The Great Radio Audience Participation Shows: Seventeen Programs from the 1940s and 1950s

Author:   Jim Cox
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   illustrated Edition
ISBN:  

9780786440467


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   13 November 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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The Great Radio Audience Participation Shows: Seventeen Programs from the 1940s and 1950s


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Author:   Jim Cox
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   illustrated Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780786440467


ISBN 10:   0786440465
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   13 November 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface      1. Art Linkletter’s House Party      2. Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts      3. Break the Bank      4. The Breakfast Club      5. Bride and Groom      6. Can You Top This?      7. Dr. Christian      8. Dr. I.Q.      9. Double or Nothing      10. Information Please      11. Queen for a Day      12. Stop the Music!      13. Strike It Rich      14. Take It or Leave It      15. Truth or Consequences      16. Welcome Travelers      17. You Bet Your Life      Appendix: An Annotated Guide to Network Radio Audience Participation Shows      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

Reviews

"""analysis of the programs is informative and deep...entries are interesting to read..fun""--Booklist; ""fascinating...a great read. You won't be disappointed""--Chattanooga Airwaves; ""extensive""--Choice; ""through lengthy overviews of each series, with credits and sponsors, Cox documents the history of each series with warmth and humor""--Big Reel; ""an addictive read...hard-to-find personal data on the people involved with the shows""--Classic Images; ""a treasure...well done""--Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters Radio and Television; ""wonderful...excellent""--Chattanooga Airwaves; ""fully details the complete history, story-line, sponsors, cast and crew of seventeen audience participation programs...entertaining...the author has peppered every page with obscure, but fascinating detail...perfect""--Radio Recall."


Through lengthy overviews of each series, with credits and sponsors, Cox documents the history of each series with warmth and humor -- Big Reel Big Reel


analysis of the programs is informative and deep...entries are interesting to read..fun --<i>Booklist</i>; fascinating...a great read. You won't be disappointed --<i>Chattanooga Airwaves</i>; extensive --<i>Choice</i>; through lengthy overviews of each series, with credits and sponsors, Cox documents the history of each series with warmth and humor --<i>Big Reel</i>; an addictive read...hard-to-find personal data on the people involved with the shows --<i>Classic Images</i>; a treasure...well done --<i>Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters Radio and Television</i>; wonderful...excellent --<i>Chattanooga Airwaves</i>; fully details the complete history, story-line, sponsors, cast and crew of seventeen audience participation programs...entertaining...the author has peppered every page with obscure, but fascinating detail...perfect --<i>Radio Recall.</i>


analysis of the programs is informative and deep...entries are interesting to read..fun --Booklist; fascinating...a great read. You won't be disappointed --Chattanooga Airwaves; extensive --Choice; through lengthy overviews of each series, with credits and sponsors, Cox documents the history of each series with warmth and humor --Big Reel; an addictive read...hard-to-find personal data on the people involved with the shows --Classic Images; a treasure...well done --Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters Radio and Television; wonderful...excellent --Chattanooga Airwaves; fully details the complete history, story-line, sponsors, cast and crew of seventeen audience participation programs...entertaining...the author has peppered every page with obscure, but fascinating detail...perfect --Radio Recall.


Author Information

Jim Cox, a leading radio historian, is an award-winning author of numerous books on the subject. A retired college professor, he lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

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