Long before TV, there were shows on the radio. Radio stars were like TV stars are today. The concept of the "Radio Star" actually exisisted well into the 50s. Video (TV) killed the Radio Star because as TV got more popular, there were fewer and fewer radio shows until there were none.
The guys who wrote this song would have been old enough to have been little boys when radios shows died out and TV took over.
It is a supreme irony that this song was the first song played on MTV
Long before TV, there were shows on the radio. Radio stars were like TV stars are today. The concept of the "Radio Star" actually exisisted well into the 50s. Video (TV) killed the Radio Star because as TV got more popular, there were fewer and fewer radio shows until there were none.
The guys who wrote this song would have been old enough to have been little boys when radios shows died out and TV took over.
It is a supreme irony that this song was the first song played on MTV
BTW: VTR stands for Video Tape Recorder
@Jobimfan Specifically - OPEN-REEL videotape- as most of it was back then. Typically Type C, which was used for playout back then
@Jobimfan Specifically - OPEN-REEL videotape- as most of it was back then. Typically Type C, which was used for playout back then