Boston radio
Subtitle: 1920-2010
By: Donna L. Halper
Series: Images of America
Publisher: Arcadia Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Charleston, S.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9780738574103
Subjects: Radio broadcasting; History; Radio stations; Radio broadcasters; Pictorial works
Description: Boston's radio history begins with pioneering station 1XE/WGI, one of America's first radio stations, and includes the first station to receive a commercial license, WBZ; the first FM radio network, W1XOJ and W1XER; and one of the first news networks, the Yankee News Service. Nationally known bandleaders like Joe Rines and Jacques Renard were first heard on Boston radio, as was one of the first weathercasters, E. B. Rideout. The city has been home to a number of legendary announcers, such as Bob and Ray, Arnie Ginsburg, Dick Summer, Dale Dorman, and Charles Laquidara; talk show giants like Jerry Williams and David Brudnoy; and sports talkers like Eddie Andelman and Glenn Ordway. Many Boston radio personalities, such as Curt Gowdy, "Big Brother" Bob Emery, Don Kent, and Louise Morgan, found fame on television but first established themselves on Boston's airwaves. Since 1920, Boston radio has remained vibrant, proving that live and local stations are as important as ever--Publisher.
Table of contents: title: The formative years; title: Radio's golden age; title: A time of transition; title: New formats, new stations; title: The Internet age; title: A brief Boston radio retrospective.