Detroit News Building - WWJ Studios - Old photos
Detroit News Building
The WWJ studio in the Detroit News Building, as it appeared in November 1922
Ty Tyson broadcasts over the air in 1931. Ed Boyes is in the control room.
The three men who made history by becoming the first to lead a commercial radio broadcast re-create their history-making effort. From left are Howard Trumbo, Elton Plant and Frank Edwards.
The WWJ operating room inside the Detroit News Building
The waiting room for guests and talent inside the Detroit News Building
The WWJ studio inside the Detroit News Building
Music director Ole Foerch, seated on the left, and the WWJ Orchestra in 1931 inside WWJ's studios at the Detroit News Building.
A later view of the WWJ studios inside the Detroit News Building. As know-how improved over the years, advancements in soundproofing were added, such as these acoustical tiles.
The control room and studio broadcast an orchestra from inside the Detroit News Building.
Phil Sillman and Marion Martin perform a piano duet for broadcast from the Detroit News Building in 1932.
WWJ employed a sound effects troupe called the Radio Racket Team to make their broadcasts more realistic. Here is the team around 1930 inside the WWJ studios inside the Detroit News Building.
Some of the gadgets used to produce sound effects for radio broadcasts
A broadcast from the Detroit News Building of "With the Masters" on March 15, 1931