Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Carlos Latuff, who writes:
The first time I thought about illustrating news I listened to on the radio, I was a kid, in the kitchen of my aunt’s apartment, I think in the 80s. From her Philco Transglobe receiver, I was informed that a sea lion had appeared on Copacabana beach, or something like that. I imagined what it would be like to draw that unusual event. But it remained just an idea; I never got around to drawing it.
The 20th century passed, and in 2019, I decided to rescue that childhood idea from the past. I made my first illustrated radio logbook:
This minilog would be the embryo of what I now call an “Illustrated Radio Listening Report.” A way to record, in illustration form, historical moments listened on the radio.
I hope to leave to those who come after me, research material, both on History and on radio. With this in mind, I’m making available here on SWLing Post this PDF with some of my illustrated reports of news captured by radio in 2025, related to climate change, a crucial theme of our times. This is my legacy as an artist AND radio enthusiast. Enjoy! ?
Thank you for sharing this, Carlos. We are all the better for being able to enjoy and appreciate your listening reports, which remind us that real and meaningful news–both local to a particular country and often global in their impact–is spread across the airwaves today. Your talent really shines through in these, and we look forward to each one! Thank you for sharing! -Thomas
I agree.
What talent. Looking back, I wish I had done this during my active SW loggings back in the late 60’s and early 70’s. This outshines the QSL cards I received.