Godfrey, Donald & Leigh, Frederic A.  (Eds.).  (1998).
Historical Dictionary of American Radio.
Westport, CT:  Greenwood Press.

“Rick Dees.”  p. 116
“Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB).”  pp. 123-24
“Greaseman.”  p. 188
“Gary Owens.”  pp. 292-93
“Stereophonic Sound.”  p. 372
“Wolfman Jack.”  p. 422

Description:

A comprehensive resource of American radio history including over 100 authors and
covering over 600 different topics, fully cross-referenced and indexed. Entries are
arranged alphabetically and written by some of the leading scholars including Erik
Barnouw, Louisa Benjamin, Ronald Caray, Kenneth Harwood, W.A. Kelly Huff, Michael
Kitross, Larry Lichty, Christopher Sterling, Kyu Ho Youm, Robert Avery,  Marvin
Bensman, Michael D. Murray, and others of the discipline. Each entry also contains
references for further study as well as internet source materials. An Introduction and
Radio Chronology provide the historical framework for the topics.

This dictionary will be of interest to students and scholars interested in radio,
television, communications, communications history, and electronic media. It will also
be of interest to professionals in the field. As a library source it will be a welcome
addition to academic, professional, as well as public library collections.

Table of Contents:
Preface
Introduction
Radio Chronology
List of Alphabetical Entries
Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 97-33140
LCC Class: PN1991
Dewey Class: 384

Blanchard, Margaret (Ed.).  (1998).
History of the Mass Media in the United States:  An Encyclopedia.
Chicago:  Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers.

“The Golden Age of Television.”  pp. 240-43.

Award Winner
                Outstanding Reference Book – New York Public Library Reference Book Awards

The influence of the mass media on American history has been overwhelming. History
of the Mass Media in the United States examines the ways in which the media both affects,
and is affected by, U.S. society. From 1690, when the first American newspaper was founded,
to 1995, this encyclopedia covers more than 300 years of mass media history.

History of Mass Media in the United States contains more than 475 alphabetically
arranged entries covering subjects ranging from key areas of newspaper history to broader
topics such as media coverage of wars, major conflicts over press freedom, court cases and
legislation, and the concerns and representation of ethnic and special interest groups. The
editor and the 200 scholarly contributors to this work have taken particular care to examine
the technological, legal, legislative, economic, and political developments that have
affected the American media.

Browne, Ray B. & Browne, Pat (Eds.).  (2001).
The Guide to United States Popular Culture.
Bowling Green, OH:  Bowling Green State University Popular Press.

“The Andy Griffith Show.”  p. 38.
 “CNN (Cable News Network).”  pp. 183-84.
 “Digital Audio Broadcasting.”  p. 233.
 “High-Definition Television (HDTV).”  p. 383.
 “The Marshall Tucker Band.”  p. 515.
 “Mayberry R.F.D.”  p. 523-24.
 “Stereophonic Sound.”  pp. 786-87.

This volume consists of almost 1600 alphabetically arranged entries intended, collectively, to
define popular culture in the United States. Determined and contributed by some 500 experts,
the entries are representative, though not comprehensive, and vary from the inclusive and general (golf,
domestic decorations, horror films) to specific individuals, items, and events; they are supplemented by
bibliographies, cross-references, and a comprehensive index.

1010 pp., illus.,index, 2001
CB 0-87972-821-3 $149.95

Sterling, Christopher H.  (Ed.).  (2004).
Encyclopedia of Radio.
New York:  Routledge, Taylor and Francis Publishers.

“AM Radio.” pp. 83-85.
“Jack Benny.” pp. 155-159.
“Rick Dees.” pp. 438-439.
“Digital Audio Broadcasting.” pp. 456-462.
“The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.” pp. 650-653.
“‘Cousin’ Brucie Morrow.” pp. 959-960.
“Gary Owens.” pp. 1052-1053.
“David Sarnoff.” pp. 1233-1235.
“Doug ‘Greaseman’ Tracht.” pp. 1405-1407.
“Wolfman Jack (Robert Smith).” pp. 1547-1550.

Project Synopsis:

Produced in association with the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, the
three-volume Encyclopedia of Radio is the first comprehensive, broadly conceived reference work
covering the full spectrum of this nearly century-old medium. International in scope, it spans
the history of radio in major countries and regions throughout the world, tracing radio's role
in the development of journalism, advertising, entertainment, propaganda, popular
music, and much more.

Over 600 alphabetically arranged entries cover programs and people, networks and
organizations, regulation and policies, audience research, and radio's evolving technology
through the years. Entries include production credits for programs, biographical details for
individuals, and suggestions for further reading. Approximately 200 illustrations give
visual context to the often unseen world of radio, and a comprehensive index makes the
book a useful research tool.

The Encyclopedia is much more than simply an informational work. Each essay provides not
only essential facts but also commentary on the significance of the particular person,
organization, or topic being examined.  Users will gain an overall sense of radio history and
will understand the place of each entry's subject within that history. Readers will also discover
issues and problems that have helped to define the medium, learning to view radio as
an intersection of technological, economic, political, social, and aesthetic factors.

From Arbitron to Zenith, from Fibber McGee to digital audio broadcasting, the Encyclopedia
of Radio is the most complete reference work ever compiled on this fascinating medium
that continues to shape our culture. It will be the definitive resource on radio for all high
school, college, and public libraries.

Inscoe, John.  (Ed.).  (2005).
New Georgia Encyclopedia.
Atlanta:  Merrill-Hall New Media.

“The Allman Brothers Band.” (Published August 12, 2005)

“Duane Allman (1946-1971).” (Published October 21, 2005)

“Capricorn Records.” (Published September 9, 2005)

“Chickamauga.” (Published May 6, 2005)

Description:

The New Georgia Encyclopedia is an ambitious project that was first discussed in
1998. It is the nation's first state encyclopedia conceived at the outset as an online enterprise.
It will be limited to a single state, Georgia.  Although it is Georgia-based,
being on the Internet makes it international.  Anyone in Georgia, the nation, or the world
with Internet access is able to look up the New Georgia Encyclopedia and surf
its database for nuggets of information about our state at no cost.

The e-encyclopedia has many of the customary attributes of a web-based resource:
images accompany most articles and some articles have moving images as well
as sound. As a digital resource, there are extensive internal links among the
articles allowing for an extraordinary search capability. Further, each author was asked to
provide recommendations for other web links that point to additional resources on an
article's subject matter. For this reason, we often talk about the e-encyclopedia as a portal to
Georgia because it provides access not only to the internal resources of the encyclopedia
but also, through other web and digital links, to resources elsewhere.

The New Georgia Encyclopedia is a project of the Georgia Humanities Council in partnership
with the Office of the Governor, the University of Georgia Press, and the University System
of Georgia/GALILEO. It is made possible by an appropriation from the State of Georgia and
by grants from the Georgia Power Foundation, the Woodruff Foundation, Bell South,
the Peyton Anderson Foundation, the James Cox Foundation, the UPS Foundation, the
National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Historic Chattahoochee Commission.

“Alice.”  pp. 55-57.
“Frasier.” pp. 924-925.
“Michael Landon.” pp. 1310-1312.
“Little House on the Prairie.”  pp. 1370-1372.
“Regis Philbin.”  pp. 1759-1761.

Project Synopsis:

The Second Edition of the Encyclopedia of Television builds on the award-winning First
Edition.  That work, widely recognized and cited as the foremost reference work designed
for the study of television, presents almost 1,000 essays on people, programs, and topics
related to the medium. Focused on both the history and current state of television, the Encyclopedia
also looks to the future, exploring significant changes that have occurred in the economic,
technological, and regulatory contexts in which television is produced, transmitted,
and experienced.
 
The Second Edition appears as four illustrated volumes. It contains nearly
200 new entries. All existing essays were revised.
 
The Encyclopedia of Television was conceived as a work of first record for users at various levels.
Essays are scholarly in nature, but they are not presented in an excessively abstract, theoretical,
or specialized manner. They are designed to be thoroughly descriptive, yet analytically keen.
Contributors are expected to cover relevant information objectively; contributors may also
present a perspective, a point of view. Essays are detailed and informed in a manner
useful to advanced students, professional journalists, and scholars, yet jargon-free and
stylistically accessible to general readers. The subject of each essay is presented in the
fullest possible context as it relates to television at large.