Sony Celebrates 40 Years Of Walkman
A 1980 Sony Walkman (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
Lordy lordy! Look who’s turning 40!
This summer marks the 40th anniversary of the Sony Walkman. It was a portable device that changed the way we listened to music.
This week in Tokyo, Sony celebrated the Walkman with a display called “Walkman In The Park.”
Visitors could listen to cassettes, CDs and digital audio on the original equipment. Every Walkman you could think of was up for people to see.
Do you have an old Walkman that still works? When was the last time you used it?
Ransom Garcia is the music director and afternoon host on 1079 Coyote Country. He’s been with the station since 2017, but he’s been on the Las Vegas airwaves since 2003. Although he's Vegas Born AND Raised, Ransom also has on-air duties on sister station Kiss 95.1 in Charlotte, NC. He is also set to be inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame in September of 2024. Ransom writes articles about pop culture, human interests, technology, video games and anything affecting Las Vegas.
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