| Birmingham Broadcasting Contributor(s): Hollis, Tim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738542717 ISBN-13: 9780738542713 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: Birmingham, Alabama, has enjoyed a long and distinguished broadcasting history. The city's first radio station aired in 1922, and television arrived in 1949. Both media produced personalities who became household names in the city. Audiences came to know Joe Rumore, Tommy Charles, Country Boy Eddy, Cousin Cliff Holman, Rosemary, Pat Gray, Tom York, and many others as if they were members of their own families. Even the commercials became as memorable as the news, entertainment, talk, and children's shows they interrupted. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Performing Arts | Radio - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Television - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 976.102 |
| LCCN: 2006922051 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.54" W x 9.24" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Alabama - Locality - Birmingham, Alabama - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Birmingham, Alabama, has enjoyed a long and distinguished broadcasting history. The city s first radio station aired in 1922, and television arrived in 1949. Both media produced personalities who became household names in the city. Audiences came to know Joe Rumore, Tommy Charles, Country Boy Eddy, Cousin Cliff Holman, Rosemary, Pat Gray, Tom York, and many others as if they were members of their own families. Even the commercials became as memorable as the news, entertainment, talk, and children s shows they interrupted." |
Contributor Bio(s): Hollis, Tim: - Author Tim Hollis is a Birmingham native and resident who writes about a wide variety of pop culture nostalgia topics. His previous book for Arcadia, Images of America: Birmingham s Theater and Retail District, detailed the city s downtown landmarks. In Images of America: Birmingham Broadcasting, he turns to the rich radio and television heritage of this area and enables his readers to spend some quality time with old friends. |