Eunice Johnson, KOA Denver

1928JanRadioDigestShown here on the cover of the January 1928 issue of Radio Digest is Eunice Johnson of KOA Denver, described as “the most beautiful artist” in radio.  According to the magazine, she was “still in her teens, but she sings and talks to her audience like an old timer.”

The GE station signed on in 1924 with 5000 watts, increasing to 12,500 watts in 1927.  It went to its current power of 50,000 watts in 1934.