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ERIC Number: EJ458459
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0882-228X
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"A Godlike Presence": The Impact of Radio on the 1920s and 1930s.
Lewis, Tom
OAH Magazine of History, v6 n4 p26-33 Spr 1992
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)
Descriptors: Advertising, Audience Response, Communications, Cultural Influences, Journalism History, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role, Programing (Broadcast), Radio, Social History, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Reports - General
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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