As relações sociais da madrugada nas ondas do programa de rádio Pelotas à Noite (1997-2002)

Abstract

This dissertation had as its source and object of research the radio program Pelotas à Noite, broadcast by Rádio Universidade Católica de Pelotas (RU-UCPel) between 1997 and 2002, based on the Personal Sound Archive of radio broadcaster Roberto dos Reis Costa. The program was broadcast in an unconventional period: in the early hours of the morning from 00:00 to 03:00 from Monday to Friday. Presented by radio hosts Roberto Costa and Telmo Freitas, Pelotas à Noite was a variety program, focusing on everyday issues and the city of Pelotas. It also targeted the nightlife and the musicians from Pelotas, carrying out several programs outside the Rádio Universidade studios, which also led the program's listeners to go to these places to meet the radio hosts and other listeners they only knew through the airwaves. This group of faithful listeners was known for being called the Confraria da Madrugada. This program had a relevant space within the city of Pelotas/RS, being a place for the participation of various public figures, such as local and state politicians, in order to be accountable to the population regarding their actions in the political and social spheres. This work aims to contribute mainly to the history of the radio medium and its relationship with the city of Pelotas in the late 1990s and early 2000s, as well as the relationship between radio workers and their listeners.