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The A To Z Of Old Time Radio
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Author : Robert C. Reinehr
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
The A To Z Of Old Time Radio written by Robert C. Reinehr and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Radio broadcasting categories.
The A To Z Of Old Time Radio
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Author : Robert C. Reinehr
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2010-04-09
The A To Z Of Old Time Radio written by Robert C. Reinehr and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-09 with Performing Arts categories.
The term Old Time Radio refers to the relatively brief period from 1926, when the National Broadcasting Company first began network broadcasting, until approximately 1960, when television became the dominant communication medium in the United States. During this time, radio was as popular and ubiquitous as television is today. It was amazingly varied in the types of programming it offered; many characters and programs were so popular that virtually everyone was familiar with them. Even today, recorded versions of these programs are still extremely popular and widely available, both from commercial outlets and from hobbyists. Behind the production of these programs was a complex technological and financial infrastructure that had to be developed virtually from scratch in a world unaccustomed to the rapid communication and technological marvels that we take for granted today. The A to Z of Old Time Radio provides essential facts and information on the Golden Age of Radio. This is accomplished through the use of a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on the radio networks, programs, directors, producers, writers, actors, radio series, and radio stations. Entries on your favorite shows—The Lone Ranger, The Shadow, Dragnet, and Suspense—and actors—Bob Hope, George Burns, Gracie Allen, and Edgar Bergen—will have you jumping from one entry to the next as you relive old favorites and discover hidden treasures from the Golden Age of Radio.
On The Air
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Author : John Dunning
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1998-05-07
On The Air written by John Dunning and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-05-07 with Performing Arts categories.
A wonderful reader for anyone who loves the great programs of old-time radio, this definitive encyclopedia covers American radio shows from their beginnings in the 1920s to the early 1960s.
Handbook Of Old Time Radio
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Author : Jon David Swartz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Handbook Of Old Time Radio written by Jon David Swartz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Performing Arts categories.
Lists more than 2,000 different programs, details of the program's airing, availability, and, where appropriate, story lines. Includes indexes of over 8,000 performers and program titles. ...a good one-stop source for information about Old Time Radio...covers so much information in a single, usable source... --RQ ...the best old-time radio book published since 1976...this is definitely a book all OTR buffs can use... --THE BIG REEL
Historical Dictionary Of Old Time Radio
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Author : Jon D. Swartz
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2007-11-12
Historical Dictionary Of Old Time Radio written by Jon D. Swartz and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-12 with Performing Arts categories.
The term Old Time Radio refers to the relatively brief period from 1926, when the National Broadcasting Company first began network broadcasting, until approximately 1960, when television became the dominant communication medium in the United States. During this time, radio was as popular and ubiquitous as television is today. It was amazingly varied in the types of programming it offered; many characters and programs were so popular that virtually everyone was familiar with them. Even today, recorded versions of these programs are still extremely popular and widely available, both from commercial outlets and from hobbyists. Behind the production of these programs was a complex technological and financial infrastructure that had to be developed virtually from scratch in a world unaccustomed to the rapid communication and technological marvels that we take for granted today. The Historical Dictionary of Old Time Radio provides essential facts and information on the Golden Age of Radio. This is accomplished through the use of a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on the radio networks, programs, directors, producers, writers, actors, radio series, and radio stations. Entries on your favorite shows_The Lone Ranger, The Shadow, Dragnet, and Suspense_and actors_Bob Hope, George Burns, Gracie Allen, and Edgar Bergen_will have you jumping from one entry to the next as you relive old favorites and discover hidden treasures from the Golden Age of Radio.
The A To Z Of American Radio Soap Operas
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Author : Jim Cox
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2009-07-17
The A To Z Of American Radio Soap Operas written by Jim Cox and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-17 with Performing Arts categories.
The period from 1925 to 1960 was the heyday of the American Radio Soap Opera. In addition to being part of popular culture, the soap opera had important commercial aspects as well that were not only related to their production, but also to the desperate need to sell products or perish. Both sides of this story are traced in this comprehensive compendium. The dictionary section, made up of more than 500 cross-referenced entries, provides brief vignettes of the more popular and also less well-known 'soaps,' among them Back Stage Wife, Our Gal Sunday, Pepper Young's Family and The Guiding Light. Other entries evoke those who brought these programs to life: the actors, announcers, scriptwriters, networks, and even the sponsors. Nor are the basic themes, the stock characters and the gimmick, forgotten. The book's introduction defines the soap opera, examines the span of the radio serial, reviews its origins and its demise, and focuses on the character types that made up its denizens. The chronology outlines the period and the bibliography offers further reading. Together, these elements make a comprehensive reference work that researchers will find invaluable long into the future.
Tune In Yesterday
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Author : John Dunning
language : en
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Release Date : 1976
Tune In Yesterday written by John Dunning and has been published by Prentice Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Radio programs categories.
Descriptions of the plots and characters of the most popular radio shows are included as well as basic information on schedules, writers, sponsors, and performers. In alphabetical order.
The Old Time Radio Book
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Author : Ted Sennett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
The Old Time Radio Book written by Ted Sennett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Radio broadcasting categories.
Remembering Radio
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Author : David S. Siegel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-06
Remembering Radio written by David S. Siegel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06 with Performing Arts categories.
Contains interviews of old-time radio performers and family members.
Adventures In Old Time Radio
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Author : Brian Rogers
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2023-05-22
Adventures In Old Time Radio written by Brian Rogers and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-22 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Before there was television, before there were computers, before there was the Internet with its audio and video streaming, before there were cell phones, iPods, and iPads, there was radio. Beginning in the early 1920s, electrical waves—mysterious to many—could be sent from senders or transmitters into boxes called radios in people’s homes. Sometimes the boxes weren’t boxes at all. In radio’s earliest days, hobbyists built radios (called crystal sets) with wire and empty oatmeal boxes or similar materials. By 1930, radios were becoming massive pieces of wooden furniture proudly residing in living rooms. At first, the waves carried talks and music from transmitters in cities into radios nearby. But, in 1926, dependable chains or networks of radio stations were being put together with telephone wires, and people in many cities could listen to the same programs simultaneously. In the 1930s, local vocalists and other performers were being replaced on the air by network shows that informed, entertained, and enlightened. During the Great Depression, free entertainment coming over the radio helped ease evenings spent fretting over lack of employment and unpaid bills. Programs such as Fibber McGee and Molly and Jack Benny brought laughter into millions of homes. Suspense and similar shows inspired terror, and Dragnet and Your FBI in Peace and War brought mystery. As World War II neared, and all through the conflict, radio instantly brought into homes everywhere news of major and minor events. Because of radio’s immediacy, we learned, the same day, when Pearl Harbor was attacked, when Allied soldiers landed in France, and when surrender agreements were signed with Germany and Japan. In his book, Brian Rogers, in a collection of articles based on material he has researched and written for various radio hobby publications, introduces some of the events and personalities that made up the golden age of radio, roughly from 1930 to 1960, and the decade preceding when radio was taking its first electronic baby steps. He also shares his personal story with old-time radio and how, with warmly glowing vacuum tubes, his own hand-me-down radio brought friends to a boy who thought he had no friends.