A WALK THROUGH MEDIA LANE
BY: Jaylen Hobdy
Survey of Mass Communications
Dr. Weiland
November 14, 2013
SOUND RECORDING
Frankie Lymon, Sherales, Smokey Robinson, Jackie
Wilson, Barry White-Jazz/Blues music
Record player was in her room. 45 and 78’s
Played music after homework and on the weekends
Records cost $.45 and bought at record stores
MEMORIES WITH RADIO
Listened to slow jams at night (Alan Freid)
Singing Commercials-cereal, detergent
Radio cut-off, static, radio went off early
FM was the best thing that ever happened
( African-American music)
TV EXPERIENCES
Living room- Ed Sullivan. Mickey Mouse later on
$25- small screen, colorless, knobs.- color see
through paper
Needed an antenna for reception
Family would sit around and watch TV. Plenty of
family time.
Cigarettes, cereal etc…
Name that Tune
TV EXPERIENCES
Cleaner back then than now
Nowadays television have shows that involve
“inappropriate behavior”
She would rather us watch television shows that
were on back in her day rather than nowadays
No choice in cable or satellite (parents choice)
MOVIES
Exciting movie experience. First movie- Elvis Presley
Love Me Tender, Lady and the Tramp, King Kong-
amazing
Loved the movie Gone with the Wind
Parents did not let her watch any violence, killing,
cursing or kissing
To Sir with Love- about a teacher dealing with social
and racial problems and tried to turn students around-
like freedom writers
YOUTUBE CLIPS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N59iCNSBIcE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0I6mhZ5wMw