The A to Z of Old Time Radio
- ISBN-10
- 0810876167
- ISBN-13
- 9780810876163
- Category
- Radio broadcasting
- Pages
- 330
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Authors
- Jon Swartz, Robert Reinehr
Description
The A to Z of Old Time Radio provides essential facts and information on the "golden age of radio" through 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 popular 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.
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