As you may have noted on the theater page, I have separated the radio and television titles out from the other show business related books. Here you will find the 14 titles available as of November 13, 2007, about radio and television. Just make a note of the Order No(s) of the books you would like, and you can  place your order at any time with Ray Boas, Bookseller in Walpole, New Hampshire. Thank you, RAY

1. Metz, Robert, THE TONIGHT SHOW, Playboy Press, n.p., (1980) 1st, B&W illustrations, 290pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) previous owner insc, ISBN 087223598X "The surprising inside story of the headliners, the glamour, the intrigue, and the controversy.", (Order No: 3508 ), $5.00

2. Foege, Alec, THE EMPIRE GOD BUILT: INSIDE PAT ROBERTSON'S MEDIA MACHINE, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, (1996) 1st ptg, 242pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 047115993X The hidden power behind The Family Channel, The Christian Coalition, The 700 Club, and The Ice Capades., (Order No: 11648 ), $10.00

3. Burns, Eric, BROADCAST BLUES: DISPATCHES FROM THE TWENTY-YEAR WAR BETWEEN A TELEVISION REPORTER AND HIS MEDIUM, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, (1993) 1st ed, 241pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), warmly inscribed by author, ISBN 0060190329 In this smart, scathing, and very funny account of his years on the air, former NBC News correspondent Eric Burns exposes the distortions and pretensions of television journalism by showing us how it works, how what we see on our screens gets there, and freely confesses his role in all of it., (Order No: 11748 ), $14.50

4. Hay, Peter, CANNED LAUGHTER: THE BEST STORIES FROM RADIO AND TELEVISION, Oxford University Press, New York, 1992 1st ptg, 262pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 019506836X The best-selling author of several books about theater and the movies has collected anecdotes of journalists and jokesters, inventors and investors, sportsmen and sponsors, presidents and producers--along with backstage glimpses of historical events--for a riotous ride through the annals of radio and television., (Order No: 14244 ), $7.00

5. Wilk, Max, THE GOLDEN AGE OF TELEVISION: NOTES FROM THE SURVIVORS, Delacorte Press, New York, (1976) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 274pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0440029503 One of television's first writers has given us a wonderful memoir of the days when the mighty screen was indeed golden--its creations rough, spontaneous, and unforgettable., (Order No: 18170 ), $8.00

6. Cooke, Alistair (commentary by), A DECADE OF MASTERPIECE THEATRE MASTERPIECES, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, (1981) 2nd ptg, B&W and color ill., 240pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0394519078 What better way to celebrate Masterpiece Theatre's first decade than with Alistair Cooke, who has here converted his introductory talks into essays about the history and personalities and literary works that inspired and shaped the programs., (Order No: 23075 ), $7.50

7. Linkletter, Art, THE SECRET WORLD OF KIDS, Bernard Geis Associates, New York, (1959) 2nd ptg, ill. by Louis Glanzman, 287pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket, signed by author on ffep, To enjoy a child, Art feels, one must understand him. This book tells you how to do that. It is full of humor, from a master humorist, and offers child guidance in a new prescription., (Order No: 23213 ), $15.00

8. Dizard, Wilson P., TELEVISION: A WORLD VIEW, Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, NY, (1966) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 349pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), In this study, the author reviews the history, present status, and current trends of television communications around the world., (Order No: 23831 ), $7.50

9. LeBow, Guy (introduction by Ed McMahon), "ARE WE ON THE AIR?!": THE HILARIOUS, SCANDALOUS CONFESSIONS OF A TV PIONEER, S.P.I. Books, New York, (1992) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 355pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1561710490 The stories of fading Hollywood stars threatened by the studios with extinction if they go into TV will make you gnash your teeth, but you will happily witness the triumphs of--Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Swanson, Bela Lugosi, Faye Emerson, Buster Crabbe, Don Ameche, Wendy Barrie--and others as they contribute heavily to a new industry dying from early incompetence., (Order No: 29979 ), $15.00

10. Willis, Edgar E., FOUNDATIONS IN BROADCASTING: RADIO AND TELEVISION, Oxford University Press, New York, 1951, B&W ill., 439pp, good, light blue cloth (hardcover), "This book has been designed with two purposes in mind: (1) to provide a foundation on which advanced courses in specific phases of radio and television can be based; and (2) to serve as a general introduction to broadcasting for those students who will take no other courses in the field.", (Order No: 34015 ), $30.00

11. Sennett, Ted, YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS, Da Capo Press, Inc., New York, (1985), B&W illustrations, 179pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 030680235X The Story of Television's Most Celebrated Comedy Program., (Order No: 43059 ), $4.50

12. Schatzkin, Paul, THE BOY WHO INVENTED TELEVISION: A STORY OF INSPIRATION, PERSISTENCE AND QUIET PASSION, TeamCom Books, Silver Spring, MD, (2002) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 285pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1928791301 This volume traces Farnsworth's "guided tour" of discovery, describing the observations he made in the course of developing his initial invention and reveaing how his unique insights brought him to the threshold of what could have been an even greater discovery--clean, safe, and unlimited energy from controlled nuclear fusion., (Order No: 46961 ), $10.00

13. Cook, Thomas D.; Appleton, Hilary; Conner, Ross F.; Shaffer, Ann; Tamkin, Gary; and, Weber, Stephen J., "SESAME STREET" REVISITED, Russell Sage Foundation, New York, (1975), 410pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0871542072 This volume opens anew the issue of the program's national impact., (Order No: 48502 ), $12.50

14. Peers, Frank W., THE POLITICS OF CANADIAN BROADCASTING, 1920-1951, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, (1969), 466pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0802062105 This volume traces the development of broadcasting policy in Canada up to the inception of television in 1952., (Order No: 48619 ), $12.50