Radio Comedy Diary

This book is a real find - for those who enjoy radio nostalgia and for scholars of broadcasting. From 1947 to 1950 while listening to the radio, the author was writing down jokes, gags, one-liners and quotations. Fifty years later he has painstakingly transferred those childhood notes into this invaluable record of a boom time in American radio.

“fun and historically important. Radio fans should eat this up”— Classic Images ; “lasting value”— Communication Booknotes Quarterly ; “easy reading”— OTR Newsletter ; “invaluable”— New Books in the Communications Library.

Gary Poole is still active in radio, appearing regularly with his comedy group “The Merriment Players,” doing takeoffs on old-time radio soap operas, adventure and detective shows. He lives in Spartanburg, South Carolina.