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Joels, Merrill H. Acting Is a Business. New York, Hastings House, 1955.

A semi-autobiographical guidebook on how to get into radio and television as an actor. Includes a list of sources and services in New York City.

Johnson, Ray V. See Campbell-A Guide

to Radio-TV Writing.

Jones, John Paul. See Brown-Radio

and Television News.

Karr, Harrison M. Your Speaking Voice, Rev. ed. Glendale, Calif., Griffin-Patterson Co., 1946.

A textbook based on a system of voice culture, with practical advice and exercises from notable artists.

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Kaufman, William I., and Colodzin, Robert. Your Career in Television. York, Merlin Press, 1950.

An objective appraisal of job possibilities in television along with practical suggestions on choosing a career as an actor, director, and other conceivable activity in the television field.

Kaufman, William I, Ed. How To Write for Television. New York, Hastings House, 1955.

A collection of short, pungent articles by 10 successful writers and script editors, giving specific advice on what it takes to create saleable scripts.

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Kingson, Walter K., Cowgill, Rome, and Levy, Ralph. Broadcasting Television and Radio. New York, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1955.

Gives how-to techniques of writing, directing, and acting, plus a behind-the-scenes survey of the radio-television industry.

Radio Drama Acting and Produc tion. New York, 1950.

A new edition of the handbook described above, with an added text on the fundamentals of radio acting as well as exercise material. Kralevitch, Walter, and Cowgill, Rome. Radio Drama Production. New York, Rinehart & Co., 1946.

A handbook for the average classroom workshop giving background of production theory. Contains scrips with exercises for developing skill in elements of radio drama production. La Prade, Ernest. Broadcasting Music. New York, Rinehart & Co., 1947.

An explanation of the entire process of broadcasting music, from the planning of the program to its production in the studio. Lawton, Sherman P. See EwbankBroadcasting: Radio and Television. Levenson, William B. See FrenchRadio English.

Levy, Ralph. See Kingson-Broadcasting Television and Radio.

McCandless, Stanley. Syllabus of Stage Lighting. A. New Haven, Conn., Whitlock's, Inc., 1953.

The eighth edition of a text by one of the leading authorities in the field, written primarily for the teacher.

Mackey, David R. Drama on the Air. New York, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1951.

A text which integrates the three main facets of radio dramatic presentation-script, production, and acting, with emphasis on acting. Includes 4 complete scrips and 25 complete scenes for exercise material.

Mosse, Baskett. Radio News Handbook. Evanston, Ill., Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, 1947. A concise handbook intended as a guide in the preparation and production of news programs with added information on radio sign language, glossary of radio terms, and a sample script.

Mosse, Baskett and Whiting, Fred, eds. Television News Handbook. Evanston, Ill., Northwestern University Press, 1953.

A guide for the professional newsman as well as for the television journalism student. Contains excerpts from talks by leading television newsmen as presented at the first National Television News Seminar at Northwestern University.

Needleman, Moriss H. A Manual of Pronunciation. New York, Barnes & Noble, Inc., 1949.

Lists about 5,800 "everyday words selected as commonly mispronounced." The unique feature is that three systems of notation are used-the simplified, the diacritical and the phonetic.

O'Meara, Carroll. Television Program Production. New York, The Ronald Press Co., 1955.

A comprehensive manual designed for those planning a career in television program writing or production.

Parker, Everett C.; Inman, Elinor; and Snyder, Ross. Religious Radio: What To Do and How. New York, Harper & Bros., 1948.

A guide to religious radio broadcasting in which every phase, including method, technique, and philosophy are treated.

Pennell, Ellen. Women on TV. Minneapolis, Minn., Burgess Publishing Co., 1954.

Designed to inform the student and her teacher about opportunities for women in television, as well as to provide detailed hints on planning programs for home audiences.

Poole, Lynn. Today's Science and You. New York, Whitelesey House-McGraw Hill, 1952.

A popularized version of some of the most recent conquests of science. Includes highlights of science featured on the author's long series of television programs, the Johns Hopkina Science Review.

Science Via Television. Baltimore, Md., The Johns Hopkins Press, 1950.

A factual step-by-step outline of methods and procedures from the stage of the program idea until it goes on the air.

Radio Amateur's Handbook, The. West Hartford, Conn., American Radio Relay League, 1928 to present.

A comprehensive treatment of the amateur short-wave field and of workshop practice. Each volume contains illustrations, charts, and tables, as well as practical equations and formulas. Published annually.

Rockwell, Vera C. See French-Radio English.

Rogers, Ralph. See Hoffman-Effective Radio Speaking.

Royal, John F. Television Production Problems. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1948.

Compiled from a series of 11 lectures by NBC television personnel in a course given by Columbia University and NBC.

Shallet, Marguerite. See Herman—Manual of Foreign Dialects.

Snyder, Ross. See Parker-Religious Radio: What To Do and How.

Stasheff, Edward and Bretz, Rudy. Television Program, The. New York, A. A. Wyn, Inc., 1951.

A comprehensive and practical guide to writing, directing, and producing television programs. Well illustrated with photographs, diagrams, charts, and actual directors' scripts of outstanding programs.

Television Scripts-See Bretz.

Tobin, Richard L. News Style Book. New York, American Broadcasting Co., Inc., 1946.

A few do's and don't's on radio news writing and some specific word styles. Tooley, Howard. The Radio Handbook: Suggestions for the Radio Director and Technician. Minneapolis, Minn., Northwest Press, 1943.

Intended as a guide for directors of radio amateur clubs. Contains valuable hints for the technician and an illustrated glossary and suggestions for building a sound effects library.

Television Workshop, The. Minneapolis, The Northwestern Press, 1953. Written to acquaint the actor or actress contemplating a career in television with a few working tools of the profession. Book contains sample scripts and concludes with a glossary.

Turnbull, Robert B. Radio and Television Sound Effects. New York, Rinehart & Co., Inc., 1951.

A comprehensive analysis of the part that sound plays in the radio and television drama, how it is affected by writing and production and some of the problems of the sound technician.

Wade, Robert J. Designing for TV. New York, Pelligrini and Cudahy, 1952.

A practical book on art and design in television staging, written expressly for the graphic artist, craftsman, or production designer.

Staging TV Programs and Commercials. New York, Hastings, House, 1954.

A practical handbook on how to plan and execute television sets, props, and production facilities. Includes suggestions for relating stagecraft experience to the medium of television.

Walker, E. Jerry. Religious Broadcast

ing: A Manual of Techniques. Washington, D. C. National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters, 1945.

A guide to those who prepare and present religious programs.

Warren, Carl Nelson. Radio News Writing and Editing. New York, Harper & Bros., 1947.

An elementary text with diagrammatic illustrations to cover the various phases of radio news work.

Weaver, Luther. The Technique of Radio Writing. New York, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1948.

Textbook based on author's combined experiences in college teaching and in a large advertising agency. Scripts and excerpts of scripts are used as examples. Various types of programs are discussed in all phases, including music and sound effects and their place in a script.

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A practical handbook showing basic writing techniques, together with suggestions for preparation of professional scripts and for their protection and marketing.

White, Melvin R. Beginning Radio Production. Minneapolis, Minn., The Northwestern Press, 1950.

A textbook for advanced high-school and beginning college students intended primarily to develop basic knowledge and skills essential to the radio worker.

Microphone Technique for Radio Actors. Minneapolis, Minn., The Northwestern Press, 1950.

A brief and elementary handbook for the beginning radio actor.

White, Paul W. News on the Air. New York, Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1947.

An analysis of news gathering and preparation for broadcasting by one of radio's bestknown news writers.

Whiting, Fred. See Mosse-Television News Handbook.

Wiley, Max. Radio Writing. New York, Rinehart & Co., Inc., 1941.

Written by the one-time director of scripts and continuity of CBS, this volume deals with various types of scripts, and includes writing exercises and several chapters and analyses of students' work which should be valuable for the embryo radio writer.

Radio and Television Writing. New York, Rinehart & Co., Inc., 1950.

A greatly expanded revision of Mr. Wiley's first edition written in terms of developments of the past decade, not only in audience preferences by also in techniques,

Wise, Claude M. See Borchers-Modern Speech.

Wolseley, Roland E. See CampbellNewsmen at Work.

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Educational Uses—Audio-Visual, Radio, and Television

Aarnes, Hale, and Christiansen, Kenneth,

editors. Problems in College Radio. Columbia, Mo., Stephens College, 1948.

Proceedings of "The 1946 Conference on College Radio," held at Stephens College. Contains speeches dealing with the radio curriculum, careers, etc.

Broderick, Gertrude G. Directory of College Courses in Radio and Television. Washington, D. C., U. S. Office of Education, 1954–55.

A mimeographed list of colleges reporting courses in ratio and television, with special designation for those offering degrees in communications and the names of instructors in charge.

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Callahan, Jennie Waugh. Radio Workshop for Children. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1948.

A workshop text designed to prepare students to enter educational radio either as teachers in school workshops, or as radio station personnel.

Television in School, College, and Community. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1953.

A comprehensive survey of the field of educational television. Has'an extensive bibliog raphy and a dozen production scripts from various sources in the field.

Chandler, Anna C., and Cypher, Irene F. Audio-Visual Techniques. New York, Noble & Noble, 1948.

A volume for persons interested in the enrichment of teaching through the use of audio

visual aids. Contains many "how-to-do" directions and suggestions for radio and television programing.

Christiansen, Kenneth. See AarnesProblems in College Radio.

Cooper, Isabelle M. Bibliography on Educational Broadcasting. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1942. A bibliography on the historical, technical, and educational fields of broadcasting. Cumming, William K. This Is Educational Television. Ann Arbor, Mich., Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1954.

A compilation of reported experiences in selected centers throughout the United States, with interpretations and conclusions by the author.

Cypher, Irene F. See Chandler-AudioVisual Techniques.

Dale, Edgar. Audio-Visual Methods in Teaching. New York, The Dryden Press, Inc., 1947.

A basic text on methods, with brief references to radio.

Second edition, 1954.

Complete rewrite of first edition so as to present author's thorough rethinking of entire field of audio-visual instruction. Contains several new chapters including one on educational television.

Dent, Ellsworth C. Audio-Visual Handbook, The. Chicago, Society for Visual Education, 1949.

A concise handbook of information for those interested in using audio-visual teaching materials. Published first in 1934, above mentioned is the sixth edition.

Dunham, Franklin, and Lowdermilk, Ronald R. Television in Our Schools, Washington, Ú. 8. Government Printing Office, 1953.

A brief analysis of television's role in education with illustrations of some of the cur

rent uses of the medium by schools at time of publication.

Broderick, Gertrude G., and Lowdermilk, Ronald R. FM for Education. Washington, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1948. Second Edition.

Designed to inform educators and school board members of the potential educational facilities to be found in the specially reserved FM radio channels.

English Language Arts, The. Prepared by The Commission on the English Curriculum of the National Council of Teachers of English. New York, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., 1952.

The first in a projected series of five volumes in which all levels of English instruction are to be re-examined. Vol. I is an overview of the curriculum in English Language Arts from the preschool through graduate school. Two chapters are devoted to mass communications. Exton, William, Jr. Audiovisual Aids to Instruction. New York, McGrawHill Book Co., 1947.

Designed to show the audio-visual techniques developed in the Armed Forces' emergency training program during World War II and their application to civilian education in the post-war era.

Federal Radio Education Committee. Washington, D C., U. S. Office of Education.

Criteria for Children's Radio Pro

grams.

Designed as guide to script writers, parents, teachers, broadcasters, and others concerned with programs for children.

How to Judge a School Broadcast.

A manual for teachers and broadcasters providing techniques by which they may quickly judge the educational effectiveness of programs intended for use in schools.

Radio in the Schools of Ohio. Report of an experiment in school-wide listening and its effect upon teachers and students.

School-wide Use of Radio.

A detailed evaluation of one year's schoolwide use of an American School of the Air series.

Suggested Standards for College Courses in Radio-broadcasting, 1945.

Designed to guide colleges in establishing radio courses.

French, Florence F., Levenson, Willian B., and Rockwell, Vera C. Radio English. See page 17.

Frost, Eda. See Watkins-Your Speech and Mine.

Hartley, William H. A Guide to AudioVisual Materials for Elementary School Social Studies, Brooklyn, N. Y., Rambler Press, 1950.

A compilation of selected teaching materials which are within the realm of and important to elementary school social studies classes. Kinder, James S. Audio-Visual Materials and Techniques. New York, American Book Co, 1950.

A comprehensive treatise on the value of the new instructional materials with varied suggestions for making learning more meaningful through the use of every type of visual and auditory material.

and McClusky, F. Dean. AudioVisual Reader, The. Dubuque, Iowa, William C. Brown Co., 1954.

A representative collection of 200 articles written by eminent specialists in the broad field of audio-visual instruction, including radio and television.

Leestma, Robert. Audio-Visual Materials for Teaching Reading. Ann Arbor, Mich., Slater's Book Store, Inc., 1954.

A comprehensive listing of films, filmstrips, slides, flat pictures, recordings, and special commercially available devices suitable for use in the teaching of reading.

Lee, Robert H. See Skornia-Creative Broadcasting.

Leonard, J. Paul. See Noel-Foundations for Teacher Education in AudioVisual Instruction.

Levenson, William B. Teaching Through Radio. New York, Rinehart & Co., Inc., 1945.

Has a twofold purpose: The improvement of school broadcasting and the encouragement of more effective use of educational radio programs. Written by the former director of Cleveland's school-owned Radio Station WBOE, the book presents the techniques and

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