American Babel Rogue Radio Broadcasters of the Jazz Age

Name: American Babel Rogue Radio Broadcasters of the Jazz Age
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ISBN: 9780812238716

ISBN-10: 0812238710

ISBN-13: 9780812238716

Edition: 2005

Authors: Clifford J. Doerksen

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A colorful history of the pioneering independent radio stations of the 1920s and the how their programming choices--from burlesque to Tin Pan Alley, from hillbilly music to commercial promotions--shaped America's broadcasting system.

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication date: 4/6/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Clifford J. Doerksen is a film critic for Time Out Chicago. He earned his Ph.D. degree in history from Princeton University.



Preface


Prelude



The Education of Frank Bannister



Serving the Masses, Not the Classes



Brows High and Fevered



"Exit the Jonas Hayseed of 1880"



That Doggone Radio Man



Wilbur Can Beat the Devil



The Dawn of the Golden Age


Notes


Index