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| Armida Siguion-Reyna |
News that kept older people sane and focused during World War II came from underground radio broadcasts that we younger ones could not source. We only knew our elders were up-to-date on who was landing when on what gulf where, we didn’t understand how they knew what they knew. It was only after Liberation that I realized my father was a ham radio operator helping spread correct information to the guerrilas.
Television in the 50s was still in black-and-white, with very little original programming. It took some time for TV to develop an audience; rich and poor were hooked on the radio for news and entertainment. There was pop music and classical music, the range was anywhere from Sinatra to Strauss. Soap operas made the day for the typical housewife, radio dramas so named because its main sponsors were soap manufacturers. The tag just caught on, even “Reyna ng Vicks” was classified as a soap opera. Lina Flor’s “Gulong ng Palad” and Liwayway Arceo’s “Ilaw ng Tahanan” were among the most popular and highly-rated soaps, as was “Dr. Ramon Selga.”
There were sitcoms. The Pugo-Bentot and Dolphy-Panchito tandems were born on radio. Dolphy, at one time, had eight radio sitcoms going on at the same time, more shows than there were days in a week. Advice programs, too. We knew Dely Magpayo, those younger than her also called her Tiya Dely..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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