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3LO: A radio fan's dream
Title:
3LO: A radio fan's dream
NFSA ID
276463
Year
1926
In the 1920s, radio broadcasts were often re-recorded onto disc for purchase by the public, the majority of whom did not own wireless sets.
Popular subjects included speeches by famous individuals, performances by radio orchestras and comedy sketches.
One example was 3LO Melbourne's 'A Radio Fan’s Dream’, a sketch performed by comedian Rupert Hazell parodying the style of his fellow announcers.
Hazell’s performance is invaluable in preserving not only the content, but the sound of early radio.
This audio is a compilation of highlights from the sketch. The complete audio of 'A Radio Fan's Dream' is available in a four-part playlist on SoundCloud.
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.