The big broadcast, 1920-1950.
A new, rev., and greatly expanded ed. of Radio's golden age, the complete reference work, by Frank Buxton and Bill Owen. Introd. by Henry Morgan.
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Author
Contributions
- Owen, Bill, 1931- joint author. - Contributor
Publication
1972 - Viking Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
75,250 words, Guess
Page Count
301 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL5448050M
- ISBN-10067016240X
- OCLC Control Number354618
- OCLC Control Number1834505
- OCLC Control Numberbigbroadcast192100buxt
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number73149272
- LibraryThing594937
- Goodreads1544382
Classifications
- DDC791.44/0973
- LCCPN1991.3.U6 B78
Description
The Big Broadcast will guide readers in their search for an inside look at a radio that helped to shape the lives and the attitudes of the American people through the Twenties, the Depression, World War II and beyond. It is a compilation of information about the "golden age" of radio programs when Fibber McGee and Molly, The Shadow, and Information, Please were on the weekly listening schedule of American families. The A to Z listings include hundreds of radio programs from The A&P Gypsies to Ziegfeld Follies of the Air. Each entry includes cast lists, writers, theme music, openings and closings and descriptions of the programs and their chronology. There are narrative descriptions of such subjects as "Announcers," "Bid Band Remotes," "Soap Operas," and "Quiz Shows." Includes a comprehensive bibiliography and index.
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