Take a walk down memory lane as the Golden Age of Radio plays on-the-spot news coverage of major historical events on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 1 p.m.

The get-together will be held at the Fountain Hills Community Center.

Broadcast journalism was born on early radio. At a time when it took three to four days to cross the continent by train, radio brought listeners major events as they happened, instantaneously, from anywhere in the country, and later anywhere in the world.

The program includes such memorable moments as the inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Hindenberg disaster, Chamberlin reports to the world, and reports of World War II from Pearl Harbor to VJ Day.

Time permitting, Golden Age of Radio will also play requests from its extensive collection of timeless radio broadcasts on cassette tapes and CDs.

In fact, the Golden Age of Radio Bruce Florence Library is available to all members of the Activity Center, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Membership in the Activity Center is required to attend meetings of the Golden Age of Radio. For more information, contact Bill Whittaker at 480-837-7961, or the Activity Center at 480-816-5226.