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m NATIONAL EfiOADCASTINQ COMPANY, general library 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK, N. 1 >:.-s Vr-. iS- ’ NBC VOL. 6 JANUARY, 1940 No. 1 LATEST PROGRESS IN TELEVISION NEW YEAR SftS MANY TRAINING FCC VIEWS NEW PORTABLE UNIT GROUPS HELD FOR YOUNGER MEN elevision de- S the New Year ajrproaches and gets underway, it finds T velops so rapid- AI the largest number yet of employe training courses ly that it is always in action. This is a result of the Company’s policy of filling outmoding its own vacancies from its own ranks. It has been said more and news. This month more often in the past few years that the Company is old there are several enough to prepare its personnel to fill the responsible posi- items for the record. tions created or opened as time goes on, and this year a We are all familiar more comprehensve effort than ever is being made in that with the ten-ton, direction. two-truck mobile Ashton Dunn of Personnel has already organized a group unit which has so for the purpose of learning the structure and activities of successfully picked various departments. It is similar to last year’s group which up such nemos as was developed to satisfy the expressed interest of the younger Evolution of an Idea. boxing and tennis employes. Some of the more specialized courses recently matches, and base- planned or begun are working in connection with the larger ball and football games. This sleek monster is the incredi- group to fill out the general training program. -
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VI\0901ZV~ VN313 8!lqnd UB8!J8WV 8~l pUB O! PB~ AIJBj The Listener's Voice The Listener's Voice Early Radio and the American Public ELENA RAZLOGOVA PENN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS PHILAD LPHIA " Copyright 2011 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission (rom the publisher. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 www.upenn.eduipennpress Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 A Cataloging-in-Publication record is available from the Library of Congress ISBN 978-0-8122·4320-8 10(J)0 I)OUlJUI U! PUt) s:juJ)t)d lUi )0:::1 Contents Preface: The Moral Economy of American Broadcasting At Ringside 11 2 Jumping the Waves 33 3 Voice of the Listener 55 4 Listeners Write the Scripts 75 5 Measuring Culture 98 6 Gang Busters U5 7 Vox Jox 132 Epilogue 152 List of Abbreviations 160 Notes 163 Index 209 Acknowledgments 215 Preface The Moral Economy of American Broadcasting When Gang Busters came on the air Kanny Roy was packing her grand daughter's suitcase. It was nine oclock in the evening in September of 1942. It did not take her long to realize that the story concerned her son. Twelve years previously, she sold dresses at a ready-to-wear shop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, her husband ran electric trains at a foundry, and her son, Virgil Harris, processed corn at a starch factory. -
SPORTS PROGRAMMING in SMALL MARKET RADIO Eugene Delisio A
SPORTS PROGRAMMING IN SMALL MARKET RADIO by Eugene DeLisio A Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MASTER OF ARTS Department of Communication UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT Stevens Point, Wisconsin May, 1995 THESIS APPROVAL FORH Graduate School - University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, Wisconsin April 20, 1995 P.onth Day Year Delisio, Eugene Last Name {Please Print or Type} First Name .Middle 1506 South Adams Ave .• #111 Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449 , , Permanent .Address - Number and Street City State Zip Tit 1 e of The s i s : Sp or t s P r o gr a mm i n g in Sm a 11 Mark et 8 a d i a omn1 t tee Mem er ~ ~ 2 µ-£i.· t-~ Corrrnittee Me er Thesis approved for Co hour of credit. Thesis Deposit Deadlines: 10 days prior to graduation if student is participating in the cormiencement ceremony. By the graduation date if student is not participating in the co1m1encement ceremony. Please return this form to the Dean of the Graduate School. FORMD Report on Ora'l Defense of Thesis TITLE: Sports Programming in Small Market Radio AUTHOR: __E_u_,g,t..e.;_n_e_D.;_e..::....;::_L.::.i.::.s.::.i.::.o ____________ Having heard an oral defense of the above thesis, the Adtiisory Committee: , I ~) Finds the defense of the thesis to be satisfactory and accepts the thesis as submitted, subject to the following recommendation(s), if any: --8) Finds the defense of the thesis to be unsatisfactory and recommends that tl1e defeme of the thesis be rescheduled contingent upon: \ \ \,, l \ (f (I c- Date: \\ ~\(},\ \ _ 1 \ 2 Committee: \ .1 \~- t\ ---'·. -
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II NfE, 1931 I Mai elen Keller's Radio Adventur FALSE TEETH ARE A GREAT INVENTION BUT KEEP YOUR OWN AS LONG AS YOU CAN Humanity has good reason to fear pyorrhea MANY people are self- investment in the health of your mouth and the safety . conscious and uncom- of your teeth. fortable today with false False teeth are a great invention, but keep your teeth who might have been own as long as you can. Forhan Company, Inc., New spared the loss of their own. York; Forhan's Ltd., Montreal. Pyorrhea, which comes to four people out of every five who pass the age of forty, NOW ON THE AIR! can rob you of your teeth New Forhan program— featuring Evangeline Adams, world- and break down your very famous astrologer — every Monday and Wednesday at P.M. Eastern Daylight Saving Time Columbia network. health if permitted to go 7.30 — . unchecked. The first symp- toms are tender gums that bleed easily when brushed. As it pro- gresses, it makes gums soft and spongy until teeth often loosen in their sockets and either fall out or must be extracted. But don't wait for these symptoms. Many people have the beginnings of pyorrhea in their mouths for ten years before outward signs appear. To be safe, see your dentist at least twice a year and brush your teeth twice daily with Forhan's. The formula of a pyorrhea specialist In your own home your teeth are your own responsi- bility. It is up to you to give them the finest care possible. -
Radio Digest, 1930
igi ii hm tear ells the World (9ctob er "kitty-Ewe Cents • it 7(pget C—C.B.S. *' S. F letch Heywood Broun f Rupert Hughes J. PET SUPERSTITIONS OF RADIO TAR —— **lr 4 HHHHI hy shouldyour mouth become^ tOO SOOn MIDDLE AGED ? AS millions of people know, Forhan's purpose. It tones up the gums. Used as ilwas developed by a dentist, R. J. recommended, with thorough massage at Forhan, D.D.S., who specialized in the the time of brushing, it firms them up treatment of pyorrhea for years. brings a tingling vigor and freshened And as any dentist will tell you, this circulation—helps to keep them in the ailment of the gums is more prevalent in glow of health. people over forty. That is why the use of Forhan's is rec- But these facts do not mean that you ommended before pyorrhea develops. should passively let your gums develop If you suspect that you have this com- the weakness of middle age, before you mon ailment, if your gums are tender, by adopt Forhan's as your dentifrice. all means see your dentist immediately and let him prescribe proper care. It is first of all the dentifrice for the mouth of youth—to help you keep the But as a matter of simple precaution, teeth and gums young. There is no safer, anyone who values firm teeth and a milder dentifrice than Forhan's for chil- healthy mouth should adopt Forhan's as dren, because there is no dentifrice of his dentifrice, or hers. -
Neil Postman's Missing Critique: a Media Ecology Analysis of Early Radio 1920-1935
University of Massachusetts Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Open Access Dissertations 5-13-2011 Neil Postman's Missing Critique: A Media Ecology Analysis of Early Radio 1920-1935 Donna Lee Halper University of Massachusetts Amherst, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/open_access_dissertations Part of the Broadcast and Video Studies Commons Recommended Citation Halper, Donna Lee, "Neil Postman's Missing Critique: A Media Ecology Analysis of Early Radio 1920-1935" (2011). Open Access Dissertations. 368. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/open_access_dissertations/368 This Open Access Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in Open Access Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact [email protected]. NEIL POSTMAN’S MISSING CRITIQUE: A MEDIA ECOLOGY ANALYSIS OF EARLY RADIO, 1920-1935 A Dissertation presented by DONNA LEE HALPER Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy May 2011 Communication © Copyright by Donna Lee Halper 2011 All Rights Reserved NEIL POSTMAN’S MISSING CRITIQUE: A MEDIA ECOLOGY ANALYSIS OF EARLY RADIO, 1920-1935 A Dissertation presented by DONNA LEE HALPER Approved as to style and content by: ________________________________________ Jarice Hanson, Chair ________________________________________ Erica Scharrer, Member _______________________________________ Olga Gershenson, Member ___________________________________________ Lisa Henderson, Chair Communication DEDICATION I dedicate this work to my late parents, Bea and Sam Halper, who taught me to love and appreciate books; and to the late Dr. Robert DeLancey, who believed in me at a time in my life when nobody else did. -
National Broadcasting Company History Files [Finding Aid]
NBC: A Finding Aid to the National Broadcasting Company History Files at the Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 1999 Revised 2010 March Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/mbrsrs.contact Additional search options available at: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/eadmbrs.rs000001 LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2002660093 Index to the collection completed by Seth Morris, Sam Brylawski, Jan McKee, Bryan Cornell, and Gene DeAnna, 1995. Finding aid expanded by Gail Sonnemann with the assistance of Kathleen B. Miller. Collection Summary Title: National Broadcasting Company history files Dates: 1922-1986 Creator: National Broadcasting Company Extent: 1966 folders of manuscript and published papers Language: Collection material in English Location: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Summary: The National Broadcasting Company History files document the activities of the first national broadcasting network in the United States. The collection includes memoranda, correspondence, speeches, reports, policy statements, and pamphlets covering the creation of the network, its growth in the field of radio, and its subsequent expansion into television broadcasting. Location: NBC history files, Folders 1-1966 Selected Search Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. People Dunham, Corydon B., 1927- Goodman, Julian, 1922- Lohr, Lenox R. -
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