Radio's 50th anniversary says radio still thriving
A retrospective on Sarnoff and radio reveals how wireless brought music and a host of characters into homes. From KDKA disputes to NBC growth, the piece highlights the medium's rise, TV’s arrival, and radio's enduring fan base and economics.
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NBC
Gracie Allen
George Burns
Frank Sinatra
Major Bowes
TV stars and industry notes from TV Scout reports
TV Scout reports on David Hartman meeting Giants owner Horace Stoneham during a road trip and receiving a collector lighter. Marcus Welby executive David Victor on Vanished and future TV book adaptations. Eloise Laws set for Caesars Palace with Belafonte and her quieting singing style. Jack Benny reflects on his stage name ahead of NBC special. Otto Preminger discussions with Bob Crane and Roy Thines Four One series update with Clu Gulager as guest star.
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David Hartman
San Francisco Giants
Horace Stoneham
Giants
Stoneham
Hartman
David
David Victor
Marcus Welby
M.D
Fletcher Knebel
Nbc-Tv
Eloise Laws
Merv Griffin
Caesars Palace
Harry Belafonte
Louzer
Jack Benny
NBC
Benny Kubelsky
Roy Thinnes
Clu Gulager
Top Songs of the Week From Cash Box Nationwide Survey
The Cash Box magazine weekly chart lists hit records led by Jackson Five with To Be There and Carpenters with Weve Only Just Begun. Other notable entries include Free All Right Now, Taylor Indiana Wants Me, Sugar Loaf Green Eyed Lady, James Taylor Fire and Rain, Neil Diamond Cracklin Rosie, Kinks Lola, 100 Proofs Somebodys Been Sleeping, Partridge Family I Think I Love You, Anne Murray Snowbird, Dawn Candida, Joe Cocker Cry Me a River, Glen Campbell Its Only Make Believe, and more.
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Cash Box
Snowbird
Anne Murray
Cracklin
Rosie
Neil Diamond
Partridge Family
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Candida
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Fire & Rain
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