The California Historical Radio Society (CHRS) will be presenting its annual Radio Day by the Bay this Saturday, July 21st in Alameda, California. Always a draw for radio enthusiasts and history buffs, the event will include a live auction of antique radios and electronics, a live radio play (“Pat Novak for Hire”), a surplus vintage electronics show, tours of the CHRS building, live music by Don Neely’s Royal Society Sextet, and the announcement of the 2018 class of the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame.
Events will take place at CHRS headquarters, Radio Central (2152 Central Avenue, Alameda, CA), and up the street at the Alameda Veteran’s Auditorium (2203 Central Avenue, Alameda, CA). A preliminary auction catalog is already posted, with page after page of vintage radio gems. If you can’t make it in person, remote bidding will be available and there will also be a live stream.
CHRS was heavily involved with the “On the Radio” historical radio exhibit at SFO Museum, which we covered on Radio Survivor. This was also the topic of Podcast #138, which includes my interview with CHRS President Steve Kushman. I also had a nice tour of the Radio Central facility a few months back. The site is typically only open to visitors during volunteer work days, so Radio Day by the Bay is one of the rare opportunities for the public to get a glimpse at the in-progress museum building.
