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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991)
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This explains it all moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Jason Robards | ... | Narrator (voice) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Red Barber | ... | Himself (radio announcer) |
| Erik Barnouw | ... | Himself (historian) |
| Ken Bilby | ... | Himself (biographer of David Sarnoff) |
| Norman Corwin | ... | Himself (writer) |
| Susan Douglas | ... | Herself (historian) |
| Frank Günther | ... | Himself (engineer) |
| Jeanne Hammond | ... | Herself (niece of Edwin H. Armstrong) |
| Loren Jones | ... | Himself (engineer) |
| Garrison Keillor | ... | Himself (writer) |
| Helen Kelley | ... | Herself (radio broadcaster) |
| Robert Morris | ... | Himself (engineer) |
| Dana Raymond | ... | Himself (friend of Edwin H. Armstrong) |
| Gertrude Tyne | ... | Herself (engineer) |
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This reminds me of why I got into radio. I started in radio running old time radio shows at WRVO in Oswego NY. This documentary fills in the history for me. I am a very big fan of old time radio like the Great Gildersleeve and "the Shadow" and this sparked my interest. I highly recommend this film for those interested in how our current radio was born. If you want to know the pioneers and the "cads" watch this film for a great background! I think that it gives the controversy a little kick. I think that the invention of the radio tube is still a issue. As one of the commentaries talk about, the development of the audion was a controversial thing. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!