Adjusting with our Antennas
What was watched and the way it watcehd on TV has presented a significant impact on the medium's influcence over time. Join the lifelong television enthusiast identified as the frequency BAF in a journey through various decades of that medium where the reception came from the antenna. The episodes cover shows, genres, personalities and how not just antennas but how audiences have received them through the airwaves over time.
Produced by Benjamin Fronczek
Our Theme Song: Good Ol Days - 2024 Remaster by Beat Mekanik is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.
Adjusting with our Antennas
How March Became Mad on the Air
With the entrance of March comes the excitiement and anticipation of the annual NCAA College Basketball Tournament, Teams qualify, brackets are formed, and eventually a national champion is declared. But of all those who compete on the court, television has been the player to bring the many shining moments to fans and viewers across the nation. Joined by a longtime sporstfan and multi-athlete LOC, BAF explores the early tournament telecasts on NBC with the UCLA dynasty, the 1979 Championship Game that defined an NBA Finals matchup in the decade to follow, the growth of March Madness on CBS with Brent Musburger, the entrance and impact of David Barrett's song "One Shining Moment", and an example of a memorable tournament game.
