Review and Criticism: Invited Essay—Where Have All the Historians Gone? A Challenge to Researchers

Sterling, Christopher H.; Keith, Michael C.

doi:10.1207/s15506878jobem5002_12

Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media

2006

DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem5002_12

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Review and Criticism: Invited Essay—Where Have All the Historians Gone? A Challenge to Researchers

Christopher H. Sterling¹,

Michael C. Keith²

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“…The authors of Sounds of Change have previously contributed studies of localism (Hilliard and Keith 2005), the “progressive” FM movement (Keith 1997), and US government policies and regulation (Sterling, Bernt, and Weiss 2006). Yet many lines of inquiry remain underexplored, as Sterling and Keith expressed in a 2006 journal article, calling attention to numerous topics not yet addressed in radio scholarship, including the lives of key players like Edwin Howard Armstrong, the inventor of FM transmission; institutions like RCA; and programming genres like radio drama.…”

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Sounds of Change: A History of FM Broadcasting in America by Sterling, Christopher, and Michael Keith

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War, Peace, and Free Radio: The Women's National Radio Committee's Efforts to Promote Democracy, 1939–1946

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2010

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This article traces the efforts of the Women's National Radio Committee to promote democracy in a time of war. The organization did so by giving awards to radio programs that best supported democracy and informing women about issues of war and peace, denouncing FCC regulations, proposing news coverage and musical program improvements, and encouraging radio to help curtail the problem of juvenile delinquency. In October 1934, the Women's National Radio Committee (WNRC) organized to improve radio standards, including better children's programs, music, and dramas. To promote better programming, the New York City-based organization gave awards each year, beginning in 1935, to the networks and sponsors of the best radio programs as determined by its members. The WNRC was the umbrella organization for 21-24 of the largest women's organizations, including the National Council of Women, the National Women's Christian Temperance Union, the United Council of Church Women, and child study and parent organizations, with membership estimated to be 10 to 17 million women. It was also the first organization to give awards for radio programming. The industry and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) validated the group's influence by attending, promoting, broadcasting, and serving as speakers for the WNRC's annual awards ceremonies. In 1939, the WNRC's focus shifted from encouraging better radio programming in general to programming that embraced democratic ideals in light of events leading up to and including US entry into World War II. Sterling and Keith (2006) call for additional scholarship in the field of broadcasting history and recognize that ''we are generally bereft of studies of the often-vital role of women'' (p. 348). While little has been written regarding the WNRC, no research to date has focused on the organization's efforts during the war. 1 As such, this paper traces WNRC attempts to promote democracy in a time of war. As will be discussed in the following sections, the organization did so in several ways: by giving

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The Struggle to Unionize U.S. Radio Technicians, 1935–1940

Mazzocco

2013

Journal of Radio & Audio Media

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Review and Criticism: Invited Essay—Where Have All the Historians Gone? A Challenge to Researchers

Cited by 4 publications

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Sounds of Change: A History of FM Broadcasting in America by Sterling, Christopher, and Michael Keith

Sounds of Change: A History of FM Broadcasting in America by Sterling, Christopher, and Michael Keith

War, Peace, and Free Radio: The Women's National Radio Committee's Efforts to Promote Democracy, 1939–1946

The Struggle to Unionize U.S. Radio Technicians, 1935–1940

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