The Revolution of Media: Raleigh Media History

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Exclusive for New Raleigh Readers: A sneak peak exclusively for museum members and our readers Tonight September 4th from 6-8pm before opening to the general public on Friday

Between the opening of our new convention center and the third annual Raleigh Wide Open festival, there will be plenty of activity on Fayetteville street this weekend.  As you’re making the rounds be sure to stop by the opening of an exciting new exhibit at the Raleigh City Museum.  Titled The [R]evolution of Media, it tracks the history and development of newspaper, radio and television in Raleigh and will open to the general public this Friday.

The exhibit is the brainchild of museum curator Ladye Jane Vickers, who has spent the past five months doing exhaustive research as well as handling design and writing duties. Originally envisioned as a broad survey of the history of communication in the capital city, Vickers honed the project into an in depth look at the history of local media. Vickers says much of her source material came from talking with longtime residents in the area and asking them “what they used to watch, what was on the radio…”. She was also able to interview key figures from the history of local media.

“Radio, television, newspapers… each has its major players and, luckily, many of them are still around.” says Vickers. Over the course of her research, she consulted such historic local media moguls as Frank Daniels Jr., Don Curtis and Jim Goodmon.

The exhibit, features interactive segments with archival local TV footage and a radio replica that will allow visitors to sample a montage of hit songs from the year of their choice. There will also be a small collection of vintage Radios and televisions, along with artifacts from across the media spectrum.

The [R]evolution of Media will run at the Raleigh City Museum through February of 2010 but you can get the jump on the crowd by stopping in this weekend. Raleigh City Museum is located at 220 Fayetteville St. in the historic Briggs Hardware building. Hours are Tuesday- Friday 10am-4pm and Saturday 1pm-4pm. See http://www.raleighcitymuseum.org/exhibits/revolution-of_media.shtml for more information.

Exclusive for New Raleigh Readers: A sneak peak exclusively for museum members and our readers Tonight September 4th from 6-8pm before opening to the general public on Friday

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