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""Cox is...prolific writer on the subject of radio and its history...highly recommended""--The Illustrated Press; ""much of value...worthwhile reading...a necessary addition""--Radio Recall; ""an enjoyable book...fascinating""--DX News; ""Jim Cox has turned out another book on golden age radio...a volume long overdue...an admirable job""--Radio Collectors of America; ""an enjoyable book...fascinating""--Monitoring Times; ""heartily endorse it""--Old Radio Times; ""Jim Cox is an award winning author because of his prolific research and writing in old time radio. He has written definitive books on radio soap opera, radio sitcoms, radio music, radio audience participation shows and several other books in that genre...an enjoyable book...fascinating""--The Indiana Historical Radio Society Bulletin.

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Jim Cox was the recipient of the 2002 Ray Stanich Award, given to one individual annually for prolific research and writing in old time radio, at the Friends of Old Time Radio Convention, vintage radio's largest annual event. In 2007, Cox received the Stone-Waterman Award presented by the Cincinnati Old Time Radio and Nostalgia Convention for outstanding contributions to the preservation of old time radio history. He is the author of numerous books, including Radio Speakers (2006), The Daytime Serials of Television, 1946-1960 (2006), Music Radio (2005), Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons (2004), Frank and Anne Hummert's Radio Factory (2003), Radio Crime Fighters (2002), Say Goodnight, Gracie (2002) and The Great Radio Audience Participation Shows (2001), all from McFarland. He is a retired college professor living in Louisville, Kentucky.

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