'A Godlike Presence': The Impact of Radio on the 1920s and 1930s.

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Title: 'A Godlike Presence': The Impact of Radio on the 1920s and 1930s.
Language: English
Authors: Lewis, Tom
Source: OAH Magazine of History. Spr 1992 6(4):26-33.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 8
Publication Date: 1992
Intended Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Document Type: Journal Articles
Historical Materials
Reports - General
Descriptors: Advertising, Audience Response, Communications, Cultural Influences, Journalism History, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role, Programing (Broadcast), Radio, Social History, United States History
ISSN: 0882-228X
Abstract: Discusses the influence of radio on the social history of the United States between the world wars. Describes early broadcast programing as a mix of culture, education, information, and some entertainment. Addresses the role of radio in the Depression and through the beginnings of World War II in Europe. (DK)
Entry Date: 1993
Accession Number: EJ458459
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Discusses the influence of radio on the social history of the United States between the world wars. Describes early broadcast programing as a mix of culture, education, information, and some entertainment. Addresses the role of radio in the Depression and through the beginnings of World War II in Europe. (DK)
ISSN:0882-228X