Mention
radio to Baby-Boomers, their parents and grandparents and you may get a
completely different take.
Long
before TV people were entertained by radio.
Families
would sit around their living room each evening and listen to the latest comedy
act, drama, thriller and just about any other genre prevalent on TV and in movies
nowadays.
Without
pictures people were required to use their imaginations to fill in the visuals. Radio was king and people love d it.
As
a Baby-Boomer myself I remember listening to Bob Hope, Jack Benny, The Lone Ranger
and plethora of other radio personalities.
I
caught the tail-end of the radio revolution.
Fortunately a local radio station plays old radio programs on the
weekends and I listen when I can.
Authors
Carl Amari and Martin Grams Jr., and Portable
Press present a compendium of The Top
100 Classic Radio Shows in their book by the same title.
This
gorgeous hardbound book features a cover spotlighting several of the famous
radio acts of the past and spot varnished radio on its cover.
Inside
readers are treated to classic radio programs lovingly detailed with interesting
fact and photos.
Comedy,
Dramas, Mystery& Detective, Sci-fi & Kids, Variety and Western &
Adventure shows are all represented.
They
provide a wonderful stroll down Memory Lane of more innocent times when jokes
were clean, the good guy always won and your imagination could run wild.
Three
Audio CDs are included containing six shows with an additional 72 shows free as
downloads.
Relive
yesteryear when radio ruled the airways.