Never Seen, Only Heard: The Impact of Radio 1930-1945
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (532 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1604747749 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 137 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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In addition to music, now drama, comedy and commercials were introduced. In 1921, after the war, Westinghouse bested other companies. However, it was during World War II that radio had its finest hour. Networks and government agencies also emerged. Not until the discovery of the vacuum tube by DeForrest was that dream realized. No other medium could compete with radio’s immediacy and instant analysis of war news. Marconi and others tried to invent a way to transmit the human voice as they had Morse’s code. Westinghouse, General Electric and others worked feverishly on perfecting it. Demand for sets skyrocketed. Radio’s greatest expansion was during the thirties. KDKA in Pittsburgh went “on the air.” In
"The Thirties Revisited" according to Alexander N. Mcknight Sr.. The Thirties were the years of The Depression. Things that were rarely depressing were the radio shows of that decade. Jack Benny, The Lone Ranger,The Shadow et.al. The Author takes us back, as if he were there. He was! Try it,you'll like it, especially if your over 50, or studying Communication or Journalism.