A Word from Our Sponsor : Admen, Advertising, and the Golden Age of Radio.
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- 9780823255238
- 659.142097309041
- HF6146.R3 -- M49 2014eb
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Dramatizing a Bar of Soap -- The Fourth Dimension of Advertising -- They Sway Millions as If by Some Magic Wand -- ''Who Owns the Time?'' -- The 1930s' Turn to the Hard Sell -- The Ballet and Ballyhoo of Radio Showmanship -- Two Agencies -- Madison Avenue in Hollywood -- Advertising and Commercial Radio during World War II, 1942-45 -- On a Treadmill to Oblivion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Describes how admen, advertising agencies, and sponsors shaped U.S. radio into a commercial entertainment medium from the late 1920s until the early 1950s. Views the development of twentieth-century popular culture through the lens of the advertising and broadcasting industries. Examines the intersection of commerce and culture in American mass media.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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