Jim Cox

The Great Radio Audience Participation Shows

Seventeen Programs from the 1940s and 1950s

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Produktbeschreibung

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 Leave It, Truth or Consequences, Welcome Travelers, and You Bet Your Life, all from the 1940s and 1950s. Included for each show are the premise it was based upon, the producers, host, announcer, vocalists, orchestra conductor, writers, and sponsors, and the air dates and ratings. Biographical sketches are provided for 177 individuals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 521g
• ISBN-13: 9780786440467
• ISBN-10: 0786440465
• Artikelnr.: 23898107

Autorenporträt

Jim Cox, a leading radio historian, is an award-winning author of numerous books on the subject. A retired college professor, he lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
1. Art Linkletter's House Party     
2. Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts     
3. Break the Bank     
4. The Breakfast Club     
5. Bride and Groom     
6. Can You Top This?     
7. Dr. Christian     
8. Dr. I.Q.     
9. Double or Nothing     
10. Information Please     
11. Queen for a Day     
12. Stop the Music!     
13. Strike It Rich     
14. Take It or Leave It     
15. Truth or Consequences     
16. Welcome Travelers     
17. You Bet Your Life     
Appendix: An Annotated Guide to Network Radio Audience Participation Shows
     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index