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Encyclopedia of Radio, Volume 1
*Starred Review* This new set is a companion to the Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Television (Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997) and echoes its predecessor's format while featuring a broader topical scope to reflect the medium of radio's advanced development. The 670 alphabetically arranged entries, written by scholars and experts, range from 1 to 10 pages and explore various aspects of radio broadcasting within radio's historical context. Types of entries include programs ( The Green Hornet ), people ( Keillor, Garrison ), networks and organizations ( National Broadcasting Company ), regulations and policies ( Equal Time Rule ), audience research ( RADAR ), evolving technology ( Internet radio ), radio stations ( KYW ), and radio's interaction with other societal forces ( Violence and radio ). Some entries are accompanied by one of 200 black-and-white photographs. The encyclopedia's scope is international, but treatment of non-U.S. radio is often done in broad surveylike entries such as Africa, Asia, and New Zealand . The majority of entries emphasize U.S. radio practices, with a secondary emphasis on key English-speaking nations like Britain and Canada. A substantial general annotated bibliography precedes the entries, and within each entry is a bibliography for further reading. The index is fairly comprehensive but could be expanded even more to accommodate geographical interests. For example, it would help to list entries for individual radio stations under the cities in which they are located. Several competent encyclopedias already exist with information on American radio programs and their performers, such as Luther Sies' Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960 (McFarland, 2000) and On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Oxford, 1998), also covering the "golden age" of radio. These are more inclusive of the less well known but lack the biographical details in Museum of Broadcast Communications and the scholarly yet accessible narrative bent that places each entry in its broader context. The Encyclopedia of American Radio: An A-Z Guide to Radio from Jack Benny to Howard Stern (Facts On File, 2000) covers recent years but has shorter entries and lacks the international scope of the current encyclopedia. The new encyclopedia is a major addition to radio reference works. It makes a fantastic complement to a detailed radio program chronicler, but it can also stand alone. If libraries can only afford one major reference work on radio, this is the best choice. Enthusiastically recommended for academic and public libraries. RBB Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved Superior quality of research and topical scope... Highly recommended. All public and academic libraries . -- Choice Superior quality of research and topical scope... Highly recommended. All public and academic libraries . -- Choice Scholarly, yet accessible ... A major addition to radio reference works. It makes fantastic complement to a detailed radio program chronicler, but it can also stand alone. If libraries can only afford one major reference work on radio, this is the best choice. Enthusiastically recommended for academic and public libraries . -- Booklist/RBB (starred review) The most authoritative and comprehensive reference to date on radio's history... This well-indexed resource, a companion to the publisher's Encyclopedia of Television , will draw interest from the typical American, who listens to radio three hours per day. Thus, it is not only essential for academic libraries supporting communication curricula but also of interest to public libraries . -- Library Journal (starred review) A significant contribution ... In both depth and range, this encyclopedia is extensive, informative, and of value to researchers as well as to anyone seeking information on radio ... Especially valuable for its coverage of from old-time radio to the radio of today. For all collections . -- Communication Booknotes Quarterly Radio fans in any library will find plenty to interest them in this wonderful guide to a fundamental part of American culture. -- Lawrence Looks at Books, Gale Reference Reviews The subject entries of the encyclopedia are of stellar quality ... An across-the-board overview of the international history of radio... Highly recommended for large public libraries and academic collections. -- Reference & User Services Quarterly While few readers are likely to take on a work of this size from A to Z, the temptation to do so is considerable, because there are gems sprinkled throughout the work ... Sterling has done a fair and rigorous job of pushing out beyond the obvious luminaries of New York, Hollywood, and the networks to recall some of the smaller voices that made radio such a ruch mine of cultural variety through most of its first century. -- Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media
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