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 To
get an idea of how much Judith C. Waller (1889-1972) knew
about broadcasting, you should try to find a copy of her book
Radio, the Fifth Estate, published by Houghton, Mifflin
in 1946. Its pages will answer any questions you may have
about how radio was done during its Golden Age. Ms. Waller
wrote with the benefit of almost twenty-five years of experience
in the medium. Many of the techniques and practices she described
she had, in fact, invented. Most of the 'firsts' claimed by
WMAQ during its first quarter-century were, in fact, the consequences
of her ideas and deeds. (The only other woman I know of who
spent more time at NBC in Chicago was Laura Skidmore who logged
half a century in the Mart before she retired---but, of course,
she was probably under the age of five when she first came
to work there.)
Via
the links below you can:
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