History and technology collide as student repairs ’60s radio

  • Engineering Technology student Hayden Alberes, at left, of Pierre Part repaired a 1960s Telefunken shortwave radio that belonged to the father of NSU Professor of History Dr. Charles Pellegrin.
    Engineering Technology student Hayden Alberes, at left, of Pierre Part repaired a 1960s Telefunken shortwave radio that belonged to the father of NSU Professor of History Dr. Charles Pellegrin.

    A 60-year-old radio in need of repair created an opportunity for a Northwestern State University student to learn about technology of the past and how it remains relevant today.

    Dr. Charles Pellegrin, a professor of history at Northwestern State University, wanted to restore a radio that his father purchased when he completed his military service in November 1966. The elder Mr. Pellegrin saw an ad …