By Tim Gray Senior Vice President When the world faced the polio pandemic in the mid-20th century, the reactions were similar to today.
Travel restrictions were put in place, individuals and even towns were quarantined, entertainment events were canceled — and showbiz pitched in to help.
Radio shows and movie theaters — the dominant forms of pop culture in those days — spearheaded the efforts to battle the disease.
On Jan. 24, 1938, Variety reported that radio stations had united to raise $1 million in one week, which translates to $18 million today.
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