Remembering Radio’s Golden Age

Info:
First name of the person you interviewed: Oscar
His age: 80 years old
I found him because he is the grandfather of a friend.

Content:
Since the beginnings, radio has changed our modes of communication and entertainment dramatically. Having the chance to interview somebody who has experienced the Golden Age of the Radio is a great opportunity because now I have a clearer idea about this special time in the communication field.
When we started the interview, Mr. Werbiski told me that he started listening to the radio for the first time when he was about 6 or 7 years old. He says that in his family they never sat together to enjoy the radio because his parents had very busy lives, much more than today (now there’s much more luxury time).
He thinks the radio is 100% different from the Golden Age; back in those years the radio stations were just AM (no FM), there was a lot more news information, there used to be much more static, and there wasn’t as many stations.
One of the moments in radio history that he will always remember was the Yankees & Dodgers baseball game in the World series; he says it was really exciting to hear the plays as they happened.
He thinks that the new generation should learn to appreciate and respect more the history and the great memories of that time in history, because he defines it as “clean with no cursing”; they used to understand the music that they were listening to, and also they relied more on the radio for news and important information because they had no television.
I also asked him some other questions that I thought would be interesting to know. I asked what kind of music played on the radio and he said he used to listen to much more country – western music than today. I also asked about the way that life changed when the mode of media changed from the radio to the television. He said that the television became part of their lives and that by having the television you had the chance to see images so it became very popular.
My last question made to him was if he still values the use of the radio in his life and Mr. Werbiski told me that he still values it on the road because it provides assistance (in high-ways that are closed or detours) and it also provides entertainment (like music).
I think that I definitely learned many things during this interview, especially to appreciate and get to know more about the history of our societies because it influences the present and the future. I learned that time changes therefore influencing our life and customs, just as listening to the radio was part of so many memorable and priceless moments of people’s lives.