The Radio

-Radio became the most powerful 


communications medium to emerge 


in the 20s.




-The first commercial radio station was 


KDKA Pittsburgh.




-Terms such as "airwaves," "radio waves,"


and "tune in" became apart of everyday 


speech.




-Radio dance parties were common in 


1920's 

Sports

-Many people in the 1920s had money 


and the leisure time to enjoy it.




-The media glorified sports heroes such 


as Babe Ruth, Andrew "Rube" Foster, and 


Hellen Wills.

Entertainment and Arts on the Movie Screen

-(1927) first major movie with sound was 


released called the Jazz Singer.


-(1928) First animated movie with sound 


was produced by Walt Disney called 


Steamboat Wille.