The Big Broadcast 1920-1950

by Frank Buxton, Bill Owen

The Big Broadcast will guide readers in their search for an inside look at a radio that helped to shape the lives and the attitudes of the American people through the Twenties, the Depression, World War II and beyond. It is a compilation of information about the "golden age" of radio programs when Fibber McGee and Molly, The Shadow, and Information, Please were on the weekly listening schedule of American families. The A to Z listings include hundreds of radio programs from The A&P Gypsies to Ziegfeld Follies of the Air. Each entry includes cast lists, writers, theme music, openings and closings and descriptions of the programs and their chronology. There are narrative descriptions of such subjects as "Announcers," "Bid Band Remotes," "Soap Operas," and "Quiz Shows." Includes a comprehensive bibiliography and index.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, History

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

Reviews

[Anthony McGill · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Returning to those thrilling days of yesteryear, remember ....?
Much praised reference work re early radio programs broadcast in the U.S. between 1920-1950.
Very complete with extensive cast and credit lists, valuable synopsis of programs, script excerpts and all sorts of trivia; just about everything fans of this period of radio will love.
301 pages plus 32 pages of rare photographs.

[Chris Gager · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perused for Trivia Bowl preparation back in the eaely 70's. Date is approximate