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Empire of the air : the men who made radio
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The Resource Empire of the air : the men who made radio
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Empire of the air : the men who made radio
Title remainder
the men who made radio
Statement of responsibility
a Florentine Films production ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns, Morgan Wesson, Tom Lewis ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced in association with WETA-TV, Washington
Contributor
  • Burns, Ken, 1953-
  • WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
  • Lewis, Tom, 1942-
  • Robards, Jason
  • Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
  • Ward, Geoffrey C.
  • Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
  • Wesson, Morgan, 1951-
  • PBS Home Video
  • Florentine Films
Director
  • Burns, Ken, 1953-
Director of photography
  • Burns, Ken, 1953-
Film distributor
  • Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Musical director
  • Burns, Ken, 1953-
Narrator
  • Robards, Jason
Producer
  • Lewis, Tom, 1942-
  • Wesson, Morgan, 1951-
  • Burns, Ken, 1953-
Production company
  • Florentine Films
  • WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
  • Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Publisher
  • PBS Home Video
Screenwriter
  • Ward, Geoffrey C.
Subject
  • Documentary television programs
  • Radio -- United States -- Biography
  • Radio -- United States -- History
  • Sarnoff, David, 1891-1971
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired
  • Nonfiction television programs
  • Armstrong, Edwin H., (Edwin Howard), 1890-1954
  • De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961
Genre
  • Nonfiction television programs
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired
  • Documentary television programs
  • Biography
Language
eng
Summary
Story of radio from 1906-1955 and the three men who made it happen: Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff. Combines archival photographs, newsreels of the period, interviews, and radio soundtrack
Member of
  • Empire of the air (Television program)
  • Ken Burns' America collection
Cataloging source
GEC
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Cinematography, Ken Burns, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore ; editor, Paul Barnes ; music direction, Ken Burns, Jesse Carr ; sound, Morgan Wesson, Roger Sherman, Alan Barker, Todd Bellanca
Dewey number
621.384/109034
Language note
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired
LC call number
TK6545.A1
LC item number
E457 2004
PerformerNote
Jason Robards, narrator
Runtime
120
Series statement
Ken Burns' America collection
Target audience
general
Technique
live action

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