stackyFACTSImagine walking down the street and someone violently demands a mysterious signal from you. Dan Rather was randomly assaulted by a man yelling "Kenneth, what is the frequency?" which later became a bizarre, widely discussed broadcasting legend.
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That intense gaze of journalistic integrity is actually just a desperate attempt to read a moving screen without blinking. Broadcasters use advanced…
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Why do television news anchors all speak with that bizarre, unnatural up-and-down vocal rhythm?
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Pre-war British radio was an elitist bubble until regional programming unleashed aggressive Scottish variety shows onto unsuspecting high-society Londoners.…
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