Monitor (Take 2): The revised, expanded inside story of network radio's greatest program
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (743 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 059528177X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 270 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Dennis Hart teaches Mass Communication and Journalism at California State University, Fresno. He won numerous awards, including an Emmy, plus awards from the Associated Press, United Press International and the San Francisco Bay Area Press Club. He spent 20 years in broadcasting in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Detroit, Atlanta, Pho
Comedy came from Bob and Ray, Nichols and May and Ernie Kovacs-and "Miss Monitor" gave her unforgettable weather forecasts.This is the vastly expanded, revised edition of Dennis Hart's inside look at Monitor. Readers will discover-or remember-what made Monitor such a "must-listen" experience in the mid-20th century-and learn, for the first time, the real story about the death of America's last great radio show.Monitor (Take 2) is the "last word" about a true broadcasting institution.. Included are dozens of new, never-before-told stories about the men and women of Monitor. For two decades starting in 1955, millions of Americans spent their weekends listening to an extraordinary radio program-NBC's Monitor.Runnin
About the Author Dennis Hart teaches Mass Communication and Journalism at California State University, Fresno. He spent 20 years in broadcasting in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Detroit, Atlanta, Phoenix and Fresno. . He won numerous awards, including an Emmy, plus awards from the Associated Press, United Press International and the San Francisco Bay Area Press Club
L. M Young said Old-Time Radio's Last Gasp. In 1955, old-time radio, as it's now called, was dying. Television was making vast inroads into radio program ratings, and NBC's Sylvester "Pat" Weaver knew a different type of show was called for, one the audience would enjoy but would not demand their complete attention like television, made for car rides, days on the beach, and lazy weekend pastimes.The show he came up with was "Monitor," a quirky combination of news, human-interest stories, comedy, music, on-location reports, sports, and anything else that kept the show on. Encore! As the subtitle indicates, Dennis Hart has revised and expanded his history of Monitor, the weekend radio program that ran on the NBC radio network for nearly twenty years, delighting millions of listeners.Why a revision? Because after his first edition chronicled the venerable show's history, many old Monitor hands contacted him to share their experiences in helping produce Monitor. The result is a fuller, richer picture that lets Monitor fans feel like they are looking over the shoulders of these lucky broadcast professional. Monitor Take 2 Henry J. Marcotte Take 2 is indeed the expanded, inside story of Monitor. I was a newscaster on Monitor during its final years, working with many of the communicators who provide their own memories of this great radio service. Dennis Hart does a marvelous job of providing word pictures of the dedicated staff behind the scenes, besides the on-air people who kept Monitor on the air for almost 20 years