Kate Smith Speaks 50 Selected Original Radio Scripts: 1938-1951 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781593932220)

Kate Smith Speaks was the most listened-to program in daytime radio during the 1940s. The mixture of folksy vignettes, news items, and heartfelt editorials presented a slice of life on the home front. Kate Smith was one of the three most popular female personalities of the times, both as a vocalist and as a commentator. She liked the informality of the "Speaks" broadcasts because it brought her closer to her listeners. Travel back to the era before, during, and after World War II through fifty actual scripts.

Author: Richard Hayes
ISBN-10: 1593932227
ISBN-13: 9781593932220
Publisher: BearManor Media
Language: English
Published: 01/25/2013
Pages: 290
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d