Printing a radio announcer and some type for National Public Radio Broadcasting Day (January 13)

January 13th is National Public Radio Broadcasting Day! On this day in 1910, the first radio broadcast in the United States took place in New York during a live performance at the Metropolitan Opera House. While we don’t think too much about radio for entertainment these days, radio had its beginnings in Sacramento 102 years ago.

The radio station KVQ 833 AM debuted on February 2, 1922 its first broadcast, making it the first radio station in Sacramento. The radio studio was in the Sacramento Bee’s headquarters on 7th Street between I and J Streets. By the end of the year, the radio station went off the air when other stations with stronger signals were broadcasted.

For today, Jared letterpress printed an image from a roughly 80 year old electrotype of a radio announcer. Below the image reads “National Public Radio Broadcasting Day.” The font used is 24 point Cheltenham Bold, which is a font that we have that has quite a bit of battered type that may result in not clear prints. This was printed using our Washington hand press, which was made in 1852.

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On January 13, 2024 By Jerry Glover

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