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media historian, radio consultant, professor, author of six books & many articles, discovered the rock group Rush & we've been friends for 50 years!
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What Do We Really Know About Reginald Fessenden?

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By Donna Halper
| The Broadcasters' Desktop Resource
Posted in People in Broadcasting. [December 2019] Among the early wireless pioneers, Reginald Fessenden is often credited with the first voice and music broadcast – a Christmas Eve concert. The reality is a bit more complex. If you are interested in the story behind the story – and Fessenden himself – Donna Halper offers true history and some clarity.
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When Broadcasting Really Began - Refuting the KDKA Myth (Again)

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By Donna Halper
| The Broadcasters' Desktop Resource
Posted in Broadcast Station Histories. [July 2020] Upcoming is the 100th Anniversary of broadcasting – or the 104th – or the 111th – or … well, it depends upon whom you ask or what history book you read. KDKA is inevitably discussed, but were they really the first? As Donna Halper points out, getting to the truth of is getting harder the farther we go from the roots of the industry. But the truth is out there, if we do want to know.
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April 28, 1924: Birmingham Black Barons make Negro National League debut with win over Cuban Stars

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By Donna Halper
| Society for American Baseball Research
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