

Before GoFundMe, there was "Strike It Rich" (1947-1957), "the quiz show with a heart." People in desperate need of money would appear on the program, share their story of hardship, and try to win money. Celebrities sometimes appeared as "Helping Hands." (right).

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Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · 10d

Hall of Fame sportscaster Lesley Visser and Communications Attorney John R. Feore, Jr., will be among those honored during the 2025 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts awards ceremony. The annual event will take place at Gotham Hall in New York City from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on November 14.

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Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · 14d

#QSLfriday WCAU (now WPHT), Philadelphia's third-oldest radio station, began broadcasting in 1922. The station began its long association with CBS in 1927, as one of 16 charter network affiliates of the Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System, airing its first network program in September 1927.

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Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · 15d

#GameShowWednesday "Win Ben Stein's Money" was a television game show that aired first-run episodes from 1997 to 2003 on Comedy Central. The show won six Daytime Emmy awards, with Stein and Jimmy Kimmel, the show's original co-host, sharing the Outstanding Game Show Host award in 1999.

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Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · 17d

Television star Gary Sandy and radio icon Rick Dees will be among those honored during the 2025 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts awards ceremony. The annual event will take place at Gotham Hall in New York City from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on November 14. www.tvradiolibrary.org/giants-2025

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Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · 20d

How the Corporation for Public Broadcasting can scale back while maintaining its nonprofit status. Experts see advantages in preserving a bare-bones operation, which isn’t “particularly onerous.” current.org/2025/09/how-...

How CPB could scale back and maintain its nonprofit status

Experts see advantages in preserving a bare-bones operation, which isn’t “particularly onerous.”

current.org

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Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · 20d

#QSLfriday WRVA is one of Virginia's oldest radio stations. In the 1960s, when this postcard was sent, "Capitol Squirrel" imparted wisdom to listeners and occasionally tossed a snowball at lawmakers and local government officials, using a voice created by speeding up the recording.

Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · 23d

Laura Schnitker, curator of UMD Libraries' Mass Media & Culture archives, received the 2024 Top Article of the Year award from the Journal of Radio and Audio Media for her article "Declarations and Independents: How Chicago DJ Al Benson Brought Black Cultural Production to 1940s Commercial Radio."

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Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · 27d

#QSLfriday The Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company established its second broadcasting station, WBZ, in Boston in 1921. WBZ ended its affiliation with NBC Radio in 1956 and adopted a music programming format with local disc jockeys, eventually transitioning to a full-time top 40 format.

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Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · 29d

#GameShowWednesday One of the longest and most successful game shows in television history, "Let's Make a Deal" began on NBC in 1963, then moved to ABC in 1968, where it remained until 1976. Monty Hall (below) served as both host and producer throughout the original run.

Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation, a non-profit organization, presents the ceremony. For complete details about the honorees, sponsorship opportunities, tables, and individual tickets, please contact the 2025 Giants Event Producer at [email protected] or (732-245-7799).

Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · Sep 8

Industry executives Lynn Beall and Dick Ferguson will be among those honored during the 2025 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts luncheon and awards ceremony. The annual event will take place at Gotham Hall in New York City from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, November 14.

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Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · Aug 29

#QSLfriday WGGG (now WRBD) signed on in February 1948. It started with 250 watts of power. Alachua County Broadcasting Company owned the station. The studios, transmitter, and tower were located near the Gainesville Regional Airport, northeast of town. WGGG sent this card to a DXer in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · Aug 27

#GameShowWednesday Bandleader Cab Calloway (right, with bassist Milt Hinton and trombonist Tyree Glenn, left) played quizmaster on "Quizzical" in the early 1940s. He was the first black host of a network game show. The program lasted nearly a year as a sustainer (unsponsored) on NBC's Blue Network.

Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · Aug 25

For complete details about the 2025 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts luncheon and awards ceremony, the honorees, sponsorship opportunities, tables, or individual tickets, please contact the event producer at (732) 245-7799 or [email protected]

Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · Aug 22

The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation will honor NBC’s 100th Anniversary at the Foundation’s 2025 Giants of Broadcasting awards ceremony on Friday, Nov. 14, at Gotham Hall in New York. "Meet the Press" Moderator Kristen Welker will accept the award on behalf of the network.

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Special Collections & University Archives @ UMD @hornbakelibrary.bsky.social · Jul 31

Post #2 of our summer audiovisual blog series! We get into the storage at Severn Library and its importance for AV materials. Check it out! 🎥 hornbakelibrary.wordpress.com/2025/07/31/t...
#umdlibraries #umdspecialcollections #umd #libsky #LibSky #labor #activism #audiovisual #specialcollections

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Special Collections & University Archives @ UMD @hornbakelibrary.bsky.social · Jul 16

Post #1 of our summer audiovisual blog series is on our wordpress today! Learn about the care and management of our AV materials in the Labor collection! hornbakelibrary.wordpress.com
#umdlibraries #umdspecialcollections #umd #libsky #labor #activism #audiovisual #specialcollections

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Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · Aug 22

#QSLfriday WRUF (AM) signed on the air in October 1928, making it the fifth-oldest radio station in the state. The station operates from the University of Florida's main campus in Gainesville. The card is undated, but it must be from before 1941, when WRUF moved to 850 AM. #OTR

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Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · Aug 20

#GameShowWednesday "Truth or Consequences" was a game show hosted on radio by Ralph Edwards (1940–57) and later on television by Bob Barker (1956–75). The premise of the show mixed the original quiz element of game shows with wacky stunts. (Once the host got the consequence instead, bottom photo).

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Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · Aug 15

#QSLfriday KUTA-AM (now KNRS) signed on the air in August 1938 and was then headed by Utah broadcasting pioneer Frank Carman. The station was an affiliate of the NBC-Blue network (later separated and renamed the American Broadcasting System).

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Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture @UMD @broadcast-archive.bsky.social · Aug 13

#GameShowWednesday "Tic-Tac-Dough" is a popular game show from the 1950s that has spanned decades. Wink Martindale (below), in his best-known emcee role, hosted "Tic-Tac-Dough" from 1978 to 1985. A 2025 revival is currently running on the Game Show Network.

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