… for the sponsors, radio broadcasting might not have been what it became. If there were five or six books to be considered essential reading if one wants to delve deeply into the history of old-time radio and understand the “whole picture,” this is one of them. … I remember the Christmas episode of 1948 when they children were asked to say “Merry Christmas” in another language other than English. I could only name four and they quickly put me to shame. It was more than a quiz … …

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