{"id":36630,"date":"2019-03-18T07:01:08","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T11:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=36630"},"modified":"2019-03-18T07:01:08","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T11:01:08","slug":"voice-of-america-museum-director-to-present-history-of-bethany-transmitting-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/voice-of-america-museum-director-to-present-history-of-bethany-transmitting-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Voice of America Museum director to present history of Bethany transmitting station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-13296\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-1-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-1-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincinnati.com\/story\/news\/local\/share\/2019\/03\/12\/national-voa-museum-broadcasting-director-address-history-bethany-station\/3129146002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cincinnati.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>If you\u2019ve ever wondered why the VOA-Bethany Station needed a secured, square mile of land surrounding its 1944 art deco building in West Chester, Jack Dominic has the answer.<\/p>\n<p>Dominic, the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting director, will speak on the \u201cHistory of the VOA-Bethany Station and the VOA Museum Today\u201d Wednesday, April 3, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the MidPointe Library in West Chester\u2019s community room.<\/p>\n<p>The free event is the second of a four-part series, \u201cThe Voice of Truth in America: Celebrating 75 Years of the VOA Bethany Station,&#8221; with the MidPointe Library System.<\/p>\n<p>The VOA museum hosts other free events this year to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the VOA-Bethany Station, which now houses the Cold War-era history and broadcasting museum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom World War II through the Cold War, the VOA-Bethany Station played a vastly important role in transmitting real news via shortwave radio to people living in countries that lacked a free press,\u201d said Ken Rieser, VOA museum board president. \u201cAnd it all started here in Cincinnati, with two brothers who developed the technology that evolved into the commercial radio industry.\u201d[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>The VOA museum will host its fourth annual \u201c75 Years of Rockin\u2019 the Radio\u201d fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 21, with dinner and dancing. Sponsorships are now available.<\/p>\n<p>Museum hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays at 8070 Tylersville Road. Admission is $5 for adults and $1 for children.<\/p>\n<p>For a complete schedule of 2019 VOA museum events, \u201cThe Voice of Truth in America,\u201d series and WCARA events, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.voamuseum.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.voamuseum.org<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.midpointelibrary.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.midpointelibrary.org<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wc8VOA.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.wc8VOA.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincinnati.com\/story\/news\/local\/share\/2019\/03\/12\/national-voa-museum-broadcasting-director-address-history-bethany-station\/3129146002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read the full new release at Cincinnati.com.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source: Cincinnati.com) If you\u2019ve ever wondered why the VOA-Bethany Station needed a secured, square mile of land surrounding its 1944 art deco building in West Chester, Jack Dominic has the answer. Dominic, the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting director, will speak on the \u201cHistory of the VOA-Bethany Station and the VOA Museum Today\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,305,288,43],"tags":[126,6639],"class_list":["post-36630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-radio-history","category-shortwave-radio","tag-voa-bethany","tag-voice-of-america-museum"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-9wO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24146,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/voa-museum-celebrates-voa-75th-anniversary\/","url_meta":{"origin":36630,"position":0},"title":"VOA Museum celebrates VOA 75th anniversary","author":"Thomas","date":"February 15, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Southgate ARC) National VOA Museum to celebrate 75th anniversary of Voice of America There\u2019s an important birthday celebration in West Chester this year: the 75th anniversary of the Voice of America. \u201cWe\u2019re planning a series of events and exhibits this year to celebrate the VOA\u2019s commitment across America and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-13-1024x678.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-13-1024x678.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-13-1024x678.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":35649,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/voa-museum-75th-anniversary-events-activities\/","url_meta":{"origin":36630,"position":1},"title":"VOA Museum 75th Anniversary Events &#038; Activities","author":"Thomas","date":"January 21, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: WVXU via Michael Bird) Voice Of America Museum Sets 75th Anniversary Events The National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting will celebrate the 75th anniversary of West Chester Township's Bethany Station with yearlong programs highlighted by a presentation by VOA White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman on March 6.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-1-1024x678.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-1-1024x678.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-1-1024x678.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27366,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/voa-museum-marks-75th-anniversary-with-gala\/","url_meta":{"origin":36630,"position":2},"title":"VOA museum marks 75th anniversary with gala","author":"Thomas","date":"July 29, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Journal News via\u00a0Howard Bailen) WEST CHESTER TWP. 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