Cal-tech held an annual open house for the public. As president of the radio club, I was appointed communications chairman for the event. Being somewhat of a promoter, I went to the CBS studios in Hollywood and suggested they consider doing a broadcast of the event. They appointed Chet Huntley, who became the well-known anchor with David Brinkley, to work with me. I understand that one phone call was made to Cal-tech to verify that I was for real. Other than that, all contact between CBS and Cal-tech was only through me. Chet and I worked together to write the script and make plans for a coast-to-coast broadcast from various points on the campus. They supplied microphones and cables for us students to arrange all of the pick-up points. Then I arranged for the various faculty members to participate in the broadcast. It went over 100 of their radio stations. At the beginning of the broadcast Chet interviewed me briefly and complimented me on my organizational ability. The half hour broadcast was recorded and we have an MP3 audio copy of the broadcast.
About Me
- George Richards Cannon
- My early postings were intended to be in sequence, starting with “Why This Blog” posted on December 3, 2011. After reading this profile, you might want to start your reading with those early entries. I am a 93 year old husband, dad, grandpa and great grandpa. I've seen a lot of changes in the world. When I was young, vegetables were still delivered by horse and wagon. As a radio operator during World War II, I communicated via morse code. Now I use my voice-activated cell phone to stay in touch. My career as a university professor of computer science spanned the time when a single computer took up several rooms of in a computer center and was less powerful than today's $2 calculators to the present time where computers are an ever-present part of our daily life. I am now legally blind, but even there technology has come to the rescue. My computer monitor is a big flat screen T.V. with large print magnification. I type by touch with very limited ability to see and edit what I write, so either someone else will have to edit my writing or you will have to endure all the typos. I look forward to sharing my thoughts, perspectives, and memories on life.
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