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Don't touch that dial! : Radio programming in American life, 1920-1960 / J. Fred MacDonald.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago : Nelson-Hall, c1979.Description: xii, 412 p., [10] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0882295284
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.44/0973
LOC classification:
  • PN1991.3.U6 M3
Contents:
The history of broadcasting, 1920-1960 -- The great escape : the story of radio comedy -- Detective programming and the search for law and order -- Westerns : from shoot-'em-ups to realism -- Soap operas as a social force -- The development of broadcast journalism -- Stride toward freedom : blacks in radio programming.
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Includes indexes.

Bibliography: p. 383-388.

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The history of broadcasting, 1920-1960 -- The great escape : the story of radio comedy -- Detective programming and the search for law and order -- Westerns : from shoot-'em-ups to realism -- Soap operas as a social force -- The development of broadcast journalism -- Stride toward freedom : blacks in radio programming.