Robert C. Reinehr is Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, where he taught from 1981 until his retirement in 1999. Jon D. Swartz was Chief of Psychological Services, Central Counties Center for Mental Health-Mental Retardation, Temple, Texas, from 1990 until his retirement in 1999. Reinehr and Swartz are the co-authors of Historical Dictionary of Old Time Radio (Scarecrow Press, 2008).
Information on the production and airing of these shows has
previously been widely scattered and often accessible, but the
Handbook... brings it all home in one volume... remarkably
comprehensive...easy-to-use...
*American Libraries*
...an invaluable listing of all the famous old shows, with
information on what's available today on tape and how to
order...
*B'nai B'rith Magazine*
Public and academic libraries and old-time radio buffs will enrich
their radio-history collections with the comprehensive Handbook of
Old-Time Radio>
*Booklist*
The Handbook stands as the most useful, authoritative general
source about old radio programs.
*Wilson Library Bulletin*
...an excellent old time radio 'Bible'...a solid piece of
scholarship...Serious hobbyists and researchers will find it
invaluable....a browser's delight....Anyone with an appreciation
for nostalgia will thoroughly enjoy Swartz and Reinehr's book.
*The Latest Word*
...very adequately provides the needed information, including
number of programs available for each performer, to make delightful
browsing for any and all people...
*Journal of American Culture*
Public and academic libraries and old-time radio buffs will enrich
their radio-history collections with the comprehensive Handbook of
Old-Time Radio
*Booklist*
...a carefully indexed guide...Libraries with full collections on
broadcasting should consider this volume.... and hard-core
collectors should have one on their shelves. This is a classic
labor of love and pulls a good deal of information together in one
place.
*Communication Booknotes Quarterly*
...the best old-time radio book published since 1976.... this is
definitely a book all OTR buffs can use...
*The Big Reel*
...impressive reference to the Golden Age of radio...It is intended
for both the casual listener to programs from radio's Golden Age as
well as the serious hobbyist or researcher....Collectors will find
highly useful descriptions...importance of Handbook...cannot be
overstated. A tremendous body of research, it belongs in every
collector's library.
*The Inside Collector*
...the most comprehensive volume currently available on the
subject...
*Classic Images*
This book intends to provide scholars and hobbyists a
comprehensive, one-volume guide to OTR....a worthy addition to any
library with an interest in popular culture, popular entertainment,
or mass media and broadcasting.
*CHOICE*
It is worth the price because it is so complete....recommend it
highly for the serious OTR fan.
*Airwaves*
...a handy reference for the OTR fan.
*Sperdvac Radiogram*
...a good one-stop source for information about Old-Time
Radio....covers so much more information in a single, usable source
that public and academic libraries with an interest in Old-Time
Radio, broadcasting, popular culture, or history will find this a
welcome addition.
*Reference Quarterly*
Recommended for interested readers, form the hobbyist to the
researcher.
*American Reference Books Annual*
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