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Raised on Radio: In Quest of the Lone Ranger, Jack Benny, Amos "N" Andy, the Shadow, Mary Noble, the Great Gildersleeve, Fibber McGee and Molly, Bill Stern, Our Miss b
Raised on Radio In Quest of the Lone Ranger Jack Benny Amos N Andy the Shadow Mary Noble the Great Gildersleeve Fibber McGee and Molly Bill Stern Our Miss b Author:Gerald Nachman In the late 1920s radio exploded almost overnight into being America's dominant entertainment, just as television would do twenty-five years later. Gerald Nachman, himself a product of the radio years, takes us back to the heyday of radio, bringing to life the great performers and shows, as well as the not-so-great and not-great-at-all. Nach... more »man analyzes the many genres that radio exploited or invented, from the soap opera to the sitcom to the quiz show, zooming in to study closely key performers like Jack Benny, Bob Hope, and Fred Allen. Raised onRadio is a generous, instructive, and sinfully readable salute to an extraordinary American phenomenon.« less