Radio is a part of most people's everyday lives, but more so is television. Television virtually emerged from Radio, which set the foundation for what is known today as the primary source of mass media and communication. The reason is that almost all households in developed nations have a television. With such a norm, it is often overlooked as the controversy caused by the T.V., which is almost literally the addition of pictures to the Radio. Many exciting things happened with the emergence of the television from the Radio.
             The Radio is one of the, if not most, important elements in the development of mass media. The emergence of Radio occurred in the early 1920s, and for the first time, it was possible to reach many people simultaneously. Radio at first was used in World War I, where it only served to transmit important messages to and from specific points. It was after the war when Radio started to become commercialized. The commercialization of Radio took different steps in the development process depending on the social and political circumstances in the particular country. These differences were in "propaganda radio", "elite radio", and "democratic radio". Democratic Radio is more familiar to us and was developed according to what the audiences wanted to hear. This type of Radio is what we know as Radio today; the freedom to listen to what we want.
             This emphasis on the audience made the Radio so famous, and with this popularity came the opportunity of profiting from advertisements and promotions. More money is put into these programs bringing about better quality. As more and more people listened to these quality programs, the people participating in them became popular with the audiences, which in some cases were spread nationwide. These people were becoming better known as celebrities. The voice's sound, expression, and personality were all a part of the popular notion of a celebrity. It wasn't hard to believe the exciteme...