LEADER 04255nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910966649903321 005 20251116210025.0 010 $a1-280-69724-5 010 $a9786613674203 010 $a0-8093-8674-7 010 $a1-4416-4566-7 035 $a(CKB)2560000000012861 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000423862 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11276751 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000423862 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10468671 035 $a(PQKB)10719452 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1354616 035 $a(OCoLC)613206318 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse5339 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1354616 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10569687 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL367420 035 $a(OCoLC)817089114 035 $a(BIP)46359626 035 $a(BIP)25984360 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000012861 100 $a20081128d2009 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe NBC Advisory Council and radio programming, 1926-1945 /$fLouise M. Benjamin 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCarbondale $cSouthern Illinois University Press$dc2009 215 $ax, 156 p 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-8093-2919-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAn overview: NBC's Advisory Council and radio programming through 1945 -- An advisory council is formed -- Sustaining program development -- Religious issues and the Advisory Council -- The Council and radio coverage of birth control -- The Council and controversial political broadcasts -- Controversial issues of public importance -- Epilogue. 330 $aIn 1926, the new NBC networks established an advisory board of prominent citizens to help it make program decisions as well as to deflect concerns over NBC s dominance over radio. The council, which advised NBC on program development especially cultural broadcasts and those aimed at rural audiences influenced not only NBC s policies but also decisions other radio organizations made, decisions that resonate in today s electronic media The council s rulings had wide-ranging impact on society and the radio industry, addressing such issues as radio s operation in the public interest; access of religious groups to the airwaves; personal attacks on individuals, especially the clergy; and coverage of controversial issues of public importance. Principles adopted in these decrees kept undesirable shows off the air, and other networks, stations, and professional broadcast groups used the council s decisions in establishing their own organizational guidelines. Benjamin documents how these decrees had influence well after the council s demise. Beginning in the early 1930s, the council denied use of NBC to birth control advocates. This refusal revealed a pointed clash between traditional and modernistic elements in American society and laid down principles for broadcasting controversial issues. This policy resonated throughout the next five decades with the implementation of the Fairness Doctrine. "The NBC Advisory Council and Radio Programming, 1926 1945" offers the first in-depth examination of the council, which reflected and shaped American society during the interwar period. Author Louise M. Benjamin tracks the council from its inception until it was quietly disbanded in 1945, insightfully critiquing the council s influence on broadcast policies, analyzing early attempts at using the medium of radio to achieve political goals, and illustrating the council s role in the development of program genres, including news, sitcoms, crime drama, soap operas, quiz shows, and variety programs. " 606 $aRadio broadcasting policy$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aRadio broadcasting$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 615 0$aRadio broadcasting policy$xHistory 615 0$aRadio broadcasting$xSocial aspects 676 $a384.540973 700 $aBenjamin$b Louise Margaret$0982329 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910966649903321 996 $aThe NBC Advisory Council and radio programming, 1926-1945$94471457 997 $aUNINA