Fibber Mcgee & Molly (Newsweek Magazine, 1942)
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Propaganda Radio (Direction Magazine, 1941)
This magazine article first appeared on American newsstands during February of 1941; at that time the U.S. was ten months away from even considering that W.W. II was an American cause worthy of Yankee blood and treasure; yet, the journalist who penned the attached column believed that American radio audiences were steadily fed programming designed to win them over to the interventionist corner. He believed that it was rare for isolationists to ever be granted time before the microphones and quite common for newscasters to linger a bit longer on any news item that listed the hardships in France and Britain. Objectivity was also missing in matters involving the broadcasting of popular song:
The morning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor President Roosevelt stood before the microphones in the well of the U.S. Capitol and became the first president to ever broadcast a declaration of war; CLICK HERE to hear about the reactions of the American public during his broadcast…
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The Taboos (Pathfinder Magazine, 1937)
Radio executives hated any controversy – as you will see in the attached list of subjects all writers and broadcasters were instructed to veer away from at all cost.
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Mother of the American Soap Opera (The American Magazine, 1943)
Here is a short profile of Irna Phillips (1901 – 1973) – she was, more than anyone else, the one who can be credited with the creation of the daytime dramas called soap operas on both radio and television.
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Mother of the American Soap Opera (The American Magazine, 1943)
Here is a short profile of Irna Phillips (1901 – 1973) – she was, more than anyone else, the one who can be credited with the creation of the daytime dramas called soap operas on both radio and television.
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Christian Radio Broadcasting Begins in Earnest (Current Opinion, 1925)
Believing that vast numbers of broadcast-clergy can only damage the credibility of the church in the long-run, this article was written which concerned the personal quest of one observant Christian who wished to see that the amount Christian programming be reduced. The author pointed out that by 1925
One out of every fourteen broadcasting stations in the United States is today owned and operated by a church or under a church’s direction…
Click here to read about the Christian broadcasts of Oral Roberts…
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The Free Speech Dilemma (Pathfinder Magazine, 1939)
The antisemitic radio ramblings of Father Charles Coughlin (1891 – 1979) prompted the brain trust of the nascent radio world to ponder deeply the differences between hate speech and free speech and where their responsibilities rested in the matter.
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The Free Speech Dilemma (Pathfinder Magazine, 1939)
The antisemitic radio ramblings of Father Charles Coughlin (1891 – 1979) prompted the brain trust of the nascent radio world to ponder deeply the differences between hate speech and free speech and where their responsibilities rested in the matter.
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Cecil B. DeMille Tries his Hand at Radio (Pic Magazine, 1941)
At the age of 63, after 44 years in show business, and ten years as director of the Lux Radio Theater
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