The great radio audience participation shows : seventeen programs from the 1940s and 1950s / by Jim Cox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cox, Jim, 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television quiz shows--United States.

Television quiz shows.

Radio quiz shows--United States.

Radio quiz shows.

United States.

Television game shows--United States.

Television game shows.

Radio game shows--United States.

Radio game shows.

Physical Description:

viii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2001]

Summary:

This work contains the histories of 17 radio audience participation shows on the air during the 1940s and 1950s. They are Arthur Godfreys Talent Scouts, Art Linkletters House Party, Break the Bank, The Breakfast Club, Bride and Groom, Can You Top This?, Dr. Christian, Dr. I.Q., Double or Nothing, Information Please, Queen for a Day, Stop the Music!, Strike It Rich, Take It or Leave It, Truth or Consequences, Welcome Travelers, and You Bet Your Life. Included for each show are the premise it was based upon, the producers, host, announcer, vocalists, orchestra conductor, writers, sponsors, the ratings, and the air dates. Biographical sketches are provided for 177 figures who were connected to radio audience participation shows. A guide to network audience participation shows follows the text as an appendix.

Contents:

1. Art Linkletter's House Party 9

2. Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts 19

3. Break the Bank 33

4. The Breakfast Club 46

5. Bride and Groom 63

6. Can You Top This? 67

7. Dr. Christian 75

8. Dr. I.Q. 85

9. Double or Nothing 92

10. Information Please 101

11. Queen for a Day 122

12. Stop the Music! 131

13. Strike It Rich 150

14. Take It or Leave It 160

15. Truth or Consequences 173

16. Welcome Travelers 192

17. You Bet Your Life 199

Appendix An Annotated Guide to Network Radio Audience Participation Shows 217.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-246) and index.

ISBN:

078641071X

OCLC:

47623904