{"product_id":"raised-on-radio-gerald-nachman-9780520223035","title":"Raised on Radio","description":"In the late 1920s radio exploded almost overnight into being America's dominant entertainment, just as television would do twenty-five years later. Gerald Nachman, himself a product of the radio years, takes us back to the heyday of radio, bringing to life the great performers and shows, as well as the not-so-great and not-great-at-all. Nachman analyzes the many genres that radio exploited or invented, from the soap opera to the sitcom to the quiz show, zooming in to study closely key performers like Jack Benny, Bob Hope, and Fred Allen. \u003ci\u003eRaised on\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRadio\u003c\/i\u003e is a generous, instructive, and sinfully readable salute to an extraordinary American phenomenon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerald Nachman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520223039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520223035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.04w x 1.42d","brand":"Gerald Nachman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056208408831,"sku":"9780520223035","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3848261b-40ea-42a4-a400-08a408a6ab0e.jpg?v=1685040095","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/raised-on-radio-gerald-nachman-9780520223035","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}