California Historical Radio Society
@calradiohistory.bsky.social
The California Historical Radio Society (CHRS) promotes the restoration and preservation of vintage audio 📻
“Fight Fuzzz”
August 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
“Fight Fuzzz”
Join us August 15 for our CHRS Speaker series featuring Lee Hammer! 💬
californiahistoricalradio.com/event/aug-sp...
Featuring a 44-year career in radio, Lee Hammer will highlight the great sports announcers and sports moments we experienced in the Bay these past 50 years.
californiahistoricalradio.com/event/aug-sp...
Featuring a 44-year career in radio, Lee Hammer will highlight the great sports announcers and sports moments we experienced in the Bay these past 50 years.
californiahistoricalradio.com
July 31, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Join us August 15 for our CHRS Speaker series featuring Lee Hammer! 💬
californiahistoricalradio.com/event/aug-sp...
Featuring a 44-year career in radio, Lee Hammer will highlight the great sports announcers and sports moments we experienced in the Bay these past 50 years.
californiahistoricalradio.com/event/aug-sp...
Featuring a 44-year career in radio, Lee Hammer will highlight the great sports announcers and sports moments we experienced in the Bay these past 50 years.
Thank you to Grateful Dead soundman Dan Healy for signing Paul Bourbin’s speakers as a part of our Radio Day by the Bay authentication process! 👏
These Western Electric studio monitor speakers were used by Dan Healy for the Grateful Dead in their very early days! 🔊
These Western Electric studio monitor speakers were used by Dan Healy for the Grateful Dead in their very early days! 🔊
July 30, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Thank you to Grateful Dead soundman Dan Healy for signing Paul Bourbin’s speakers as a part of our Radio Day by the Bay authentication process! 👏
These Western Electric studio monitor speakers were used by Dan Healy for the Grateful Dead in their very early days! 🔊
These Western Electric studio monitor speakers were used by Dan Healy for the Grateful Dead in their very early days! 🔊
Thanks to Paul Bourbin, Bart Lee, Richard Watts, and Isabelle Sullivan for this entire collection of D.H. Moore Sketch-Books and Monographs on Archive.org! 👏
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More are coming – stay tuned! 📻
archive.org/details/cali...
More are coming – stay tuned! 📻
July 29, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Thanks to Paul Bourbin, Bart Lee, Richard Watts, and Isabelle Sullivan for this entire collection of D.H. Moore Sketch-Books and Monographs on Archive.org! 👏
archive.org/details/cali...
More are coming – stay tuned! 📻
archive.org/details/cali...
More are coming – stay tuned! 📻
ICYMI – Be sure to check out @kpixtv.bsky.social’s feature on the SF Golden Star Radio neon sign restoration project! 📺
youtu.be/0erpMFImNzI
Thank you to Kenny Choi for the stellar report 👏
youtu.be/0erpMFImNzI
Thank you to Kenny Choi for the stellar report 👏
Golden Star Radio neon sign restored to mark Chinese-language radio show’s legacy
YouTube video by KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA
youtu.be
July 28, 2026 at 3:12 PM
ICYMI – Be sure to check out @kpixtv.bsky.social’s feature on the SF Golden Star Radio neon sign restoration project! 📺
youtu.be/0erpMFImNzI
Thank you to Kenny Choi for the stellar report 👏
youtu.be/0erpMFImNzI
Thank you to Kenny Choi for the stellar report 👏
“The Gift that Gives you All of Music!”
July 26, 2026 at 4:26 PM
“The Gift that Gives you All of Music!”
“For Selectivity Sharp as a Razor - Tune in a Graybar!”
July 25, 2026 at 2:01 PM
“For Selectivity Sharp as a Razor - Tune in a Graybar!”
“Finally, Home Stereo is Going Places!”
July 24, 2026 at 3:19 PM
“Finally, Home Stereo is Going Places!”
“New from Motorola - the All-Transistor Shirt-Pocket Radio!”
July 23, 2026 at 2:03 PM
“New from Motorola - the All-Transistor Shirt-Pocket Radio!”
Thank you to everyone who came out to our Speaker of the Month session with Don Sainte-Johnn! 👏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws7F...
A former KFRC air personality and veteran of the Top 40 radio era, Don Sainte-Johnn’s career spans major markets like SF, Sacramento, San Diego, St. Louis, and more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws7F...
A former KFRC air personality and veteran of the Top 40 radio era, Don Sainte-Johnn’s career spans major markets like SF, Sacramento, San Diego, St. Louis, and more.
July 22, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Thank you to everyone who came out to our Speaker of the Month session with Don Sainte-Johnn! 👏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws7F...
A former KFRC air personality and veteran of the Top 40 radio era, Don Sainte-Johnn’s career spans major markets like SF, Sacramento, San Diego, St. Louis, and more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws7F...
A former KFRC air personality and veteran of the Top 40 radio era, Don Sainte-Johnn’s career spans major markets like SF, Sacramento, San Diego, St. Louis, and more.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our official Golden Star Radio Sign lighting ceremony! 👏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JHQ...
For those who couldn’t make it, be sure to check out our video on demand 📺
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JHQ...
For those who couldn’t make it, be sure to check out our video on demand 📺
July 21, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our official Golden Star Radio Sign lighting ceremony! 👏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JHQ...
For those who couldn’t make it, be sure to check out our video on demand 📺
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JHQ...
For those who couldn’t make it, be sure to check out our video on demand 📺
Hear London, Moscow, Rio, Ships at Sea, and Your Local Stations, too - All for Less than $50!
July 20, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Hear London, Moscow, Rio, Ships at Sea, and Your Local Stations, too - All for Less than $50!
“How to Buy a Stereo if You're Not a Stereo Nut.” 🥜
July 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
“How to Buy a Stereo if You're Not a Stereo Nut.” 🥜
“They're Built on the Same Principle…but One Sounds a Lot Better.” 🐤
July 18, 2026 at 2:01 PM
“They're Built on the Same Principle…but One Sounds a Lot Better.” 🐤
The latest CHRS “Listening In” newsletter is live! 📰
californiahistoricalradio.com/news/latest/
Highlights:
➡️ Radio Day by the Bay July 18 (this Saturday)!
➡️ Volunteers Needed for Radio Day by the Bay July 17 and July 18!
➡️ New YouTube videos posted!
californiahistoricalradio.com/news/latest/
Highlights:
➡️ Radio Day by the Bay July 18 (this Saturday)!
➡️ Volunteers Needed for Radio Day by the Bay July 17 and July 18!
➡️ New YouTube videos posted!
July 17, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The latest CHRS “Listening In” newsletter is live! 📰
californiahistoricalradio.com/news/latest/
Highlights:
➡️ Radio Day by the Bay July 18 (this Saturday)!
➡️ Volunteers Needed for Radio Day by the Bay July 17 and July 18!
➡️ New YouTube videos posted!
californiahistoricalradio.com/news/latest/
Highlights:
➡️ Radio Day by the Bay July 18 (this Saturday)!
➡️ Volunteers Needed for Radio Day by the Bay July 17 and July 18!
➡️ New YouTube videos posted!
“You'd Feel Better if it Cost $100 More.” 💰
July 17, 2026 at 2:02 PM
“You'd Feel Better if it Cost $100 More.” 💰
Thank you to Liris Robles for starting our Radio Day by the Bay event with live music! 👏🎶
July 16, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Thank you to Liris Robles for starting our Radio Day by the Bay event with live music! 👏🎶
Thank you to Top Shelf Classics for being our Radio Day by the Bay closing act! 👏🎶
July 15, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Thank you to Top Shelf Classics for being our Radio Day by the Bay closing act! 👏🎶
CHRS will offer 50 lots of beautiful radios and electronics at Radio Day July 18! 🛒
cbo.io/app/public/b...
All restored, most are equipped with Bluetooth to play today's music through an antique 📻
And joining us as our auctioneer is the always popular Don Bleu, BARHOF Class of 07!
cbo.io/app/public/b...
All restored, most are equipped with Bluetooth to play today's music through an antique 📻
And joining us as our auctioneer is the always popular Don Bleu, BARHOF Class of 07!
July 14, 2026 at 4:21 PM
CHRS will offer 50 lots of beautiful radios and electronics at Radio Day July 18! 🛒
cbo.io/app/public/b...
All restored, most are equipped with Bluetooth to play today's music through an antique 📻
And joining us as our auctioneer is the always popular Don Bleu, BARHOF Class of 07!
cbo.io/app/public/b...
All restored, most are equipped with Bluetooth to play today's music through an antique 📻
And joining us as our auctioneer is the always popular Don Bleu, BARHOF Class of 07!
Thank you to everyone who joined CHRS in the Alameda Fourth of July Parade, and all the volunteers who made it truly something special! 👏
We went back to the 1960s with period furniture, mid-century modern consoles, classic electronics and great 60s music 🎶
We went back to the 1960s with period furniture, mid-century modern consoles, classic electronics and great 60s music 🎶
July 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined CHRS in the Alameda Fourth of July Parade, and all the volunteers who made it truly something special! 👏
We went back to the 1960s with period furniture, mid-century modern consoles, classic electronics and great 60s music 🎶
We went back to the 1960s with period furniture, mid-century modern consoles, classic electronics and great 60s music 🎶
We’re currently seeking volunteers for our Radio Day by the Bay event on July 17! 📢
If you can help set up venue chairs, tables, the stage, the PA system, the video system, or even help with YouTube streaming, please email our Executive Director Rachel Lee at [email protected]! 📨
If you can help set up venue chairs, tables, the stage, the PA system, the video system, or even help with YouTube streaming, please email our Executive Director Rachel Lee at [email protected]! 📨
July 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
We’re currently seeking volunteers for our Radio Day by the Bay event on July 17! 📢
If you can help set up venue chairs, tables, the stage, the PA system, the video system, or even help with YouTube streaming, please email our Executive Director Rachel Lee at [email protected]! 📨
If you can help set up venue chairs, tables, the stage, the PA system, the video system, or even help with YouTube streaming, please email our Executive Director Rachel Lee at [email protected]! 📨
“The ultimate putdown.”
July 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
“The ultimate putdown.”
“Noted doctor proves G-E clock-radio wakes you soothingly...but alarms wake you with shock” ⚡️
July 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
“Noted doctor proves G-E clock-radio wakes you soothingly...but alarms wake you with shock” ⚡️
The latest CHRS “Listening In” newsletter is live! 📰
californiahistoricalradio.com/news/latest/
Highlights:
➡️ Radio Day by the Bay July 18!
➡️ Golden Star Radio Neon Sign Lighting July 10 (Tonight)!
➡️ From Our Executive Director Rachel Lee!
californiahistoricalradio.com/news/latest/
Highlights:
➡️ Radio Day by the Bay July 18!
➡️ Golden Star Radio Neon Sign Lighting July 10 (Tonight)!
➡️ From Our Executive Director Rachel Lee!
July 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The latest CHRS “Listening In” newsletter is live! 📰
californiahistoricalradio.com/news/latest/
Highlights:
➡️ Radio Day by the Bay July 18!
➡️ Golden Star Radio Neon Sign Lighting July 10 (Tonight)!
➡️ From Our Executive Director Rachel Lee!
californiahistoricalradio.com/news/latest/
Highlights:
➡️ Radio Day by the Bay July 18!
➡️ Golden Star Radio Neon Sign Lighting July 10 (Tonight)!
➡️ From Our Executive Director Rachel Lee!
We're honored to have Bay Area Radio & Museum Halll of Fame members Terry McGovern and Holly Quan host our Radio Day by the Bay event July 18!
californiahistoricalradio.com/event/radio-...
Our annual festival and celebration of radio and wireless communication, save your spot today! 📅
californiahistoricalradio.com/event/radio-...
Our annual festival and celebration of radio and wireless communication, save your spot today! 📅
July 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
We're honored to have Bay Area Radio & Museum Halll of Fame members Terry McGovern and Holly Quan host our Radio Day by the Bay event July 18!
californiahistoricalradio.com/event/radio-...
Our annual festival and celebration of radio and wireless communication, save your spot today! 📅
californiahistoricalradio.com/event/radio-...
Our annual festival and celebration of radio and wireless communication, save your spot today! 📅