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PROJECT ARROW
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. . .Authoring/ Research/ Reporting/ and Other Work;
Using the Higher Levels of Reading, Math, Language Arts, Social Studies and Writing. |
RADIO
HISTORY AND BROADCASTING ACTIVITY
Variety
Programs in the Old Days
The term variety programs covers a
variety of programs--women's hours, special events broadcasts
educational documentaries, comedy programs of the Burns and Allen type,
and broadcasts like the Farm and Home Hour. They are programs
made up of music, skits, talks, interviews, and occasional round
tables. On holidays in particular members of the staff of a radio
station are called upon to arrange variety programs.
The documentary form of program, used widely by the U.S. government as a means of education and propaganda, is a cross between variety and drama. Its free form, with sound effects, montage, musical bridges, brief dramatic scenes, interviews, and anarration is admirably adapted to teaching purposes. Time Magazine was one of the first sponsors to use the documentary broadcast.
The documentary form of program, used widely by the U.S. government as a means of education and propaganda, is a cross between variety and drama. Its free form, with sound effects, montage, musical bridges, brief dramatic scenes, interviews, and anarration is admirably adapted to teaching purposes. Time Magazine was one of the first sponsors to use the documentary broadcast.