The Source was a radio network operated in the 1970s and 1980s by the
NBC Radio Network
The NBC, National Broadcasting Company's NBC Radio Network (known as the NBC Red Network prior to 1942) was an American commercial radio network which was in operation from 1926 through 2004. Along with the Blue Network, NBC Blue Network it was ...
, with newscasts and features focusing on 18- to 34-year-olds. The network was sold, along with the rest of NBC's radio operations, to
Westwood One
Westwood One is an American radio network
There are two types of radio network currently in use around the world: the one-to-many (simplex communication) broadcast network commonly used for public information and mass-media entertainment, and ...
in August 1987. The Source would last until the late 1990s as a programming source before ultimately being absorbed into Westwood One.
Announcements from the network, voiced by legendary NBC announcer
Don Pardo
Dominick George "Don" Pardo (February 22, 1918 – August 18, 2014) was an American radio and television announcer whose career spanned more than seven decades.
A member of the Television Hall of Fame, Pardo was noted for his 70-year tenure with ...
, continued to be heard on many radio stations across the country until Pardo's death in 2014.
Defunct radio networks in the United States
NBC Radio Network
American companies disestablished in 1988
Radio stations disestablished in 1988
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