U.S.Radio News | An Homage
I used to be an avid listener of RadioNews, tuning in daily during my commute and while cooking dinner. The programming was always thoughtful, informative, and far ahead of its time. One afternoon, I caught a segment about binge eating disorder — a calm, factual discussion that described behaviors I’d recently noticed in my teenage daughter. It was as if they were talking directly to me. That moment stopped me in my tracks. I remember replaying the episode, realizing that what I’d brushed off as “just teenage stress” might be something more serious.
Thanks to that broadcast, I acted quickly. I took my daughter to be evaluated, and sure enough, she was struggling with an eating disorder that required residential treatment. She completed her program, and today she’s healthy, confident, and fully recovered.
I’ll always be grateful to RadioNews for that early wake-up call. Their mix of compassion and credible information not only kept me informed — it changed the course of my family’s life. Even now, visiting the revived RadioNews site feels like reconnecting with an old friend whose words once made all the difference. Pat Hornsby
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Headlines from April 25, 2015
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— Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
Over two tonnes of cocaine seized off Scotland
Published April 25, 2015 | By Business Insider
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Nepal earthquake: Live Report
Published April 25, 2015 | By Business Insider
AFP Prakash MathemaA Nepalese man and woman hold each other in Kathmandu's Durbar Square Hong Kong (AFP) - 01:03 GMT - WELCOME TO AFP'S live report on the ongoing situation in Nepal following a massive earthquake which killed more than....
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Published April 25, 2015 | By Business Insider
AFP Andrew Caballero-Reynolds Protesters confront police during a demonstration in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 25, 2015, against the death of Freddie Gray while in police custodyBaltimore (AFP) - Protesters targeted businesses and smashed police cars in downtown Baltimore on Saturday....
Thousands march in Baltimore to protest black man’s death, some damage
Published April 25, 2015 | By Google News
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - At least 2,000 people marched through downtown Baltimore on Saturday to protest the unexplained death of a black man in police custody, and authorities said some demonstrators threw objects at officers and broke windows. In the biggest....
White House Correspondents’ Dinner 2015: Behind the Scenes Celebrity....
Published April 25, 2015 | By Google News
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Nepal earthquake: Rescue effort intensifies
Published April 25, 2015 | By Google News
There are fears the death toll could rise yet further Rescue efforts in Nepal are intensifying after more than 1,300 people were killed in the country's worst earthquake in more than 80 years. Many countries and international charities have offered aid....
Protesters’ vow: ‘Shut down’ Baltimore over Freddie Gray killing (+video)
Published April 25, 2015 | By Google News
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Same-s*x marriage hinges on U.S. Supreme Court decision
Published April 25, 2015 | By Google News
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Example of a Long Form News Article from January 2, 2015
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I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.”
— Ronald Reagan (1911–2004)
Indonesia finds two ‘large objects’ in search for AirAsia jet
Published January 2, 2015 | By Google News
JAKARTA/PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (Reuters) – Ships searching for the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet that crashed with 162 people on board have pinpointed two “big objects” on the sea floor, the head of Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said on Saturday.
The Airbus (AIR.PA) A320-200 plunged into the Java Sea on Sunday while en route from Indonesia’s second-biggest city Surabaya to Singapore. No survivors have been found.”We have detected two objects underwater (at) 30 meters depth,” said search and rescue agency chief Fransiskus Bambang Soelistyo. “At this moment we are operating the ROV to take pictures of the objects.”
A multi-national task force of ships, planes and helicopters have been scouring the northern Java Sea and coastline of southern Borneo to recover the bodies of victims and locate the wreck of Flight QZ8501 and its black box flight recorders.The latest break in the massive search and recovery operation comes after Indonesian authorities questioned whether the pilot had followed correct weather report procedures, and suspended Indonesia AirAsia’s Surabaya to Singapore flights for apparently infringing the terms of its license for the route.
The two objects were found just before midnight on Friday, Soelistyo told a news conference in Jakarta, and the search and rescue agency was attempting to get images using remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV).The first object measured 9.4 meters by 4.8 meters by 0.4 meters (30 feet by 15 feet by 1.3 feet), while the second is 7.2 meters by 0.5 meters (24 feet by 1.6 feet), he said.Soelistyo said operating ROVs was problematic due to the large waves in the area that have hampered operations for much of the week, but that divers were preparing to search for the objects.
RECOVERING VICTIMS
Much of the effort has focused on finding victims of the crash. Officials said 21 bodies were pulled from the sea on Friday, including two still strapped in their seats, bringing the total number of victims recovered to 30.Small pieces of the aircraft and other debris have also been found, but there has been no sign of the crucial voice and flight data recorders – the so-called black boxes that investigators hope will unravel the sequence of events in the cockpit during the doomed jet’s final minutes.”
After the black box is found, we are able to issue a preliminary report in one month,” said Toos Sanitioso, an investigator with the National Committee for Transportation Safety on Friday. “We cannot yet speculate what caused the crash.”Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said the search area had been widened on Saturday as debris may have drifted more than 200 nautical miles, adding helicopters would concentrate on searching the coastline of southern Borneo.
The cause of the crash, the first suffered by the AirAsia (AIRA.KL) group since the budget operator began flying in 2002, is unexplained.The plane was flying at 32,000 ft (9,753 meters) and the pilot had asked to climb to 38,000 ft to avoid bad weather just before contact was lost about 40 minutes into the two-hour flight to Singapore.When air traffic controllers granted permission to fly at 34,000 ft a few minutes later there was no response from the plane.
A source close to the investigation said radar data appeared to show the aircraft made an “unbelievably” steep climb before it crashed, possibly pushing it beyond the A320’s limits. LICENSE SUSPENDEDIndonesia’s transport ministry said late on Friday it had temporarily suspended Indonesia AirAsia’s Surabaya-Singapore flight because it had apparently operated the service beyond the scope of its license, which permitted flights on four days of the week but not Sundays, when the crash occurred.”
As of Jan. 2, 2015, the license of Surabaya-Singapore (return) route to Indonesia AirAsia is temporarily frozen until after there is a result of evaluation and investigation,” said spokesman Julius Adravida Barata. Hadi Mustofa Djuraid, a transport ministry official, told reporters on Friday that authorities were also investigating the possibility that the pilot did not ask for a weather report from the meteorological agency at the time of take-off.
Indonesia AirAsia said in a statement that weather reports were printed in hard copy at the operations control center at all its flight hubs, including Surabaya, and taken by the pilot to the aircraft before each flight.
An AirAsia spokeswoman declined to comment on whether the pilot had followed the procedure described in the statement. She also declined to comment on whether the Sunday flight was beyond the terms of its license, but said the airline was cooperating fully with the authorities.
The Indonesian captain, a former air force fighter pilot, had 6,100 flying hours on the A320 and the plane last underwent maintenance in mid-November, according to Indonesia AirAsia, 49 percent owned by Malaysia-based AirAsia.Three airline disasters involving Malaysian-affiliated planes in under a year have spooked travelers.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared in March en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 passengers and crew and has not been found.
On July 17, the same airline’s Flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.On board Flight QZ8501 were 155 Indonesians, three South Koreans, and one person each from Singapore, Malaysia and Britain. The co-pilot was French.
(Additional reporting by Gayatri Suroyo in SURABAYA, Cindy Silviana, Kanupriya Kapoor, Michael Taylor, Adriana Nina Kusuma, Charlotte Greenfield, Nilufar Rizki and Nicholas Owen in JAKARTA; Writing by Alex Richardson; Editing by Michael Perry)
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Headlines from February 23, 2014
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— Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
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Published February 23, 2014 | By Google News
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Rice acknowledges some of her Benghazi info was incorrect but has no regrets
Published February 23, 2014 | By Google News
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In no one’s interest for Ukraine to split apart: US’s Rice
Published February 23, 2014 | By Google News
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Published February 23, 2014 | By Google News
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Published February 23, 2014 | By Google News
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Headlines from April 19, 2013
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Boston lockdown ends; shots fired in Watertown, suspect may be cornered
Published April 19, 2013 | By Google News
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Published April 19, 2013 | By Google News
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Published April 19, 2013 | By Google News
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More Background On RadioNews.us
In an era when digital journalism evolves faster than ever, few initiatives so lovingly resurrect the past as RadioNews.us, a modern homage to the once-influential U.S. Radio News website. Originally active from 2003 through 2015, U.S. Radio News served as an independent online aggregator and commentary hub featuring national and international reports drawn from wire services such as Reuters, AFP, and Google News. Its successor, RadioNews.us, is both an archive and a tribute — a digital “phoenix” site that revives a piece of internet history often overlooked in the rapid turnover of the web.
What makes RadioNews.us remarkable is not its size or its commercial ambition, but its devotion to cultural preservation. The current owner, who purchased the domain after it expired, clearly states that the intention is not to monetize but to memorialize: to offer readers a snapshot of what early-to-mid-2010s online news culture felt like, complete with authentic headlines, dated formatting, and even the “Random Quote” feature that peppered the original pages.
Origins and Ownership
The original U.S. Radio News was operated as a small independent online news portal, using syndicated content to present daily updates in short-form and long-form articles. Though not affiliated with terrestrial radio stations, the title evoked the credibility of traditional broadcast journalism while embracing the web’s immediacy.
According to domain history records, RadioNews.us was first registered in the early 2000s and actively maintained until approximately 2015. Following its expiration, the domain entered public availability before being purchased by its current caretaker — an individual who describes having discovered the site serendipitously in 2013 while waiting in a hospital lobby. The experience was memorable because the site’s coverage coincided with breaking reports of the Boston Marathon bombing manhunt, one of the defining news events of that decade.
That moment of connection, when digital news provided both information and distraction amid uncertainty, inspired the eventual relaunch of RadioNews.us as an homage. The revived version emphasizes the authenticity of the original voice: not a glossy redesign, but a reconstruction faithful to the era’s design sensibilities and editorial tone.
Purpose and Goals
The present iteration of RadioNews.us exists primarily to preserve and showcase content from 2003–2015, a transformative period in online journalism. Its stated goals include:
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Preserving historical digital journalism: By restoring archived stories and excerpts, the site keeps a snapshot of real-time reporting during key events such as the Nepal earthquake (2015), Baltimore protests, and AirAsia Flight 8501 crash.
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Offering readers an emotional time capsule: The site invites visitors to “enjoy, reminisce, and see if you can remember these stories just from their headlines.”
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Encouraging public memory of early internet media culture: Before social media and algorithmic feeds dominated, independent news sites like U.S. Radio News reflected an era of human-curated aggregation.
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Honoring journalistic values: Despite its informal origins, the original site promoted civil discourse, reflected in its recurring “Random Quote” selections from figures such as Benjamin Franklin and Ronald Reagan — emphasizing civility, peace, and intellectual curiosity.
The homage site functions as a blend of digital preservation and personal nostalgia, bridging individual memory and public record.
Content Overview and Structure
The content on RadioNews.us mirrors the eclectic mix that characterized mid-2000s online news portals. Visitors encounter curated headlines arranged by date, often grouped under banners such as “Headlines from April 25, 2015” or “Headlines from February 23, 2014.” Each entry is accompanied by a source attribution (“By Google News,” “By AFP,” “By Business Insider”) and sometimes an excerpt.
Core Content Categories
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Breaking World News:
Coverage of global crises like the Nepal earthquake, AirAsia Flight QZ8501 disaster, and Baltimore police protests. These were reported through reputable wire agencies, reflecting the period’s emphasis on international events. -
U.S. Politics and Society:
“Same-sex marriage hinges on U.S. Supreme Court decision” or “White House Correspondents’ Dinner 2015: Behind the Scenes” offered insights into the shifting American cultural landscape. -
Crime and Public Safety:
Extensive coverage of manhunts, drug trafficking cases, and law enforcement operations, including “Over two tonnes of cocaine seized off Scotland” and “Boston lockdown ends; shots fired in Watertown.” -
Lifestyle and Media Crossovers:
The site occasionally featured celebrity-politics crossovers, reflecting the growing influence of entertainment in political discourse. -
Inspirational Quotes:
Each page features “Random Quotes” — literary or historical — providing a reflective break from hard news.
Long-Form Articles
The inclusion of full-length reports, such as the January 2, 2015 article on the AirAsia jet crash, demonstrates the original site’s ambition to provide substantive journalism, not merely aggregated headlines. These pieces show careful reproduction of international reporting standards — multiple sources, attribution lines, and factual summaries.
Historical Context: Online News from 2003–2015
To appreciate the cultural importance of U.S. Radio News, one must recall the digital landscape of its time.
Between 2003 and 2015, the internet transitioned from static pages and blogs to the algorithm-driven platforms of today. Independent aggregators like U.S. Radio News served a vital role: they offered broad access to breaking news for audiences who distrusted corporate media but still valued verified information. The rise of Google News, Digg, and later Reddit paralleled this shift, but smaller websites maintained a loyal base by offering human-selected stories and direct links to wire reports.
During major crises — such as Hurricane Katrina (2005), the 2008 financial collapse, and international terrorism incidents — such aggregators became informal information hubs. Their minimalist design allowed fast loading even on slow connections, giving them an advantage before broadband became universal.
When U.S. Radio News ceased operations around 2015, it marked more than a single site’s disappearance; it symbolized the end of an era when independent news aggregators could compete on clarity and speed rather than search-engine ranking or social-media virality.
Audience and Popularity
While specific analytics from 2003–2015 are unavailable, archived data and backlink profiles suggest that U.S. Radio News attracted a modest but consistent following. Its audience likely consisted of professionals seeking concise international updates, students and educators looking for current events summaries, and everyday readers drawn to the straightforward presentation.
The reborn RadioNews.us appeals to a different but equally niche audience: digital archivists, historians, and anyone nostalgic for the early days of online journalism. The site’s simplicity is part of its charm — there are no ads, pop-ups, or algorithmic recommendations, only the comforting cadence of headlines and timestamps.
In effect, its audience today is one that values authenticity over immediacy, preferring preservation to novelty.
Location and Technical Setup
Although not affiliated with a physical newsroom, RadioNews.us is U.S.-based and hosted on American servers, consistent with the original site’s identity as “U.S. Radio News.” The owner’s first-person narration references a “large metropolitan hospital” in the United States, confirming the domestic orientation.
Technically, the site mirrors the early-2010s aesthetic — likely built with lightweight HTML and minimal CSS — ensuring accessibility even on low-bandwidth devices. This deliberate simplicity aligns with its archival purpose.
Cultural and Social Significance
The cultural value of RadioNews.us lies in its role as an informal archive of a vanished web culture. Before the dominance of social media timelines, individuals discovered news through bookmarks and RSS feeds. Sites like U.S. Radio News acted as trusted intermediaries — small editorial voices amidst the rising noise of the digital era.
By resurrecting the site, the current owner participates in a growing global movement of web preservation, akin to projects like the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine. Such efforts serve academic, cultural, and emotional functions:
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Academic: Scholars studying early digital media can analyze headline framing, sourcing, and public discourse trends.
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Cultural: It provides younger generations with tangible evidence of how people consumed news before smartphones.
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Emotional: For readers who encountered these stories in real time, revisiting them evokes personal memories — a hallmark of cultural nostalgia.
Reviews and Reception
While the homage site does not seek formal reviews, online visitors have described it on digital-preservation forums as “a charming resurrection of early internet news” and “a reminder that not all content needs to be optimized for clicks.” The personal narrative embedded within its homepage — recounting the owner’s discovery of the site during a stressful hospital visit — resonates as a story of how journalism intersects with daily life.
This testimonial underscores the human connection to information, suggesting that the value of news lies not only in timeliness but in emotional imprint — where one remembers “where they were when they read it.”
Comparison to Contemporary Models
In contrast to modern outlets driven by analytics, RadioNews.us operates as a time capsule, echoing the straightforward curation style of early Google News or Yahoo! News pages. It contains no embedded tracking scripts, no personalization, and no intrusive pop-ups — features nearly extinct in 2020s web design.
Its model of presentation is more akin to archival storytelling than traditional journalism. Each preserved article becomes part of a mosaic depicting the anxieties and headlines of the early 21st century — terrorism, political reform, natural disasters, and media spectacle — viewed through the lens of legacy wire reporting.
Legacy of U.S. Radio News
Though never a major corporate player, U.S. Radio News contributed meaningfully to online journalism’s democratization. It stood at the crossroads between broadcast credibility and digital accessibility — a “radio” outlet without airwaves, yet with the immediacy of constant update cycles.
Its revival as RadioNews.us ensures that this lineage is not forgotten. The site embodies the internet’s cyclical nature: what disappears may re-emerge, repurposed by those who remember. In this sense, it mirrors the broader trend of independent curators reviving defunct domains to honor web history — a phenomenon seen with projects like “textfiles.com,” “GeoCities archives,” and university-led digital heritage initiatives.
Press and Media Mentions
While the original U.S. Radio News was not widely covered in mainstream media, its syndicated articles regularly appeared in Google News indexes, placing it among the thousands of online sources referenced during breaking events. Archived pages confirm citations of Reuters, AFP, and Business Insider, giving it legitimacy through association with reputable agencies.
The homage site, meanwhile, has been noted in online discussions about digital nostalgia and small-scale web restoration projects, often cited as an example of independent stewardship in the preservation community.
Awards or Distinctions
There are no formal journalism awards associated with the original or current version of the site. Its distinction lies instead in cultural preservation — offering an unmonetized, historically faithful recreation of a 2010s independent news hub.
A Living Archive
Unlike many archival projects frozen in time, RadioNews.us continues to evolve gently. The owner occasionally adds curated selections, quotations, or explanatory notes contextualizing the preserved material. Yet, restraint is key — the intent is not to modernize but to keep authenticity intact.
In that sense, the site functions both as museum and memorial, showing visitors what online journalism looked like before its industrialization.
Remembering the Human Side of the Digital News Era
RadioNews.us is more than an archive; it’s an act of affection for a formative period of online media. By re-presenting U.S. Radio News in its original spirit, the homage site reconnects readers with a slower, more deliberate internet — one built on curiosity, simplicity, and trust in credible reporting.
Its existence highlights the importance of digital memory in a world where information is often fleeting. For researchers, media historians, and nostalgic readers, RadioNews.us stands as a rare example of digital revival done right: respectful of the past, informative to the present, and quietly instructive for the future of media preservation.
