Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent CGTN broadcast.
Carlos notes:
Iran to continue exercising right to self-defense, CGTN, 13630 kHz
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent All India Radio broadcast.
Carlos notes:
Taliban condemns Pakistan’s airstrikes, warns of military response, All India Radio, 11900 kHz
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent Rádio Inconfidência broadcast.
Carlos notes:
Heavy rains in Minas Gerais: death toll rises to 62. Radio Inconfidência, 15190 kHz
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report from several recent broadcasts.
Carlos notes:
Death of cartel leader “El Mencho” via Vatican Radio, CGTN Radio, Rádio Nacional and Radio Mitre
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent Rádio Mitre broadcast.
Carlos notes:
Mexico cartel leader ‘El Mencho’ killed, Radio Mitre, 790 kHz AM
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran broadcast.
Carlos notes:
Russia’s Lavrov warns against US strike on Iran, Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran, 15320 kHz
“…Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that any new U.S. strike on Iran would have serious and adverse consequences.
Lavrov called for restraint, urging a solution that allows Iran to pursue a peaceful nuclear program. He said Arab countries are also sending clear signals to Washington, calling for restraint to prevent an escalation of tensions, adding any move in that direction would be playing with fire.
Lavrov noted that U.S. strikes on Iran in June 2025 undermined the authority of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. He also said those attacks carried real risks of a nuclear incident. His comments came amid a sharp rise in threatening rhetoric from Washington and a massive U.S. military buildup near and off the coast of Iran…”
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! ?