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Trending today: on this National Radio Day Eve Eve, Victor digs into some lesser-known true facts about this celebrated medium. (Inevitably this turns into a rant about how Nikola Tesla doesn’t get as much credit as he deserves.) Also, we explore the first-ever radio advertisement, which aired in 1922. How did they raise money to pay their staff beforehand?

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