California Historical Radio Society

Vintage Radio Swap Meet at Radio Central
2014-11-01 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Our second meet at our new home. All the New meet rules apply. We have a new and most important rule that takes priority:
2152 Central Avenue is in a mixed use residential neighborhood. People live in adjacent properties. So…
Rule #1 at Radio Central. PLEASE RESPECT OUR NEW NEIGHBORS AND BE AS QUIET AS POSSIBLE… ESPECIALLY EARLY IN THE MORNING. We do not want to make a bad 1st impression as everyone in Alameda has been very nice to CHRS.
2. Set up no earlier than 8 AM.
3. Cover your items until 9 AM.
4. Any pre 9 AM commerce means buyer and seller will be asked to leave.
5. Your Membership must be current to sell.
6. One time only sellers need not be Members.
7. There is No sellers fee… but donations are gladly accepted.
After the swap meet we will continue demolition on the rear walls.
After a lunch break… we will clean up the mess.

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Volunteer day at Radio Central
2014-10-25 09:00 - 15:00, 2014-10-18 09:00 - 15:00, 2014-08-30 09:00 - 15:00, 2014-08-23 09:00 - 15:00, 2014-08-16 09:00 - 15:00, 2014-08-09 09:00 - 15:00, 2014-07-19 09:00 - 15:00, 2014-07-12 09:00 - 15:00 and 3 more dates
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CHRS Car Show Day at Radio Central
2014-10-11 09:00 - 16:00
CHRS CAR SHOW DAY
THIS SATURDAY!
Time To Bring Out Your
Vintage, Classic, Funky
Or Just Unusual Autos
October 11th – 9 AM – 4 PM
Park Street will not be the only location featuring Classic Cars. We know that many of you have classic, unusual, funky, just plain old or great cars. So, bring them to Radio Central Saturday for CHRS Car Show Day. Park them in our lot for all to see. 2152 Central Avenue in Alameda.
JUST ADDED…
MEET SAM VAN ZANDT – AT NOON
Bay Area Radio Legend with 50 years in Radio, KBAY’s Morning Show Host, Sam Van Zandt will be swinging by Radio Central in his 2002 T-Bird to say hello. Meet Sam who is one of our newest inductees in the Bay Area Radio Hall Of Fame as part of the Class of 2014. Sam will share radio stories from his distinguished broadcasting career and will also bring some Exclusive KBAY music CDs to give away. So, come by and say hi to Sam.
Philip Monego will have his vintage restored Willys Jeepster on Park Street covered with signs directing car show visitors to Radio Central where they can see our cars, see the Big Room at Radio Central, and be able to buy CHRS merchandise. Also in the lot we will have some restored radios and other vintage stuff for sale. If you have any restored and working vintage, kitchy radios or other items to be sold by CHRS, please bring them by.
It’s a Yellow Shirt Day as we will need volunteers to act as docents and sales staff. Demolition is on hold this Saturday.

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CHRS Central Valley Chapter Vintage Radio Swap Meet in Turlock
2014-10-04 08:00 - 14:00
Hello Radio Lovers,
I am pleased to announce that the 15th annual radio swap meet and sale is happening on Saturday, Oct. 5th from 9am to 1pm at the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds front entrance, 900 N. Broadway in Turlock. Radios, Tubes, parts, test equipment, coffee, donuts and fun is on tap. Raffles for nice vintage radios and other stuff!! Come join the CVC for a great time and some great finds. Call Eddie 209-324-3093 with any questions. Remember, no display or sale of items prior to 9am start time.
Stanislaus County Fair Grounds
900 N. Broadway
Turlock, CA
Directions – From the North:
Take Hwy 99 south to Turlock. Exit onto Fulkerth and drive east. Third stop light will be Golden State. Turn right on Golden State, then an immediate right on North Front. Go approximately two blocks and make a right, cross the RR tracks. Turn right on Broadway. Enter through the front gate 900 N. Broadway.
From the South:
Take Hwy 99 north to Turlock. Exit onto Fulkerth and drive east. Third stop light will be Golden State. Turn right on Golden State, then an immediate right on North Front. Go approximately two blocks and make a right, cross the RR tracks. Turn right on Broadway. Enter through the front gate 900 N. Broadway.
Scott Scheidt
CVC CHRS
Communications Officer/Recorder/Webmaster
SScheidt@aol.com
(209) 380-7438

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Volunteer Day at Radio Central
2014-09-27 09:00 - 15:00, 2014-09-20 09:00 - 15:00, 2014-09-13 09:00 - 15:00, 2014-09-06 09:00 - 15:00
Help us create our West Coast Center devoted to Radio!

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2014 BARHOF Induction Luncheon at Spenger's
2014-09-20 11:30 - 14:00
Come clelgrate the 2014 inductees to the Bay Area Radio hall Of Fame. They are:

News: Robert Lazich (KNBR) and Peter Finch (KGO)
Program Host: Sam Van Zandt (KBAY) and Celeste Perry (KOSF)
Executive: Jo Anne Wallace (KQED-FM Station Manager)
Specialty: Ed Cavagnaro (KCBS News Director)
Sports: Steve Bitker (KCBS)
Pioneer: Norman Davis (30 year veteran of Bay Area airwaves)
Engineer: Bill Ruck

These inductees join the Legendary Station for 2014: KSAN – The JIVE 95 Era
The Broadcast Legends will host the 2014 induction luncheon on Saturday, September 20th at Spengers Fresh Fish Grotto in Berkeley from 11:30 am to 2 pm.Make your reservations for the event now.
The general public is also invited to salute the great men and women of Bay Area Radio!!!

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Art Lebermann Memorial
2014-08-04 09:00
This Sunday, August 4, from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM come honor the life of Art Lebermann at CHRS.

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Vintage Radio Swap Meet at College of San Mateo
2014-08-02 09:00 - 13:00
SWAP MEET at CSM – SATURDAY – August 2nd, 9 AM…

The College of San Mateo
1700 W Hillsdale Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94402
Beethoven Lot, Section E
9 AM Start Time
CLICK HERE FOR THE MAP

CHRS SWAP MEET RULES – 1. At Radio Central and CSM, sellers may drive in any time after the gate opens, set up tables and set up your radios for sale. But, be prepared to cover your sale items with a blanket or tarp until 9 AM. If any pre 9 AM arrangements between buyers and sellers are observed, the seller will be asked to leave.

2. So that the sellers are not disturbed when they are setting up, the selling area will be sectioned off until 9 AM. At Radio Central buyers can mingle outside the selling area or in our building. At CSM, sellers will set up in a designated area and buyers will mingle in a designated area, until 9 AM.

3. There is NO sellers fee at our events. But, donations are always welcomed. Recurring sellers must have current membership. Membership not required for one time only sellers.

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CHRS Radio Day By The Bay 2014
2014-07-26 09:00 - 16:00
Radio Day By The Bay 2014 – LIVE! in Alameda
July 26, 2014
9 AM – 3 PM
Your Master of Ceremonies is Mr. Alameda, KCBS morning news anchor, Stan Bunger
At the Kofman Auditorium, 2200 Central Avenue:

A Live vintage radio and Hi-fi auction

With guest auctioneer, KGO evening news anchor, Peter Finch and Chairman Mike Adams

A Live radio play by the Broadcast Legends:

The Lone Ranger – “The Telltale Bullet”

Live music by the Golden Gate Radio Orchestra

A 19 piece Big Band featuring vintage radio music

Ben Fong-Torres announces the 2014 Class of the Bay Area Radio Hall Of Fame
CHRS Volunteer of the Year will be announced
And special radio personality interview: to be announced

And at CHRS Radio Central, 2152 Central Avenue:

The auction items may be viewed at the auction preview
The Doggie Cafe (barbecue) will be open – And CHRS bake sale
The CHRS museum store will be open
The GIANT electronics flea market will be open

We have moved to Radio Central in Alameda CA, and we are building our new facility. RADIO DAY BY THE BAY will continue this year at 2 locations on Central Ave. in Alameda. Flea Market all day at Radio Central, 2152 Central Ave, Auction and entertainment at Kofman Auditorium, a block away at Alameda High School. Be there or be Square.

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Volunteer Day at Radio Central
2014-07-25 10:00 - 18:00, 2014-07-24 10:00 - 15:00, 2014-07-23 10:00 - 15:00
Help CHRS prepare for radio Day By The Bay 2014. 2152 Central Ave. Alameda 10 AM

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Volunteer Day At Radio Central
2014-06-14 09:00 - 15:00
Volunteers needed Saturday to finish the first stage of demolition in the huge former switchboard room. We then need to move all the debris outside. clean the room and prepare it for our temporary usage including staging items for radio day and storing items fromthe downstairs library rooms. Let’s bring some lunch to share. See you then!

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Vintage Radio Swap Meet / Short Meeting and Volunteer Day at 'Radio Central'
2014-06-07 09:00 - 16:00
Our first meet at our new Home. All the New meet rules apply. We have a new and most important rule that takes priority:
2152 Central Avenue is in a mixed use residential neighborhood. People live in adjacent properties. So…
Rule #1 at Radio Central. PLEASE RESPECT OUR NEW NEIGHBORS AND BE AS QUIET AS POSSIBLE… ESPECIALLY EARLY IN THE MORNING. We do not want to make a bad 1st impression as everyone in Alameda has been very nice to CHRS.
2. Set up no earlier than 8 AM.
3. Cover your items until 9 AM.
4. Any pre 9 AM commerce means buyer and seller will be asked to leave.
5. Your Membership must be current to sell.
6. One time only sellers need not be Members.
7. There is No sellers fee… but donations are gladly accepted.
After the swap meet we will have a short meeting mostly informational to answer questions and provide updates.
After a lunch break… We will continue demolition of certain areas inside the building. Bring tools, goggles, dust masks and gloves.

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KSAN BARHOF Induction Luncheon
2014-06-05 11:30 - 14:00
Thursday, June 5th, at 11:30 am, the Bay Area Broadcast Legends will feature the induction of KSAN into the BARHOF and a KSAN Reunion Panel Discussion as part of its’ Spring Luncheon at Spenger’s in Berkeley. The panel will include Bonnie Simmons, Scoop Nisker, Terry McGovern and Norman Davis. Ben Fong-Torres will host the discussion. Tickets are $47.25 for a great lunch and once in a lifetime event. For tickets visit: http://www.broadcastlegends.com

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KSAN Jive 95 Reunion Benefit Concert
2014-06-04 18:00 - 23:00
BENEFIT CONCERT FOR CHRS AT YOSHI’S SF ON JUNE 4TH –
A KSAN Jive 95 Reunion Concert will be held on Wednesday, June 4th, at Yoshi’s in San Francisco to benefit the California Historical Radio Society and its’ Bay Area Radio Hall Of Fame. The featured artists for the “KSAN Reunion Concert” will be:

Cold Blood with Lydia Pense and Special Guest Rick Stevens from Tower of Power
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Country Joe McDonald
The Imperial Messenger Service with David Freiberg & Linda Imperial
Sal Valentino & Annie Sampson of Stoneground
Dan Hicks
Just added… Interview with the legendary Paul Kantner
Hosted by Ben Fong-Torres & Bonnie Simmons with Terry McGovern, Scoop Nisker, Richard Gossett, Norman Davis, Dusty Street and Steven Seaweed

KSAN played an important part in making these groups famous by featuring their music. A VIP Reception with the musicians will be held at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $49 for the concert and $150 for the VIP reception and concert. The VIP package includes a reception with the artists, premium seating at Yoshi’s, a KSAN Live Jive CD, a KSAN Reunion Poster, and a KSAN Reunion T-shirt. We will also have a silent auction with some very groovy items. OK kids, don’t miss this great show. It will sell out quickly. PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS and help support the new CHRS Museum and Radio Hall Of Fame at ‘Radio Central’.

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Volunteer Day at Radio Central
2014-05-31 09:00 - 15:00
Volunteers needed to build Radio Central. Come lend a hand and have lunch.

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