Original Item
Description
This photograph documents activity inside the radio studio at Harding High School in Marion, Ohio, showing an instructor working alongside a student at the broadcast console. The studio appears to contain professional-style radio equipment, including turntables, microphones, and a mixing console used for producing or broadcasting programming.
High school radio programs such as this provided students with hands-on experience in broadcasting, audio production, and station operations. Facilities like the Harding High School studio allowed students to learn the fundamentals of radio while participating in school or community programming.
Images such as this illustrate the role of educational broadcasting programs in developing future radio talent and reflect the broader influence of radio technology in schools during the mid-twentieth century.
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People and Timeline
- People
- Harding High School Radio Program, WMRN-AM (engineering staff)
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Citation and Rights
WMRN-2026-017. Harding High School Radio Studio – instructor and student at Broadcast Console. WMRN Radio History Archive.
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Full Catalog Metadata
- Object type
- Photograph
- Source / donor
- Mike & Linda Perry Collection"," Marion County Historical Society
- Physical location
- Marion County Historical Society" "(Original photograph held in the Mike & Linda Perry Collection)
- Usage notes
- Use restricted pending rights determination. Courtesy of the Mike & Linda Perry Collection"," Marion County Historical Society.
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