CBS News Radio closed the other day, almost a century after it opened. I have more than passing interest, because I spent the first 22 years of my career in radio news. I never “advanced” to the network level, but it was enjoyable work.
Fifty years ago, radio was how local communities got their news. Sixty, 70 and 80 years ago, radio was how the world got its news. These days, well —
Now, you can hear the final CBS News Radio newscasts whenever you like on the CBS News YouTube channel, or the CBS News Instagram or the CBS News Facebook page, all of which are also still reporting the latest news.
Do you hear what I’m saying?
The Studebaker company made fine horse-drawn carriages during the mid to late 1800s. After 50 years they started making automobiles, because they saw that not enough people were using horses anymore to support a carriage company. Studebaker survived another 60 years or so.
It’s sad and nostalgic to see CBS get out of the radio business — but CBS did not get out of the news business.
Times changed, and so did the technology.
