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Radio Crime Fighters

Author : Jim Cox
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476612277
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Radio Crime Fighters written by Jim Cox and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-06-14 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 work covers 300+ syndicated radio mystery and adventure serials that aired in the early or middle twentieth century. To be included, a series must have had one or more regularly appearing characters who fought against espionage, theft, murder and other crimes. Each entry includes series name, air dates, sponsor, extant episodes, cast information and synopsis.

Gang Busters

Author : Martin Grams
Publisher : Otr Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9780970331069
Total Pages : 690 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Gang Busters written by Martin Grams and published by Otr Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2004 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Crime Fighting Heroes of Television

Author : Vincent Terrace
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786413956
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Crime Fighting Heroes of Television written by Vincent Terrace and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2002-10-09 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superheroes and characters who fight crime by extraordinary means have populated the television airwaves from the beginning. This broad-ranging reference contains a trove of information on shows featuring such characters as Superman and Black Scorpion to programs like The A-Team and Knight Rider. Regular police and detective shows have been excluded. Alphabetical entries on 125 network, cable and syndicated series broadcast from 1949 to 2001, plus 26 pilot films, deliver information about story premises, characters, and myriad elements that add flavor and interest to the shows, as well as cast listings and broadcast data. A handy index of performers is included as well as appendices listing the crime fighting superheroes and machines that appear in the programs.

Historical Dictionary of Old Time Radio

Author : Jon D. Swartz
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810864223
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Old Time Radio written by Jon D. Swartz and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2007-11-12 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term Old Time Radio refers to the relatively brief period from 1926, when the National Broadcasting Company first began network broadcasting, until approximately 1960, when television became the dominant communication medium in the United States. During this time, radio was as popular and ubiquitous as television is today. It was amazingly varied in the types of programming it offered; many characters and programs were so popular that virtually everyone was familiar with them. Even today, recorded versions of these programs are still extremely popular and widely available, both from commercial outlets and from hobbyists. Behind the production of these programs was a complex technological and financial infrastructure that had to be developed virtually from scratch in a world unaccustomed to the rapid communication and technological marvels that we take for granted today. The Historical Dictionary of Old Time Radio provides essential facts and information on the Golden Age of Radio. This is accomplished through the use of a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on the radio networks, programs, directors, producers, writers, actors, radio series, and radio stations. Entries on your favorite shows_The Lone Ranger, The Shadow, Dragnet, and Suspense_and actors_Bob Hope, George Burns, Gracie Allen, and Edgar Bergen_will have you jumping from one entry to the next as you relive old favorites and discover hidden treasures from the Golden Age of Radio.

The A to Z of Old Time Radio

Author : Robert C. Reinehr
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0810876167
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The A to Z of Old Time Radio written by Robert C. Reinehr and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The A to Z of Old Time Radio provides essential facts and information on the "golden age of radio" through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on the radio networks, programs, directors, producers, writers, actors, radio series, and radio stations. Entries on popular shows--The Lone Ranger, The Shadow, Dragnet, and Suspense--and actors--Bob Hope, George Burns, Gracie Allen, and Edgar Bergen--will have you jumping from one entry to the next as you relive old favorites and discover hidden treasures.

Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters

Author : Everett Aaker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters written by Everett Aaker and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes entries on various players who had a regular role in a crime or mystery series during the early era of television. Entries include the player's real name, family information, education, career preceding the series, marriage, children, death dates, and film and TV role credits.

Historical Dictionary of American Radio Soap Operas

Author : Jim Cox
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810865238
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of American Radio Soap Operas written by Jim Cox and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2005-11-15 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 of this story are traced in this comprehensive compendium. The dictionary section, made up of more than 500 cross-referenced entries, provides brief vignettes of the more popular and also less well-known 'soaps,' among them Back Stage Wife, Our Gal Sunday, Pepper Young's Family and The Guiding Light. Other entries evoke those who brought these programs to life: the actors, announcers, scriptwriters, networks, and even the sponsors. Nor are the basic themes, the stock characters and the gimmick, forgotten. The book's introduction defines the soap opera, examines the span of the radio serial, reviews its origins and its demise, and focuses on the character types that made up its denizens. The chronology outlines the period and the bibliography offers further reading. Together, these elements make a comprehensive reference work that researchers will find invaluable long into the future.

The A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas

Author : Jim Cox
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810863491
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (634 download)

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Download or read book The A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas written by Jim Cox and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-07-17 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 of this story are traced in this comprehensive compendium. The dictionary section, made up of more than 500 cross-referenced entries, provides brief vignettes of the more popular and also less well-known 'soaps,' among them Back Stage Wife, Our Gal Sunday, Pepper Young's Family and The Guiding Light. Other entries evoke those who brought these programs to life: the actors, announcers, scriptwriters, networks, and even the sponsors. Nor are the basic themes, the stock characters and the gimmick, forgotten. The book's introduction defines the soap opera, examines the span of the radio serial, reviews its origins and its demise, and focuses on the character types that made up its denizens. The chronology outlines the period and the bibliography offers further reading. Together, these elements make a comprehensive reference work that researchers will find invaluable long into the future.

Calling All Cars

Author : Kathleen Battles
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452915083
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book Calling All Cars written by Kathleen Battles and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calling All Cars shows how radio played a key role in an emerging form of policing during the turbulent years of the Depression. Until this time popular culture had characterized the gangster as hero, but radio crime dramas worked against this attitude and were ultimately successful in making heroes out of law enforcement officers.Through close analysis of radio programming of the era and the production of true crime docudramas, Kathleen Battles argues that radio was a significant site for overhauling the dismal public image of policing. However, it was not simply the elevation of the perception of police that was at stake. Using radio, reformers sought to control the symbolic terrain through which citizens encountered the police, and it became a medium to promote a positive meaning and purpose for policing. For example, Battles connects the apprehension of criminals by a dragnet with the idea of using the radio network to both publicize this activity and make it popular with citizens.The first book to systematically address the development of crime dramas during the golden age of radio, Calling All Cars explores an important irony: the intimacy of the newest technology of the time helped create an intimate authority—the police as the appropriate force for control—over the citizenry.

The Television Crime Fighters Factbook

Author : Vincent Terrace
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476611432
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Television Crime Fighters Factbook written by Vincent Terrace and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-10-02 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that detective Adrian Mont (Monk) is afraid of milk? That Pinky's real first name on The Roaring '20s is Delaware? That on Charlie's Angels, Sabrina was the only Angel who was never seen in a bikini or swimsuit? These are only a few of the more than 9,800 facts readers will find in this work, which presents detailed information on 134 syndicated and cable series broadcast from 1948 to 2003, plus six experimental programs broadcast from 1937 to 1946 and 204 unsold pilots broadcast from 1948 to 1996, that featured the work of television's law enforcers who risk their lives to solve crimes and bring criminals to justice. The entries are arranged alphabetically and provide such details as character names, addresses, names of pets, telephone numbers, and license plate numbers--in short, anything and everything that adds interest to a program and its characters. Many of the entries contain information about related projects, including TV movies and pilots that were broadcast as part of a series (for example, Sharon Stone's appearance as detective Dani Starr on the "Hollywood Starr" episode of T.J. Hooker).

Unshackling the Crime Fighters

Author : Martin Schönteich
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unshackling the Crime Fighters written by Martin Schönteich and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons

Author : Jim Cox
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476607389
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons written by Jim Cox and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-06-14 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. The nearest competitor, Nick Carter, Master Detective, ran for 726 broadcasts. This definitive history recounts the actors and creators behind the series, the changes the show underwent, and the development of the Mr. Keen character. A complete episode guide details all of the program’s 1,690 broadcasts.

Radio Drama and Comedy Writers, 1928-1962

Author : Ryan Ellett
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476629803
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Radio Drama and Comedy Writers, 1928-1962 written by Ryan Ellett and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 700 uncredited scriptwriters who created the memorable characters and thrilling stories of radio's Golden Age receive due recognition in this reference work. For some, radio was a stepping stone on the way to greater achievements in film or television, on the stage or in literature. For others, it was the culmination of a life spent writing newspaper copy. Established authors dabbled in radio as a new medium, while working writers saw it as another opportunity to earn a paycheck. When these men and women came to broadcasting, they crafted a body of work still appreciated by modern listeners.

Sold on Radio

Author : Jim Cox
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786451769
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Sold on Radio written by Jim Cox and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-09-18 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 commercialization of network radio during its golden age. The first part covers the general history of radio advertising. The second examines major radio advertisers of the period, with profiles of 24 companies who maintained a strong presence on the airwaves. Appendices provide information on 100 additional advertisers, unusual advertisement formats, and a glossary. The book has notes and a bibliography and is fully indexed.

American Radio Networks

Author : Jim Cox
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786454245
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book American Radio Networks written by Jim Cox and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-09-12 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 occurred in the decades since, including the impact of television, the rise of the disc jockey, the rise of talk radio and other specialized formats, implications of satellite technology and consolidation of networks and local stations.

Musicmakers of Network Radio

Author : Jim Cox
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786489626
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Musicmakers of Network Radio written by Jim Cox and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, vehicles, and places of work and play. This volume presents biographies of 24 renowned performers who spent a significant portion of their careers in front of a radio microphone. Profiles of individuals like Steve Allen, Rosemary Clooney, Bob Crosby, Johnny Desmond, Jo Stafford, and Percy Faith, along with groups such as the Ink Spots and the King's Men, reveal the private lives behind the public personas and bring to life the icons and ambiance of a bygone era.

Radio Journalism in America

Author : Jim Cox
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476601194
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Radio Journalism in America written by Jim Cox and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-04-06 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 airwaves. Americans were dependent on radio for cheap entertainment during the Great Depression and for critical information during the Second World War, when no other medium could approach its speed and accessibility. Radio's diminished influence in the age of television beginning in the 1950s is studied, as the aural medium shifted from being at the core of many families' activities to more specialized applications, reaching narrowly defined listener bases. Many people turned elsewhere for the news. (And now even TV is challenged by yet newer media.) The introduction of technological marvels throughout the past hundred years has significantly altered what Americans hear and how, when, and where they hear it.