preradio

preradio

(priːˈreɪdɪəʊ)
adj
1. (Broadcasting) before the invention of radio
2. (Historical Terms) before the invention of radio
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Wilson showed the importance of the newspaper for a preradio president who wanted to communicate with the nation.
Imagine trying to conceptualize in an era of pre-airplane, pre-motion picture, pre-mass-produced automobile, preradio, and--above all else--precomputer.
This book does a masterful job of examining Bryan as an orator (not only the key to his political career, but also his primary source of income from 1896 on), and Kazin makes it clear Bwan's leadership of his movement was sustained by his constant speaking tours, especially in conjunction with that great phenomenon of the preradio 20th century, the Chautauqua circuit.