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Here’s a sign of how far we’ve come from the days of FDR’s series of fireside chats. President-elect Barack Obama plans to take his weekly radio address to the nation online to the place where he’s assured of reaching the masses: YouTube.

Obama taking weekly presidential radio address to YouTube
CHICAGO (AP) — The presidential radio adress is coming to the Internet.
President-elect Barack Obama plans to tape a weekly address for YouTube Internet viewers. For years, presidents have recorded the addresses just for radio listeners.
A four-minute address from Obama will be posted tomorrow through a YouTube link on his transition Web site, www.change.gov. He’ll continue the videos when he takes office in January.
Obama won’t be the only one in his administration taking a starring role online. An Obama spokeswoman says transition leaders and policy advisers will also appear in videos on a regular basis. Other officials, such as Cabinet members, could also take part.

Of course, while you’re checking out the President-elect’s YouTube vids, you can always stop by and pay us at visit on KXLY’s YouTube channel.

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