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July 19, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Radio Day by the Bay- Live! In Alameda 2025

Radio Day by the Bay is bigger than ever this year!  Join us on July 19 at the California Historical Radio Society’s Radio Central in Alameda for our annual festival and celebration of radio’s golden age, and the future of broadcasting!

What’s ‘on air’ at Radio Day?

    • Hosted by the dynamic duo Hoyt Smith and Sylvia Chacon
    • Live DJ sets to keep you grooving
    • Don Neely’s Royal Society Jazz Orchestra brings the swing
    • Stan Bunger presents “San Francisco’s Forgotten Broadcasters” presenting the legendary Tong family story
    • Dan Ashley sings with the Tamsen Donner Duo
    • BARHOF Class of 2025 revealed, plus the Don Sherwood Award-hosted by the iconic Ben Fong-Torres & Celeste Perry
    • Legendary Station KEEN gets its moment in the spotlight
    • Volunteer of the Year crowned
    • Live Radio Play: Gangbusters “The Alameda Planner” by the CHRS Radio Dog Theater
    • Our live auction for premium vintage treasures (Check out our auction catalog!)
    • Plus multiple chances to win a C Crane radio in our Radio Drawing!
    • The Raccoon Hollow String Band closes out the festivities

Encore!

    • The Raccoon Hollow String Band closes out the festivities

All Around the Dial:

    • Museum tours to see the latest exhibits
    • Surplus electronics sale-hunt for hidden gems
    • Local food trucks serving up delicious bites
    • Guided museum tours-get the inside scoop
    • W6CF ham station in action-radio waves live!
    • Museum store packed with unique finds
    • Radio station and vendor booths loaded with collectibles and gear

Boombox Builder Contest

Bring your self-made boombox to the boombox builder contest! The more creative, the better!

Want to join the lineup as a vendor?

Reserve your booth– spots are limited and moving fast. Be part of the Bay Area’s most electrifying celebration of radio history!

Radio Day by the Bay 2025: Where legends live, music swings, and radio lives on. 

Don’t just listen – be there!  

LIVE! Antique Radio Auction

Featuring restored antique radios and other fun stuff.  Up now is our final catalog. There may be changes and more information may be added. So, check the catalog often. Starting bid amounts are posted. The auction has no reserves. If you can’t be at Radio Day and want to bid… we have available a Remote Bidding form. You will be able to place your bid for the highest amount you would be willing to pay for an item. At the live auction a proxy bidder will bid for you up to your high limit.
Ooooh… Check out these two Lots!
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  AWA  Fisk “Empire State”- Lot #21 1Cb6A6B7 C535 Df69 5C04 Eca874De2771
          Remler ‘Scottie Pup”- Lot #40
Our Auctioneers
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   James Gabbert, BARHOF 2006                         Rosie Lee Allen, BARHOF 2008

LIVE! Radio Play:

Gangbusters “The Alameda Planner”

Presented by the CHRS Radio Dog Theater

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“THE ALAMEDA PLANNER”
Join us LIVE on stage with a radio drama the way it used to be. We provide the sound and your mind creates the images. Just close your eyes and listen…
Old time radio plays were one of the culture’s main sources of entertainment in the home before television. See and hear how it’s done. Be sure to be at our show at 1:30pm and see how the bad guys go down thanks to a 
jealous woman!
The CHRS Radio Dog Players
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                           Michael Bennett                                               Dan Rusanowsky, BARHOF 2013  
                     
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          Alisa Clancy                                                        Joe Starkey, BARHOF 2015
                           
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   Sam Van Zandt, BARHOF 2014                     Rosalie Howarth, BARHOF 2016

 

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               Steve Scott                                                Miranda Wilson, BARHOF 2024  
           
               
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Peter Finch, BARHOF 2014, Director                          Steve Kushman, Producer
Live Mix: Dan Healy
Sound Effects Track: Ricky Rubin
                                                                         

LIVE! Music 

Don Neely’s Royal Society Jazz Orchestra

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Our first musical offering is the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra with leader Don Neely. The RSJO has been a popular part of Radio Day for many years. But this may be their last time as Don is retiring soon. We will miss the RSJO and their upbeat music. But we have them one more time! That’s Don playing the saw in the picture above. So, where else can you see s great saw player? Check out the RSJO for some swingin’ jazz at 11am.

Dan Ashley With The Tamsen Donner Duo

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KGO TV’s Dan Ashley                                            JD, Mister Ed & Chris
Next up is The Tamsen Donner Duo with special guest performer Dan Ashley of ABC 7 News. JD and Chris are half of the Tamsen Donner Band who have been playing in the Bay Area for 29 years. Mister Ed has another engagement. Hear this fine music at 1 pm.

The Raccoon Hollow String Band

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Traditional American Music is what the RHSB offers. Music that was an important part of our cultural development depended on radio to get the music to the listening public. The RHSB will close out the day at 2:30 with a bunch of toe tapping tunes.

Details

Date: July 19, 2025
Time: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
http://www.chrsradio.org/radioday