
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?
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- 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!
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- The Raccoon Hollow String Band closes out the festivities
All Around the Dial:
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- 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




James Gabbert, BARHOF 2006 Rosie Lee Allen, BARHOF 2008
LIVE! Radio Play:
Gangbusters “The Alameda Planner”
Presented by the CHRS Radio Dog Theater

“THE ALAMEDA PLANNER”
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!


Michael Bennett Dan Rusanowsky, BARHOF 2013


Alisa Clancy Joe Starkey, BARHOF 2015


Sam Van Zandt, BARHOF 2014 Rosalie Howarth, BARHOF 2016




Sound Effects Track: Ricky Rubin
LIVE! Music
Don Neely’s Royal Society Jazz Orchestra
Dan Ashley With The Tamsen Donner Duo


KGO TV’s Dan Ashley JD, Mister Ed & Chris
The Raccoon Hollow String Band
