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Broadcasting, Radio and TV Dunning, John. On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press, 1998. American radio shows from their beginnings in the 1920s to the early 1960s. Maltin, Leonard. The Great American Broadcast: A Celebration of Radio's Golden Age. Dutton, 1997. Behind-the-mike voices tell the inside story of radio's golden years. Barnouw, Erik. Tube of Plenty: The Evolution of American Television. Oxford University Press, 1982, 1990. History of radio and television broadcasting; based on the author's standard three-volume work. Cloud, Stanley, and Lynne Olson. The Murrow Boys: Pioneers on the Front Lines of Broadcast Journalism. Houghton Mifflin, 1996. Study of CBS radio correspondents hired by American radio and television executive Edward R. Murrow before and during World War II; also discusses the postwar period. Engelman, Ralph. Public Radio and Television in America: A Political History. Sage, 1996. History of public broadcasting in America from the 1930s. Newcomb, Horace, ed. Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Television. Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997. Information and analysis on individuals, programs, networks, specialty channels, and more. Ritchie, Michael. Please Stand By: A Prehistory of Television. Overlook, 1994. Illustrated early history of television from the 1920s to 1948. Wakin, Edward. How TV Changed America's Mind. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1996. Examines news and documentaries to show the significance of television in American history from the 1950s to the 1990s; for middle school to adult readers. Winship, Michael. Television. Random House, 1987, 1988. History of an extraordinary revolution, with interviews and photographs. Douglas, Susan J. Listening In: Radio and the American Imaginiation. Crown, 2000. Explores the communal experience of radio, from Amos 'n' Andy to Howard Stern. Dunning, John. On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press, 1998. American radio shows from their beginnings in the 1920s to the early 1960s. Gibilisco, Stan. Amateur Radio Encyclopedia. TAB, 1993. Covers shortwave listening; antennas and wave propagation; amplifiers, oscillators, and keying systems; power supplies and test equipment; and amateur satellite communications. Gibilisco, Stan. Handbook of Radio and Wireless Technology. McGraw-Hill, 1999. A practical compendium on radio and wireless technology. Lackmann, Ronald W. The Encyclopedia of American Radio: An A-Z Guide to Radio from Jack Benny to Howard Stern. 2nd ed. Facts on File, 2000. A fact-filled reference guide to radio broadcasting history. Maltin, Leonard. The Great American Broadcast: A Celebration of Radio's Golden Age. NAL, 1997, 2000. Behind-the-mike voices tell the inside story of radio's golden years. Pitts, Gregory G. The Radio Broadcasting Industry. Allyn & Bacon, 2000. A study of the radio industry's evolution and resilience. Rutland, David. Behind the Front Panel: The Design & Development of 1920's Radios. Wren, 1994. Emphasizes radio technology and the work of Lee De Forest, Guglielmo Marconi, and other inventors.
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