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- catalog abstract "This fresh and engaging account of early radio's contributions to U.S. social and cultural life brings together varied perspectives of listeners who recall the programs that delighted and enchanted them. Radio, the first electronic medium to enter the home, is examined as a chief purveyor of family entertainment and as a bridge across regional differences. Barfield draws from over 150 accounts, providing a forum and a context for listeners of early radio to share their memories - from their first impressions of "that magical box" to favorite shows. Opening chapters trace the changing perceptions of radio as a "guest" or an "invader" in U.S. homes during the exuberant 1920s, the cash-scarce 1930s, and the rapidly changing World War II and post-war years. Later chapters offer listener responses to every major program type, including news reporting and commentary, sportscasts, drama, comedy series, crime and terror shows, educational and cultural programs, children's adventure series, soap operas, audience participation shows, and musical presentations [Publisher description].".
- catalog contributor b9832562.
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-209) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction : "No radio" and no "Radio" -- [Part] I : How They Listened -- Listening in the 1920s -- Listening in the 1930s -- Listening in (and after) the 1940s -- Car and portable radios -- Radio families -- [Part] II : What they heard -- Events and commentators -- Sportscasts -- Cultural, educational, and religious programs -- Morning to mid-afternoon programs -- Children's adventure programs -- Other children's programs -- Comedy programs -- Drama anthologies -- Crime and terror programs -- Music programs -- Audience participation, amateur talent, and related programs -- Radio travels : memory, time, and place -- Staying tuned : contemporary sources for old-time radio.".
- catalog description "This fresh and engaging account of early radio's contributions to U.S. social and cultural life brings together varied perspectives of listeners who recall the programs that delighted and enchanted them. Radio, the first electronic medium to enter the home, is examined as a chief purveyor of family entertainment and as a bridge across regional differences. Barfield draws from over 150 accounts, providing a forum and a context for listeners of early radio to share their memories - from their first impressions of "that magical box" to favorite shows. Opening chapters trace the changing perceptions of radio as a "guest" or an "invader" in U.S. homes during the exuberant 1920s, the cash-scarce 1930s, and the rapidly changing World War II and post-war years. Later chapters offer listener responses to every major program type, including news reporting and commentary, sportscasts, drama, comedy series, crime and terror shows, educational and cultural programs, children's adventure series, soap operas, audience participation shows, and musical presentations [Publisher description].".
- catalog extent "xvi, 218 p., [12] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Listening to radio, 1920-1950.".
- catalog identifier "0275954927 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Listening to radio, 1920-1950.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Westport, Conn. : Praeger,".
- catalog relation "Listening to radio, 1920-1950.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "791.44/0973/09041 20".
- catalog subject "PN1991.3.U6 B37 1996".
- catalog subject "Radio broadcasting United States History.".
- catalog subject "Radio programs United States History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction : "No radio" and no "Radio" -- [Part] I : How They Listened -- Listening in the 1920s -- Listening in the 1930s -- Listening in (and after) the 1940s -- Car and portable radios -- Radio families -- [Part] II : What they heard -- Events and commentators -- Sportscasts -- Cultural, educational, and religious programs -- Morning to mid-afternoon programs -- Children's adventure programs -- Other children's programs -- Comedy programs -- Drama anthologies -- Crime and terror programs -- Music programs -- Audience participation, amateur talent, and related programs -- Radio travels : memory, time, and place -- Staying tuned : contemporary sources for old-time radio.".
- catalog title "Listening to radio, 1920-1950 / Ray Barfield ; foreword by M. Thomas Inge.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".