I was delighted to see a picture of a RADIO in the New York Times Wirecutter email “The 38 Best Last-Minute Father’s Day Gifts” sent to my inbox.
WOW! A Sangean AM/FM table radio.
If Father’s Day somehow snuck up on you (June 21, this year), don’t worry. Consider a gilded nose trimmer, a scratch-off poster for movie buffs, a cheap, comfy, garment-dyed T-shirt or a radio.
#35 on the List
I had to scroll all the way down to #35 to find the radio. Three from the end of the list, but hey, we made the list.
Here’s what Wirecutter wrote about getting your dad a radio:
NPR (National Public Radio) was recently defunded by the Federal government and needs all the economic public support it can get. However, my heart sank when I read the words “grainy ball-game broadcast.” That’s not exactly “selling” the radio gift for your father.
Retro Design
AM/FM radios always seem to be marketed as “retro.” Retro is defined as being derived from the Latin prefix for “backward” or “back” – and is commonly applied to fashion, furniture, music and technology created today that evokes a nostalgic, older era.
<sigh>
Paul Harvey sold me on getting a BOSE Wave Radio long before I could afford to buy one.
Other than the two I now own; I most recently saw this nostalgic exhibit in the South Carolina State Museum featuring a BOSE Wave Radio.
As a matter of fact, most of the radio broadcast equipment I used in my decades-long radio broadcasting career are now museum exhibits.
2026 in Radio Broadcasting
My radio studio today, from which I broadcast my radio show six days a week over WMEX-LP 105.9FM ( https://1059wmex.com/ ), basically consists of a laptop computer and a microphone. Simple and very functional.
Happy Father’s Day from this Radio Guy
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