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Richly illustrated with more than 150 photos, the book chronicles the station's evolution over the years, while highlighting the staff, students, and volunteers significant to WBAA's success. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWBAA began as a lab experiment conducted by Purdue electrical engineering students in 1910. Later, the station became a vital method for Purdue's Cooperative Extension Service to broadcast the knowledge of the university, particularly agricultural news, to the people of the state. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the 1960s to 1980s, WBAA aired Purdue basketball and football games, with station manager John DeCamp as the \"Voice of the Boilermakers.\" In 1971, WBAA became a member station of National Public Radio (NPR), offering popular programming such as \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMorning Edition\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListeners tuned into WBAA to hear classical, jazz, and international music, along with in-depth news reporting. Mayors and Purdue presidents aired weekly programs. WBAA gave a voice to arts and community organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead about the invention of the first all-electronic television by pioneering Purdue scientist Roscoe George; WBAA's long-running \u003ci\u003eSchool of the Air\u003c\/i\u003e educational program deemed the \"invisible textbook\"; and the Midwest Program on Airborne Television Instruction (MPATI), an airplane that transmitted videos to schools while flying over six Midwestern states in the 1960s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFamous WBAA alumni include NBC sportscaster Chris Schenkel, comedian Durward Kirby, \u003ci\u003eToday Show\u003c\/i\u003e newscaster Lew Wood, Indiana State Representative Sheila Klinker, actress Karen Black, and actor George Peppard, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the vacuum tube era to the digital age, this thoroughly researched book brings to light the intriguing backstories of the esteemed one hundred-year history of WBAA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Mystic Wave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Professor Invents All-Electronic Television\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Educate and Serve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Hall of Music Momentum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. School of the Air\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Voice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. A Well-Balanced Radio Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. The Natural Resource\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. A Flying Classroom Supersedes FM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. 1960s Staying Power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Civil Disobedience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. NPR—\u003cbr\u003e1970s New Dawn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. Stewards of the Promise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. Volunteers, Belief into Action\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. Winds of Change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16. FM and the Loss of NPR—\u003cbr\u003eThe Untold Stories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17. Rejuvenation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18. 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