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The idea of the television came to life and it had begun manufacturing. At the same time the radio began to make its own radio shows. A popular radio show called "My Favorite Husband," later became adapted into a televised show. -
During the early 1920s, baseball games began to be broadcasted through the radio and this gave many people access to events that may have not been available to them. At the time there were still segregation laws in place and the radio allowed all to participate in baseball games, political changes, boxing matches and many more things. -
In early 1939 the television began to gain traction. The idea of a television started small. At first, television segments were at most 15 minutes long. Advertisement began with small segments of baseball games, President Roosevelt's speech and many more small events. -
Manufacturing had to stop for a couple of years due to the war. There was a limited amount of materials for the production of the television. People were still able to be informed due to the radio and television. Soon after the war, a large amount of households had televisions. This lead some radio shows to move to televised shows. -
After the mass production of televisions, the radio shifted its program to broadcast popular music. Many radio shows shifted to televised shows to adapt to the new visual norm. One show that shifted was originally known as "My Favorite Husband" which then changed to "I Love Lucy." -
Soon after the television was a well known, the targeted audience were children. The popular show "The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" became very popular within the children and improved a lot of sales. This caused the television to gain more traction than it already had. Also, children began to have dream jobs in the television industry, which opened many more job opportunities.