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9:30 Coffee Break: Happy Radio Day

August 20, 2014

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What songs do you want to hear for today's coffee break?
MPR Graphic / Tracy Kompelien

Happy National Radio Day! National Radio Day celebrates a great invention and communications medium. The invention of the radio dates back to the late 1800s. The radio somewhat evolved from the telegraph and the telephone, with wireless telegraph directly contributing to its invention.

Help us celebrate National Radio Day. What songs should we play? Let us know and we'll play some for the 9:30 Coffee Break.

Songs Played:

Ramones - "Do You Remember Rock 'n Roll Radio"

Soul Coughing - "Screenwriter's Blues"

The Clash - "This Is Radio Clash"

Wall of Voodoo - "Mexican Radio"

LL Cool J - "I Can't Live Without My Radio"

Do you like Coffee, treats, music and the Morning Show? Send us an email letting us know why your work deserve a Coffee Break and we'll bring coffee and treats from Gigi's Cafe, live music from the local band Hippo Campus, and Jill and Steve will be there to say hello. Enter to win August's Coffee Break on the Road: CoffeeBreak@TheCurrent.org