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Documents the historical contributions of African American to broadcasting in The United States over a period beginning with the birth of commercial radio in the 1920s and ending in 1955.

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Truly extraordinary...The definitive reference work on the topic...An essential purchase for all public and academic libraries. Library Journal, Starred Review The author is to be congratulated for making the fruits of his painstaking labour available to the public and the publishers for offering us a work that is both highly entertaining and easy to read. The result is a mine of information which readers will find hard to put down. Reference Reviews 20060801 A great deal of research went into this work, and it contains much valuable and interesting information...comprehensive collections in broadcasting and in African American studies will want to consider this set for its wealth of information. Booklist 20060201 A huge labor of love...one learns a great deal about an almost forgotten topic...often fascinating. Communication Booknotes Quarterly The great value of Swingin' on the Etherwaves is that it provides original reviews, articles, and other materials from the sources consulted, providing a wealth of research materials for students and scholars. The work is highly recommended for all public and academic libraries, and is a must for all dedicated African American collections. American Reference Books Annual This ambitious two-volume reference is a chronological account of African-American contributions to broadcasting in the US from 1924-1955. The material is presented in an inclusive, non-interpretive format, with a descriptive narrative of each era under consideration at the beginning of each chapter followed by a chronology of the broadcasts from the period. The listings comprise an exhaustive compilation of original material, quoted in full, for each date listed. B&w photos are interspersed throughout. Author Sampson, a retired engineer who writes and consults on the historical contributions of African Americans to the entertainment industry, explains in his introduction that the material did not fit into a thematic or topical format, hence the chronological arrangement. Reference and Research Book News

Author Information

Henry T. Sampson is a researcher and author of five books on the historical contributions of African Americans to the culture of the United States, including That's Enough Folks: Black Images in Animated Cartoons, 1900-1960 (SCP, 1998) and Blacks in Black and White: A Source Book on Black Films, 2nd Ed. (SCP, 1995). He is a contributing author to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, as well as author of ""African-Americans in Animated Cartoons,"" a CD-ROM Project at the University of Indiana.

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