Introduction and Radio

My name is Jacklyn Mantooth and I am studying communications at the University of Louisville.  If I am not at school I am spending time with my daughter, Emily.  This blog is a class assignment for Communication Technologies. This is also my first class that has assigned a blog so I'm not quite sure how to feel about blogging.  I am older than most of the people in my class so I am sure my feelings and attitudes toward this subject are going to be different.  For example, however convenient technology may be it is not necessary. l am not one to run out and buy a new phone just because its the latest technology, but I do enjoy technology and use it daily. Technology fascinates me, how it grows and changes constantly. When I was growing up, computers were unheard of and cell phones were only in movies so to be able to watch a movie, email someone, and answer a phone call as I ride in a car or sit at a park is absolutely amazing.
My first blog is about the radio and what I feel the future holds for radio. Radio is one of the only things I can think of that hasn't changed since I was a kid. l mean yes, it has become more accessible with apps and internet access, but the radio itself hasn't changed and I think its going to stay that way for quite a while longer.They still hold weekly shows, national countdowns for music, and quite a bit of advertising, locally and nationally. With radio being a free service and having the ability to reach many people at the same time it is still a great source for relaying information to the general public. ln a dire emergency when  the internet and cell phone towers are out you will still be able to pick up radio stations to find out information and what needs to be done. I do feel that the accessibility of radio is one of the only reasons radio is still around today and what gives it the staying power for the future.