TY - BOOK AU - Balk,Alfred TI - The rise of radio, from Marconi through the Golden Age SN - 9780786423682 (pbk.) : AV - PN1991.3.U6 B35 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - Jefferson, N.C. PB - McFarland & Co. KW - Radio broadcasting KW - United States KW - History N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-331) and index N2 - "This book analyzes the changing medium's social, political, and cultural impact. It casts new light on many topics, including the roles of women and African Americans, programming sources outside the Hollywood-Broadway nexus, and the arguments about Amos 'n' Andy--once the hit that jump-started radio's young networks, now a controversial remnant of a bygone era"--Provided by publisher ER -