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Table of Contents
Introduction & Top Questions
Radio’s early years
The Golden Age of American radio
A new commercial medium
The need for regulation
The role of advertising
The development of networks and production centres
Ratings systems
A new art form
Radio acting
Sound effects
Radio music
Golden Age programming
Origins in vaudeville
Comedy
Situation comedy
Variety shows
Anthology shows
Film-based anthology shows
Police and detective dramas
Westerns
Horror and suspense
Science fiction
Soap operas
Juvenile action and adventure series
Sports
News
American radio goes to war
The end of American radio’s Golden Age
The Golden Age around the world
Canada
Great Britain
Continental Europe
Luxembourg
Germany
France
Soviet Union
Asia
China
India
Japan
Latin America
Brazil
Mexico
Reinventing radio, 1945–60
Postwar rebuilding
Growth of the BBC
Economic and political concerns
The rise of Top 40 radio
The FM phenomenon
Radio in developing countries
New initiatives, 1960–80
FM growth
Pirates and public-service radio
Radio in developing markets
Radio since 1980
Pressures on public-service radio
The changing sound of radio
In Europe
In the United States
In Latin America
In Asia
In Africa
The global sound of radio
Radio’s digital future
References & Edit History
Related Topics
Images & Videos
Quizzes
Communications Firsts Quiz
Related Questions
Where was radio invented?
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Learn about the early morning research and fast-paced schedule of a radio host
Description of a radio show host.
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Images
radio
A family gathered around a radio console, 1930s.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-A6197- RC-20655)
Reginald Fessenden
Reginald Fessenden (right) and coworkers in their radio station at Brant Rock, Massachusetts,...
Courtesy of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina
Interior of the KDKA “radio shack”
Interior of the KDKA “radio shack,” constructed atop the Westinghouse building in...
KDKA Radio Pittsburgh
George Burns and Gracie Allen
George Burns and Gracie Allen, 1952.
CBS Television
Bob Hope
Comedian Bob Hope reading from a script into a radio microphone, 1940s.
Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Edgar Bergen
Edgar Bergen with his ventriloquist's dummy Charlie McCarthy.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Graham McNamee
Graham McNamee of radio station WEAF broadcasting a baseball game from the 1924 World...
Library of Congress
Mel Allen
Mel Allen,
c.
1955.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.(LC-USZ62-112027)
Walter Winchell
Walter Winchell.
Bettmann/Corbis
Edward R. Murrow and William L. Shirer
American news broadcasters Edward R. Murrow (left) and William L. Shirer (right).
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Humphrey Bogart, Jack Brown, and Lauren Bacall
Announcer Jack Brown (centre) interviewing movie stars Humphrey Bogart (left) and...
American Forces Radio and Television Service/U.S. Department of Defense
Milton Berle
Milton Berle.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
BBC's Broadcasting House
The BBC's Broadcasting House, central London, designed by G. Val Myer and opened...
Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Book cover based on
Dick Barton—Special Agent
Book cover based on
Dick Barton—Special Agent
, a police drama broadcast...
Written by Geoffrey Webb and Edward J. Mason/Courtesy of the BBC and Contact Publications Ltd.
Voice of America
Technicians at a master control board for a Voice of America radio broadcast.
Courtesy of the United States Information Agency
Willis Conover interviewing Louis Armstrong
Willis Conover (left) interviewing Louis Armstrong for the Voice of America, 1955.
Courtesy of Voice of America
Alan Freed
Alan Freed (centre, headphones), who popularized the term
rock and roll
...
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Robby Dale
Documentary makers filming Robby Dale (far right), a deejay on Radio Caroline.
James Jackson—Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
John Peel
British disc jockey John Peel, 1968.
Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
girls primary school in Mandera, Kenya
Students at a girls primary school in Mandera, Kenya, listening to an English lesson...
Karel Prinsloo—AP/Shutterstock.com
amateur radio
Amateur radio transceiver.
Lucky Louie
radio
Vintage AM/FM radio.
© Corbis
shortwave radio
Shortwave radio.
Junglecat
Audio
Barry Alldis
Barry Alldis introducing his Top 20 show on Radio Luxembourg.
the radio show
Amos 'n' Andy
A 1928 episode of the radio show
Amos 'n' Andy
, featuring the comedic duo...
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
, starring Bob Hope and featuring Les Brown and His Band...
episode of the radio show
Vic and Sade
“Bacon Sandwiches,” an episode of the radio show
Vic and Sade
.
episode of the radio show
The Kraft Music Hall
An episode of the radio show
The Kraft Music Hall
, hosted by Bing Crosby...
A radio version of
The Maltese Falcon
A radio version of
The Maltese Falcon
, starring Humphrey Bogart, Sidney...
Calling All Cars
: “Cookie Vejar Killing” episode
“Cookie Vejar Killing,” a 1933 episode of the radio show
Calling All Cars
.
Gangbusters
“The Death Mask Killer,” a 1946 episode of the radio show
Gangbusters
.
the radio show
Death Valley Days
“Sam Bass,” a 1936 episode of the radio show
Death Valley Days
.
Hopalong Cassidy
“Death Crosses the River,” an episode of the radio show
Hopalong Cassidy
...
Tales of the Texas Rangers
An episode of the radio show
Tales of the Texas Rangers
featuring actor...
“Stage Holdup” episode of the radio show
Gunsmoke
“Stage Holdup,” a 1954 episode of the radio show
Gunsmoke
.
Flash Gordon
“On the Planet Mongo,” a 1935 episode of the radio show
Flash Gordon
.
the radio show
X Minus One
“The Seventh Victim,” written by Robert Scheckley, an episode of the radio show
X...
Captain Midnight
An episode of the radio show
Captain Midnight
.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, delivering his First Inaugural Address, March 4,...
Father Knows Best
“Too Many Problems,” a 1950 episode of the radio show
Father Knows Best
.
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