The A To Z Of Old Time Radio

Author : Robert C. Reinehr,Jon D. Swartz
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-09
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781461672074

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The A to Z of Old Time Radio by Robert C. Reinehr,Jon D. Swartz Pdf

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.

Author : Robert C. Reinehr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Radio broadcasting
ISBN : OCLC:847619738

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The A to Z of Old-time Radio by Robert C. Reinehr Pdf

Author : John Dunning
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 841 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1998-05-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780195076783

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On the Air by John Dunning Pdf

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.

Author : Jim Cox
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0810863499

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The A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas by Jim Cox Pdf

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.

Author : Jon D. Swartz,Robert C. Reinehr
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-12
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780810864221

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Historical Dictionary of Old Time Radio by Jon D. Swartz,Robert C. Reinehr Pdf

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.

Author : John Dunning
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UOM:49015002919372

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Tune in Yesterday by John Dunning Pdf

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.

Author : Ted Sennett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112177923

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The Old-time Radio Book by Ted Sennett Pdf

Author : Brian Rogers
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781669878339

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Adventures in Old Time Radio by Brian Rogers Pdf

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.

Author : Raymond Detrez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000066447948

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The A to Z of Bulgaria by Raymond Detrez Pdf

Few states have fought as hard or as long to be established as that of the Republic of Bulgaria. The Bulgarians have over the centuries created their own principalities, kingdoms, and republics only to have them crushed by stronger entities, including the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. While recently, the communist regime was largely dominated by and overly submissive to the Soviet Union. Fortunately, about 15 years ago, a new republic arose, which began revamping the economy, reviving the political life, and forging a new place in Europe. The A to Z of Bulgaria contains more than 600 cross-referenced entries on Bulgarian historical periods, places, terms, organizations, events, and personalities. The number of entries, dealing with historical figures and events, has been considerably enlarged, and all of the entries of the first edition that have remained were carefully updated. The newest insights of Bulgarian historiography as practiced in Bulgaria and abroad are also reflected. In addition, the book includes a brief introduction into Bulgarian history from the earliest times until mid-2005 (including the formation of the current cabinet), an easy-reference chronology of Bulgarian history, several maps, and lists of Bulgarian political parties, administrations, and leaders. A comprehensive bibliography is included to facilitate further reading on Bulgaria and Bulgarian history.

Author : David S. Siegel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1593935374

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Remembering Radio by David S. Siegel Pdf

Contains interviews of old-time radio performers and family members.

Author : Luther F. Sies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 920 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UOM:39015050269888

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Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960 by Luther F. Sies Pdf

This encyclopedic work comprehensively covers the performers and programming on American radio from its inception to its golden age. Extensively researched over the course of more than twenty years, this new work is the definitive source for scholars of communication, social and cultural history and the popular arts, as well as devoted fans of radio history. The encyclopedia includes entries for programs, announcers, orchestras, musicians, vocalists, comedians, vocal groups, readers, whistlers, musical saw soloists, ministers, sports commentators, reviewers (of books, plays and movies), celebrities, and other personnel broadcasting over American radio from the 1920s to the 1960s. Additional entries cover commercial radio, educational broadcasting, firsts in radio history, opera on radio, religious broadcasting, sports broadcasting, women in radio, border radio, children's programs, comedy on radio, crime shows and mysteries, daytime dramatic serials, and disk jockeys, among other topics.

Author : Aubrey J. Sher Ph. D.
Publisher : Xlibris
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08
Category : History
ISBN : 148367908X

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Those Great Old-Time Radio Years by Aubrey J. Sher Ph. D. Pdf

"Those Great Old-Time Radio Years" takes the listener on a memorable ride from the invention of the radio into its nostalgic Golden Age when the author brings back memories of programs that developed a listener's power of imagination before television made its debut. The book is comprised of an Introduction and eleven chapters, each headed by a picture that aptly pertains to it. The eleven chapters cover the following subjects: (1) The Golden Age of Radio; (2) Adventure, Mystery, and Suspense; (3) Broadcasting: News, Sports, Gossip and Disc Jockeys; (4) Children's Programs; (5) Comedy and Variety; (6) Music; (7) Quiz and Panel; (8) Sitcom; (9) Soap Opera; (10) Theater; and (11) Western.

Author : Richard Lamparski
Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0517548550

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Whatever Became Of-- ? by Richard Lamparski Pdf

Author : H G Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798730539709

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The War of the Worlds Illustrated by H G Wells Pdf

The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialised in 1897 by Pearson's Magazine in the UK and by Cosmopolitan magazine in the US. The novel's first appearance in hardcover was in 1898 from publisher William Heinemann of London. Written between 1895 and 1897, it is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race. The novel is the first-person narrative of both an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and of his younger brother in London as southern England is invaded by Martians. The novel is one of the most commented-on works in the science fiction canon.

Author : Jim Cox
Publisher : Historical Dictionaries of Lit
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UOM:39015062863850

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Historical Dictionary of American Radio Soap Operas by Jim Cox Pdf

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, networ