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At the time, Nally had no way of knowing that the memo's author, twenty-five year-old David Sarnoff, had successfully predicted the multimillion dollar future of radio.
- American Experience
One of the most historic -- but unfortunately also one of the most controversial -- milestones in U.S. radio history was David Sarnoff's "Radio Music Box" memo. It is historic because it was an early exploration of the possibilities of a radio broadcasting service intended for a broad consumer market. But it is controversial because ...
At the time, Nally had no way of knowing that the memo's author, twenty-five year-old David Sarnoff, had successfully predicted the multimillion dollar future of radio.
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When Owen D. Young of General Electric arranged the purchase of American Marconi and reorganized it as the Radio Corporation of America, a radio patent monopoly, Sarnoff realized his dream and revived his proposal in a lengthy memo on the company's business and prospects.
May 18, 2009 · An immigrant who became CEO of RCA and NBC at age 39, David Sarnoff claimed that he predicted broadcasting in 1915 in his “Radio Music Box Memo.”. The Memo stated that Sarnoff had “in mind a plan of development which would make radio a ‘household utility’. …”.
- Louise M. Benjamin
- 1993
In 1915, Sarnoff wrote his famous "Radio Music Box" memo to Nally, which represented a revolutionary shift in the conception of radio. Rather than seeing wireless as a means for one-to-one communication, he imagined it as one-to-many. However, it would not be until the early 1920s that Sarnoff was in a position to implement his ideas.
Jun 1, 1993 · Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. An immigrant who became CEO of RCA and NBC at age 39, David Sarnoff claimed that he predicted broadcasting in 1915 in his “Radio Music Box Memo.”. The Memo stated that Sarnoff had “in mind a plan of development which would make radio a ‘household utility’. …”.
