Dialing POP-CORN

<p>For decades there was a phone service in Northern California that would read you the time and date if you dialed POP-CORN, the letters that represented 767-2676. That service went dark back in 2007, and Bay Curious listener George wants to know why. In this nostalgic episode, we take a romp through the innovative technlology that powered time-and-date services, and meet the beloved voice behind POP-CORN, Joanne Daniels.</p><p>Additional Reading: </p> Read the transcript for this episode You Used to Be Able to Call POP-CORN and Get the Time. What Happened to That? Sign up for our newsletter ...