Victory Loan advertisement, The Listener, 15 Sept 1944, p.4
An article I have written about how radio listeners back home in Aotearoa New Zealand responded to the work of the mobile Broadcasting Units, has just been published by the New Zealand Journal of Public History.
It discusses the overwhelming audience reaction to hearing the voices of New Zealanders serving on the other side of the world, and how this response shaped the work of the unit broadcasters during the war.
I was also very interested in Māori radio listeners’ responses, and the powerful need to hear the voices of their men.
The broadcasters of the NZBU mobile units had to juggle different demands and priorities while carrying out their work, in often difficult and sometimes dangerous conditions.
You can read my NZJPH article here
What important insights into the potency and poignancy of these recorded messages Sarah. Thank you for sharing such fascinating Radio Broadcasting history.