Portable radios were invented by John F. Mitchell in 1941 when  he 
created the first 2-way radio that was small enough for soldiers to
carry with them during World War II. These radios were called the
“Walkie-talkie.” 

Portable radios became available for home use in 1958 when
Raytheon produced a pocket transistorized radio that cost
$49.95.  

John Francis Mitchell
(January 1, 1928 – June 9, 2009)

Shaaron Claridge (born Shaaron Lee Cooper; later Snead) (October 1, 1938 – September 15, 2021)

Claridge was a second-shift radiotelephone operator or police radio dispatcher at the Van Nuys Division of the Los Angeles Police Department best known for her voice work on the Adam-12 TV
series. Her husband was an LAPD motorcycle officer.

Following Milner’s death on September 6, 2015, Claridge broadcast
the "End of Watch" transmission over the LAPD radio recognizing Milner’s performance as Officer Pete Malloy in Adam-12.

Kent McCord as Officer James A. Reed, and Martin Milner as Officer Peter J. Malloy. The TV  series ran on NBC from 1968
to 1975 when it was cancelled.                          

Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple)  
(April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014)

On February 10, 2014, Shirley Temple Black, who as a child in
the 1930s became one of Hollywood’s most successful stars,
died at her Woodside, California, home at age 85. The plucky,
curly-haired performer sang, danced and acted in dozens of
films by the time she was a teen; as an adult, she gave up
making movies and served as a U.S. diplomat 

The cause of death, according to her death certificate released
on March 3, 2014, was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Temple was a lifelong cigarette smoker but avoided
displaying her habit in public because she did not want to set
a bad example for her fans.

Center: Brace Beemer, an announcer for the program, was
one of several actors to play the masked man on radio; he
took on the role full-time beginning in 1941 and continued through the end of the series’ run. John Todd (left) was
Tonto.

With the stirring notes of the William Tell Overture and a shout of
“Hi-yo, Silver! Away!” The Lone Ranger debuted on Detroit’s WXYZ
radio station.

The creation of station-owner George Trendle and writer Fran
Striker (below), the “masked rider of the plains” became one of
the most popular and enduring western heroes of the 20th century. Joined by his trusty steed, Silver, and Native American scout,
Tonto, the Lone Ranger battled western outlaws and Native
Americans. 

Fran Striker

Pep was a brand of whole-wheat breakfast cereal produced by
the Kellogg Company, and introduced in 1923, which became
the first to be fortified with vitamins B and D in 1938. Pep was
a long-running rival to Wheaties, and also the sponsor of Mutual
Radio‘s The Adventures of Superman radio series. One of Pep’s advertising slogans was "the Sunshine cereal".

Pep ad featuring Our Gang (1928).