In this episode Chris and Sarah are cozy indoors on a rainy day. Chris reads a letter to the editor from the 30's and goes down a rabbit hole about the first female radio presenters, and discuss what’s changed in radio broadcasting. Chris and Sarah do a trial audition as commercial radio presenters, and assume offers will be flooding in. Sarah shares a story about a stressed-out journalist who decided to holiday at home rather than risk travelling, much to her detriment.
Chris’s article is from ABC Weekly Letters to the Editor - 25th July 1935, “WOMEN ANNOUNCERS” by Mrs. Yvonne Rolfe
Chris referenced this obituary of Elizabeth Jenkins from the Sydney Morning Herald, and this research from the ANU for her story.
Sarah’s article is from Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982), Saturday 12 January 1946, page 15 - “I Stayed Home” by Betty Nesbitt.
Episode mastered by Tim Duck at Versed Productions
Music by Yossif Kay
Artwork by Century Comedy.
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