Encyclopedia of Radio 3-Volume Set

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'Superior quality of research and topical scope... Highlyrecommended. All public and academic libraries.' -- Choice "Superior quality of research and topical scope... Highlyrecommended. All public and academic libraries." -- Choice
"Scholarly, yet accessible... A major addition to radio reference works. It makes fantastic complement to a detailed radio program chronicler, but it can also stand alone. If libraries can only afford one major referencework on radio, this is the best choice. Enthusiasticallyrecommended for academic and public libraries." -- Booklist/RBB (starred review)
"The most authoritative and comprehensive reference to date on radio's history... This well-indexed resource, a companion to the publisher's Encyclopedia of Television, will draw interest from the typical American, who listens to radio three hours per day. Thus, it is not only essential for academic libraries supporting communication curricula but also of interest to public libraries


." -- Library Journal (starred review)
"A significant contribution... In both depth and range, this encyclopedia is extensive, informative, and of valueto researchers as well as to anyone seeking informationon radio... Especially valuable for its coverage of from old-time radio to the radio of today. For allcollections." -- Communication Booknotes Quarterly
"Radio fans in any library will find plenty to interestthem in this wonderful guide to a fundamental part of American culture." -- Lawrence Looks at Books, GaleReference Reviews
"The subject entries of the encyclopedia are of stellarquality... An across-the-board overview of the international history of radio... Highly recommended for large public libraries and academic collections." -- Reference & User Services Quarterly
"While few readers are likely to take on a work of this size from A to Z, the temptation to do so is considerable, because there are gems sprinkled throughoutthe work... Sterling has done a fair and rigorous job of pushing out beyond the obvious luminaries of New York, Hollywood, and the networks to recall some of the smaller voices that made radio such a ruch mine of cultural variety through most of its first century." -- Journal ofBroadcasting & Electronic Media