Why did news reporters wear hats when giving the news on the radio in the 1940s and 50s?

Question

Why did news reporters wear hats when giving the news on the radio in the 1940s and 50s?

Answer 1

If you notice, all men and women wore hats. Also the women usually wore gloves even when shopping for groceries. Seems like people had a lot of pride in how they dressed. It was kind to the eyes to see neatly dressed people.

Answer 2

wearing hats was the style for men  back then. The newspaper reporters had a little sign that said press on their hat.

Answer 3

back than every one wore hats or caps -- now they leave them off so you can see there faces -- gets me you will have a lady in a down pour or blizzard and be bare headed!!!

Answer 4

Everybody wore hats back then. Mostly fedoras, or pork pies, then stingy brims, or Boricinis, Panamas or statesmen.  

Answer 5

Sensitive to receding hair lines.

Answer 6

For the same reason my granddad put on his trilby because it was what was done in those days. Smart though! (and it kept his ears warmer he reckoned!)  

Answer 7

They are called a Fedora, and that was the style. My dad always wore one, even into the early 1970's.

I won't be surprised if we see a TV reporter wear a backwards baseball cap today, it's so in and immature.

Answer 8

It was nice...tipped to the side...classy

Answer 9

Men wore hats then. Have you ever seen movies from the 30s, or 40s especially? Most men wore hats.

Answer 10

I don't know ...I couldn't see them through the tiny holes in there!

Answer 11

I'm thinking it was so that  the "Press Card"  they stuck in the band of their hat could be visibly seen, even if they were on the radio.

Answer 12

Every job had it's dress codes.

Answer 13

That's the way people used to dress in the 30's, 40's and 50's.

Men wore suits and some wore hats. Women wore dresses, gloves and hats. There was more formality in dress at the time,  

Answer 14

It is very boring being a DJ on the radio. They got into character with a hat. Life wearing a costume.

Answer 15

This is a good question.  I never thought about this.  On that same note, why did we listen to Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy on the radio?  A ventriloquist and his dummy.  But they were very funny!

Answer 16

It was part of the fashion  most men back then wore a hat my grandfather would not leave the house without his hat.