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Say Goodnight, Gracie
The Last Years of Network Radio
Av Jim Cox
Häftad, 2002
384 kr
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Until the late 1940s, most Americans relied heavily upon radio, the only means of mass communication they knew, for information and entertainment. But with the 1950s came television sets and prosperity enabled more people to afford them. Radio began a decline.This work examines what could be called …
Frank and Anne Hummert's Radio Factory
The Programs and Personalities of Broadcasting's Most Prolific Producers
Av Jim Cox
Häftad, 2003
396 kr
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Frank and Anne Hummert brought at least 125 separate series to the airwaves. The production dynasty over which they presided extended far beyond the serialized melodrama that became their trademark. Their genres also included music, mystery, juvenile adventure, quiz, sports, news, comedy and …
This Day in Network Radio
A Daily Calendar of Births, Deaths, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History
Av Jim Cox
Häftad, 2008
638 kr
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For each day of the calendar, this unique work details events that have significantly affected American network radio since the mid-1920s. Entries recount occasions, practices, or decisions which left indelible marks on broadcasting (listed by date of occurrence); the debuts and cancellations of …
Great Radio Soap Operas
Av Jim Cox
Häftad, 2008
517 kr
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This reference work contains exhaustive histories of 31 of network radio's most durable soap operas on the air between 1930 and 1960. The soap operas covered are Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories, Backstage Wife, Big Sister, The Brighter Day, David Harum, Front Page Farrell, The Guiding Light, Hilltop …
Great Radio Audience Participation Shows
Seventeen Programs from the 1940s and 1950s
Av Jim Cox
Häftad, 2008
487 kr
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This work contains the histories of Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, Art Linkletter's House Party, Break the Bank, The Breakfast Club, Bride and Groom, Can You Top This?, Dr. Christian, Dr. I.Q., Double or Nothing, Information Please, Queen for a Day, Stop the Music!, Strike It Rich, Take It or …
American Radio Networks
A History
Av Jim Cox
Häftad, 2009
517 kr
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This history of commercial radio networks in the United States provides a wealth of information on broadcasting from the 1920s to the present. It covers the four transcontinental webs that operated during the pre-television Golden Age, plus local and regional hookups, and the developments that have …
Radio Crime Fighters
More Than 300 Programs from the Golden Age
Av Jim Cox
Häftad, 2010
506 kr
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In the early days of radio, producers, directors and scriptwriters were well aware of the listening public's fascination with subject matter tinged with wrongdoing. Stories of right and wrong, crime and punishment, and law and order kept audiences of every age hooked for more than thirty years.This …
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons
A Complete History and Episode Log of Radio's Most Durable Detective
Av Jim Cox
Häftad, 2011
517 kr
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That "kindly old investigator," Mr. Keen, sought missing persons and unraveled crimes longer than any other fictional detective ever heard or seen on the air. For 18 years (1937-1955) and 1690 nationwide broadcasts, Keen and his faithful assistant Mike Clancy kept listeners coming back for more. …
Daytime Serials of Television, 1946-1960
Av Jim Cox
Häftad, 2010
517 kr
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The popularity of soap operas on radio made them a natural for the new medium of television, where soaps quickly became an audience favorite. As television soap operas developed, so did the level of sophistication in delivery, writing and production.This history of television's "golden age" soaps …
Music Radio
The Great Performers and Programs of the 1920s through Early 1960s
Av Jim Cox
Häftad, 2011
517 kr
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Long before the invention of "talk radio," music was the heart and soul of radio programming--whether standing alone, filling in the time between features, or identifying to widespread audiences the shows coming on and signing off the air.Jim Cox's Music Radio encompasses the entire range of …
Radio Speakers
Narrators, News Junkies, Sports Jockeys, Tattletales, Tipsters, Toastmasters and Coffee Klatch Couples Who Verbalized the Jargon of the Aural Ether from the 1920s to the 1980s--A Biographical Dictionary
Av Jim Cox
Häftad, 2011
517 kr
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In the days before television, radio was the constant voice in American life. When radio spoke, America listened--especially to the men and women who spoke directly to their unseen audience. Sometimes formal, sometimes as familiar as the friend next door, their presence filled the airwaves: …
Musicmakers of Network Radio
24 Entertainers, 1926-1962
Av Jim Cox
Häftad, 2012
638 kr
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Before television, radio was the sole source of simultaneous mass entertainment in America. The medium served as launching pad for the careers of countless future stars of stage and screen. Singers and conductors became legends by offering musical entertainment directly to Americans in their homes, …
Great Radio Sitcoms
Av Jim Cox
Häftad, 2012
396 kr
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On January 12, 1926, radio audiences heard the first exchanges of wit and wisdom between "Sam 'n' Henry"--the verbal jousters who would evolve into Amos 'n' Andy and whose broadcasts launched the radio sitcom. Here is a detailed look at 20 of the most popular such sitcoms that aired between the …
Radio Journalism in America
Telling the News in the Golden Age and Beyond
Av Jim Cox
Häftad, 2013
502 kr
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This history of radio news reporting recounts and assesses the contributions of radio toward keeping America informed since the 1920s. It identifies distinct periods and milestones in broadcast journalism and includes a biographical dictionary of important figures who brought news to the …
Radio After the Golden Age
The Evolution of American Broadcasting Since 1960
Av Jim Cox
Häftad, 2013
502 kr
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What became of radio after its Golden Age ended about 1960? Not long ago Arbitron found that almost 93 percent of Americans age 12 and older are regular radio listeners, a higher percentage than those turning to television, magazines, newspapers, or the Internet. But the sounds they hear now barely …
Sold on Radio
Advertisers in the Golden Age of Broadcasting
Av Jim Cox
Häftad, 2013
384 kr
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How was it that America would fund its nascent national radio services? Government control and a subscription-like model were both considered! Soon an advertising system emerged, leading radio into its golden age from the 1920s to the early 1960s.This work, divided into two parts, studies the …
Newspapers in Transition
American Dailies Confront the Digital Age
Av Jim Cox
Häftad, 2014
373 kr
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The impact of cyberspace on newsprint journalism is at the core of this text. After a brief history of U.S. news dailies and weeklies it turns attention to those journals' status today. A wide range of forces that impinge on their success and failure are explored, including the decline of their …
A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas
Av Jim Cox
E-bok, 2009
827 kr
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The period from 1925 to 1960 was the heyday of the American Radio Soap Opera. In addition to being part of popular culture, the soap opera had important commercial aspects as well that were not only related to their production, but also to the desperate need to sell products or perish. Both sides …
Historical Dictionary of American Radio Soap Operas
Av Jim Cox
E-bok, 2005
1503 kr
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The period from 1925 to 1960 was the heyday of the American Radio Soap Opera. In addition to being part of popular culture, the soap opera had important commercial aspects as well that were not only related to their production, but also to the desperate need to sell products or perish. Both sides …
A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas
Av Jim Cox
Häftad, 2009
761 kr
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The period from 1925 to 1960 was the heyday of the American Radio Soap Opera. In addition to being part of popular culture, the soap opera had important commercial aspects as well that were not only related to their production, but also to the desperate need to sell products or perish. Both sides …
Understanding Doctors' Performance
Av Pauline McAvoy, Allen Hutchinson m. fl.
E-bok, 2023
892 kr
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Understanding Doctors’ Performance addresses possible reasons why doctors under-perform, covering specific areas such as education and training, physical and mental health, workload, personality, organisational culture, drug and alcohol misuse, and cognitive impairment. It draws together evidence …
Understanding Doctors' Performance
Av Pauline McAvoy, Allen Hutchinson m. fl.
E-bok, 2023
892 kr
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Understanding Doctors’ Performance addresses possible reasons why doctors under-perform, covering specific areas such as education and training, physical and mental health, workload, personality, organisational culture, drug and alcohol misuse, and cognitive impairment. It draws together evidence …
Rural Healthcare
Av Tim Sanders, Christopher Clark m. fl.
E-bok, 2023
518 kr
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Rural Healthcare was the first textbook of rural medicine in the UK. In this fully revised second edition, it continues to fulfil the requirement for a resource dedicated to the particular needs of those living and practising in rural areas. Offering an authoritative, informative, evidence-based, …
Rural Healthcare
Av Tim Sanders, Christopher Clark m. fl.
E-bok, 2023
535 kr
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Rural Healthcare was the first textbook of rural medicine in the UK. In this fully revised second edition, it continues to fulfil the requirement for a resource dedicated to the particular needs of those living and practising in rural areas. Offering an authoritative, informative, evidence-based, …
Rural Healthcare
Av Jim Cox, Christopher Clark m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
550 kr
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Rural Healthcare was the first textbook of rural medicine in the UK. In this fully revised second edition, it continues to fulfil the requirement for a resource dedicated to the particular needs of those living and practising in rural areas. Offering an authoritative, informative, evidence-based, …
Rural Healthcare
Av Jim Cox, Christopher Clark m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
1576 kr
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Rural Healthcare was the first textbook of rural medicine in the UK. In this fully revised second edition, it continues to fulfil the requirement for a resource dedicated to the particular needs of those living and practising in rural areas. Offering an authoritative, informative, evidence-based, …
Rails Across Dixie
A History of Passenger Trains in the American South
Av Jim Cox
Häftad, 2016
638 kr
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Covering legendary and obscure intercity passenger trains in a dozen Southeastern states, this book details the golden age of train travel. The story begins with the inception of steam locomotives in 1830 in Charleston, South Carolina, continuing through the mid-1930s changeover to diesel and the …
Electric Motors in the Home Workshop
Av Jim Cox
Häftad, 1996
139 kr
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The author's earlier book Electric Motors (Workshop Practice Series No. 16) described the basic principles of operation and methods of application of the wide range of motor types likely to be encountered in small scale engineering. This book provides additional information about popular workshop …
