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Raised on Radio, In the late 1920s radio exploded almost overnight into being America's dominant entertainment, just as television would do twenty-five years later. Gerald Nachman, himself a product of the radio years, takes us back to the heyday of radio, bringing t, Raised on Radio

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Raised on Radio
Written by author Gerald Nachman
Published by University of California Press, August 2000
In the late 1920s radio exploded almost overnight into being America's dominant entertainment, just as television would do twenty-five years later. Gerald Nachman, himself a product of the radio years, takes us back to the heyday of radio, bringing t
In the late 1920s radio exploded almost overnight into being America's dominant entertainment, just as television would do twenty-five years later. Gerald Nachman, himself a product of the radio years, takes us back to the heyday of radio, bringing to lif

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Preface: Background Music vii
Introduction: Bedtime Stories 3
1 Radio-Free America 13
2 Vaudio 26
3 The Anticomedian 51
4 Nesting Instincts 73
5 Treadmill to Posterity 95
6 Wise Guys Finish First 119
7 Jokes, Inc. 139
8 For Your Listening and Dancing Pleasure 152
9 The Children's Hour 181
10 Saddle Sore 195
11 Valued Families 210
12 No WASPs Need Apply 237
13 We'll Be Back Right after These Words 257
14 A Voice of Another Color 271
15 Radio Noir--Cops and Grave Robbers 296
16 Minds over Matter 320
17 Just Folks 353
18 The Soap Factory 364
19 The Royal Family 388
20 Meet the Press 398
21 Best Seats in the House 430
22 Crunch, Creak, Crash, Whoosh, Wham, and Whoo-oooo 460
23 The Unseen Audience 470
24 We're a Little Late, Folks, So Good Night 485
Acknowledgments 503
Interviews 505
Bibliography 506
Index 510
Photo Credits 536

Title: Raised on Radio

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Item Number: 9780520223035

Publication Date: August 2000

Number: 1

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Universal Product Code (UPC): 9780520223035

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Weight: 0.200 kg (0.44 lbs)

Width: 6.130 cm (2.41 inches)

Heigh : 9.000 cm (3.54 inches)

Depth: 1.500 cm (0.59 inches)

Date Added: August 25, 2020, Added By: Ross

Date Last Edited: August 25, 2020, Edited By: Ross

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Raised on Radio

Being a huge fan of old time radio, it is kind of surprising that I had this book for about 10 years before ever plunging into it. It is a nicely organized encyclopedia of all the major genres, shows, and performers of the Golden Age of Radio without ever becoming pedantic or "text-bookish." Nachman does a wonderful job of theorizing on why certain performers and shows became huge hits and why others failed miserably after only a short time, despite the big names involved. I would heartily recommend this book to any devotee of radio history or to anyone interested in the development of entertainment in the 20th century. You won't be bored or disappointed.

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	Preface: Background Music	vii
	Introduction: Bedtime Stories	3
1	Radio-Free America	13
2	Vaudio	26
3	The Anticomedian	51
4	Nesting Instincts	73
5	Treadmill to Posterity	95
6	Wise Guys Finish First	119
7	Jokes, Inc.	139
8	For Your Listening and Dancing Pleasure	152
9	The Children's Hour	181
10	Saddle Sore	195
11	Valued Families	210
12	No WASPs Need Apply	237
13	We'll Be Back Right after These Words	257
14	A Voice of Another Color	271
15	Radio Noir--Cops and Grave Robbers	296
16	Minds over Matter	320
17	Just Folks	353
18	The Soap Factory	364
19	The Royal Family	388
20	Meet the Press	398
21	Best Seats in the House	430
22	Crunch, Creak, Crash, Whoosh, Wham, and Whoo-oooo	460
23	The Unseen Audience	470
24	We're a Little Late, Folks, So Good Night	485
	Acknowledgments	503
	Interviews	505
	Bibliography	506
	Index	510
	Photo Credits	536