Radio Broadcasting Today (1948)

★★★★★ · An excellent look at real radio from the late 40s · PaulEdwardCharles · 2017-04-17

Decades ago when I was program director of a local station, I owned a 16 mm print of this years ago and would show it to community civic groups. They enjoyed the nostalgia aspect and my description of how radio had adapted to change in the 1950's. It is an excellent look at the business before TV took over as the dominant home entertainment media.

★★★★ · The March Of Feh · tomwsmf · 2017-05-07

It is refreshing to see a piece about the radio scene as it was rather than how folks wished it to be. The quote that placed the ratio of good shows with dreck at 20 to 1 is pretty spot on. So much is now lost to us but even what remains bears out that the gems were indeed well buried in the dross. Seeing Fibber McGee and Molly in action was well worth the price of admission, the honest look at the industry and the better intentions of some of it's workers was a much welcome find.