Historical Dictionary of American Radio
Donald G. Godfrey, ed., Frederic A. Leigh, ed.
0-313-29636-7/978-0-313-29636-9
Description
A comprehensive resource of American radio history including over 100 authors and covering over 600 different topics, fully cross-referenced and indexed. Entries are arranged alphabetically and written by some of the leading scholars including Erik Barnouw, Louisa Benjamin, Ronald Caray, Kenneth Harwood, Michael Kitross, Larry Lichty, Christopher Sterling, Kyu Ho Youm, Robert Avery, Marvin Bensman, Michael D. Murray, and others of the discipline. Each entry also contains references for further study as well as internet source materials. An Introduction and Radio Chronology provide the historical framework for the topics.This dictionary will be of interest to students and scholars interested in radio, television, communications, communications history, and electronic media. It will also be of interest to professionals in the field. As a library source it will be a welcome addition to academic, professional, as well as public library collections.
About the Author
DONALD G. GODFREY is a Professor at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunication at Arizona State University. His publications encompass numerous journal articles and four books including,
Reruns on File: A Guide to Electronic Media Archives
(1992) and
Television in America: Local Station History from Across the Nation with Michael D. Murray
(1997).
FREDERIC A. LEIGH is the Associate Director of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunication at Arizona State University. He is a former public radio manager. Included in his publications is the chapter Cultural and Educational Programming in
TV Genres: A Handbook and Reference Guide, edited by Brian G. Rose
(Greenwood Press, 1985).
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