Guides: Media Studies Research Guide: Radio

Radio

This page lists reference and other resources useful for the study of radio.

A Resource Guide to the Golden Age of Radio by Susan Siegel; David S. Siegel
Call Number: PN1991.2 .S56 2006
ISBN: 1891379046
Publication Date: 2006-02-01
A guide for primary and secondary sources about the people and programs associated with the Golden Age of Radio, radio station history, the history of radio broadcasting, and the impact of radio on American society and culture.
Mass Communications Research Resources by Christopher H. Sterling (Editor); James K. Bracken (Editor); Susan M. Hill (Editor)
Call Number: HC20.8 .T28 M37 1998
ISBN: 0805820248
Publication Date: 1997-09-01
A guide to resources relating to American mass communications, including newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cable, and electronic services.
Theatre Arts Publications Available in the United States, 1953-1957: A Five Year Bibliography
Call Number: PN 1626.5 .T4 1964
Publication Date: 1964
Over 8,000 resources relating to theatre arts which were published between 1953 and 1957. The section on drama in the modern media includes coverage of radio.

Generic Radio Workshop Old Time Radio (OTR) Script Library
Online.
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As of November 2012, nearly 800 scripts from 168 "vintage" radio shows.
Radio Scripts in Print: Books Featuring 1,700 Golden Age of Radio Scripts
Print, 2006, [PN1991.77.A1 S54 2006].
SimplyScripts: Radio Scripts
Online.
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This site provides an alphabetical list of individual, old-time radio shows and places to obtain the scripts for those shows (either .html or .pdf format). For some scripts the site also provides links for purchasing videos of the particular show on Amazon.
The Drama Scholars Index to Plays and Filmscripts (2 vols)
Print, 1964, [PN1626.S19 D7].
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Indexes select film, play, television and radio scripts published in anthologies/collections, series and periodicals through 1972. Details.