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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

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'Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio' is a non-fiction book by Tom Lewis, which traces the early development of radio broadcasting in the United States, published by HarperCollins in 1991.[https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Air-Men-Made-Radio/dp/0060182156/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1537453538&sr=1-1&keywords=EMPIRE+OF+THE+AIR Amazon.com: Empire of the Air Book] The book was adapted into both a 1992 documentary film by Ken Burns and a 1992 radio drama written and directed by David Ossman.[https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Air-Jason-Robards/dp/B0002JP4PA Amazon.com:Empire of the Air DVD] The source of the title is from a quote by Lee de Forest.

Documentary



Ken Burns' documentary first aired on PBS on January 29, 1992, narrated by actor Jason Robards. The film focused primarily [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/watching/ken-burns-documentaries-where-to-watch.html Where to Stream 11 Essential Ken Burns Documentaries - The New York Times] on the three pioneers[https://watch.weta.org/show/empire-air/ WETA] of radio in America: Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff.[https://www.allmovie.com/movie/ken-burns-america-empire-of-the-air-the-men-who-made-radio-v15753 AllMovie] The program interspersed audio and musical highlights of "old time" radio with the stories, achievements, failures, scams and bitter feuds between each of the main protagonists.[https://ew.com/article/1992/01/24/empire-air-men-who-made-radio/ EW.com] Among the interviewees featured are radio and television historian Erik Barnouw, dramatist Norman Corwin, and sportscaster Red Barber.[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/463689/Empire-of-the-Air-The-Men-Who-Made-Radio/full-credits.html Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1992)-Full Credits-TCM.com]

Drama



Broadcast on public radio, the Ossman radio drama originated in 1992 from Washington's WETA. The cast included Steve Allen as narrator, John Randolph as de Forest, David Ogden Stiers as Armstrong, and Harris Yulin as Sarnoff.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1992/01/26/empire-of-the-air/9df659f3-790e-40d0-925b-1b09e7adbde2/ The Washington Post]

See also



*List of old-time radio programs

*Amateur radio

*FM radio

References




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