Summary: | Evan Whiteway talks about his experiences working in radio broadcasting with VONF and the history of early radio in Newfoundland and Labrador. 00:00 - Evan Whiteway talks about the beginnings of VONF which opened March 13th, 1939; Talks about individuals involved in the station; Schedule; 02:07 - Talks about music they played; 04:18 - Outside broadcasts, walking around with a microphone; Church service broadcasts; Morning devotions; 05:55 - Talks about Doyle’s Bulletin that announced messages, hospital reports, and items of interest from small communities; 07:36 - Talks about communications in Newfoundland at the time, the importance of the Doyle’s Bulletin for personal news; 10:40 - Talks about The Barrelman and Joey Smallwood; 12:27 - Talks about Ted Russell’s The Chronicles of Uncle Mose; 14:48 - Talks about Harold Ivany; 15:35 - The Sanatorium Broadcasts; 16:00 - Talk about the program The Shut-ins; Bob McLeod; 19:00 - Newfoundland and National content; 20:18 - Talks about Aubrey “Mac” MacDonald; 22:06 - This is London Calling with Margot Davies talking to soldiers who were in London; 22:48 - Talk humanitarian programing and The Doyle Bulletin; 25:36 - Talks about Michael Harrington; 26:21 - Talks about literature that discussed early radio.
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