What is Payola in Tin Pan Alley History
AP interview explains payola as payments by record promoters to disc jockeys to push records. It notes promoters, sometimes linked to gangsters, use airplay to influence teen buyers, with risks of illegality and immorality. Teenagers and public trust may be harmed as stars are manufactured by underhand deals.
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Broadcasters Face Rough Year Amid Mixed TV Quality Debate
AP TV- Radio writer notes a tough year for broadcasters yet cites abundant high quality entertainment. He highlights concerts by the New York Philharmonic, Telephone hour programs, films and plays, news shows, comedies, and sports, urging selective viewing rather than condemning all TV.
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Doctor Sara Jordan dies cancer at 75 in Boston
Dr. Sara M. Jordan, 75, renowned surgeon and Lahey Clinica co founder, died Saturday in Boston of cancer. A world authority on internal medicine she retired in 1958, leaving a legacy of top rank medical care.
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