Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991)
1991 · G · 1h 53m · Documentary, History
Genres: Documentary, History
For 50 years radio dominated the airwaves and the American consciousness as the first “mass medium.” In Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, Ken Burns examines the lives of three extraordinary men who shared the primary responsibility for this invention and its early success, and whose…
Director: Ken Burns
Writers: Geoffrey C. Ward
Cinematography: Allen Moore, Buddy Squires
Editor: Paul Barnes
Cast
Jason Robards as Narrator (voice)Red Barber as Self - Radio AnnouncerErik Barnouw as Self - HistorianKen Bilby as Self - Biographer of David SarnoffNorman Corwin as Self - WriterSusan Douglas as Self - HistorianFrank Günther as Self - EngineerJeanne Hammond as Self - Niece of Edwin H. ArmstrongLoren Jones as Self - EngineerGarrison Keillor as Self - WriterHelen Kelley as Self - Radio BroadcasterRobert Morris as Self - EngineerMore like this
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