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Today, RCA exists as a brand name only the various RCA trademarks are currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment and Technicolor, which in turn license the brand name to several other companies, including Voxx International, Curtis International, AVC Multimedia, TCL Corporation and Express LUCK International, Ltd. Though the company was rebounding by the mid 1980s, RCA never regained its former prestige and was reacquired by General Electric in 1986 over the next few years, GE liquidated most of the corporation's assets. RCA suffered enormous financial losses in the mainframe computer industry and other failed projects such as the CED videodisc. Additionally, the company began to face increasing competition in the US from international electronics firms such as Sony, Philips and Mitsubishi. He was general manager at the company's founding, became president in 1930, and remained active, as chairman of the board, until the end of 1969.ĭuring the 1970s, RCA's seemingly impregnable stature as a leader in technology and innovation began to weaken as it attempted to expand from its main focus of the development and marketing of consumer electronics and communications into a diversified multinational conglomerate. During this period, RCA was closely identified with the leadership of David Sarnoff.
The company was also a pioneer in the introduction and development of television, both black and white and especially color television. RCA also created the first nationwide American radio network, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). RCA was at the forefront of the mushrooming radio industry in the early 1920s, as a major manufacturer of radio receivers, and the exclusive manufacturer of the first superheterodyne sets. In 1932, RCA became an independent company after the partners were required to divest their ownership as part of the settlement of a government antitrust suit.Īn innovative and progressive company, RCA was the dominant electronics and communications firm in the United States for over five decades. It was initially a patent trust owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse, AT&T Corporation and United Fruit Company. The RCA Corporation was a major American electronics company, which was founded as the Radio Corporation of America in 1919. According to the Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship, "the award acknowledges farmers who take voluntary actions to improve or protect the environment and our state’s natural resources.Technicolor SA (trademark rights only, 1987–present) On Richard's left, is Jeff's wife Barbara. They're 4th and 5th from left in the 2019 photo below when their family was recognized with one of the Iowa Farm Environmental Leader awards at the Iowa State Fair. Not only have they done a great job nurturing their love for one another for more than seven decades, but Rosalene (91) and Richard (95) also have a huge family. The Times-Republican reports they have seven kids and 27 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. This past summer, they celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary, good for the longest current marriage in Iowa, according to the Worldwide Marriage Encounter that's been honoring long-married U.S. They lived most of their lives together on a farm near Haverville, Iowa, but moved to Marshalltown in the late 1990s. Rosalene and Richard would marry the following year, on August 9, 1948. Simple as that." Rosalene liked what she saw, too: "He was tall, dark, and handsome." Richard told the Times-Republican, "She was beautiful. Truman was President of the United States at the time. When they were married, you could get a pound of bacon for 77 cents and the milkman would bring a half-gallon to your door for just 44 cents.įor Richard Heil, it was love at first sight when he saw Rosalene Neuroth in March of 1947. The longest-married couple in the state of Iowa has been together long enough to see 14 different presidents in the White House. If anyone in Iowa can top the incredible 74-plus years of Harold and Joyce, please let me know.
Turns out this story that I did last week based on the Worldwide Marriage Encounter was a little off. Maybe I should say to our knowledge, they're the longest-married couple in Iowa.
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