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2010:
Broadcasting
Yearbook ceases publication.... |
"A
passing of a major institution in
the broadcast biz: The Broadcasting
& Cable Yearbook, formerly the
Broadcasting Yearbook, was a
dog-eared fixture on many
broadcasters’ desks since probably
before WWII.""A
passing of a major institution in
the broadcast biz: The Broadcasting
& Cable Yearbook, formerly the
Broadcasting Yearbook, was a
dog-eared fixture on many
broadcasters’ desks since probably
before WWII."
"The publisher's
website states that Bowker will no
longer accept orders for the
Yearbook as its publication has been
discontinued. The 2010 issue was the last. The
near-$400 reference book, like
others in the field, has been
replaced by online data, which is
often free.
Three publishers tried to sustain the heritage of the
Yearbook. At the end, a printed directory of an industry
in transition was always out of date. " (Radio Business
Report) |
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Over recent years,
nearly all public and university libraries that held
collections of
Broadcasting weekly and yearbook issues
have
eliminated those resources upon analysis of usage;
they were generally neither digitized nor
microfilmed. |
Most libraries disposed of the Broadcasting issues. A few
sets went to eBay sellers, and the rest are lost to the
general public with an interest in the history of radio. As
a consequence, the frequency of inaccurate data appearing
online and the consequent fabrication of urban legends has
increased.
Because real information such
as contained in publications like Broadcasting, Radio Daily,
TV/Radio Age and R&R is
needed by researchers and hobbyists alike, I am creating a "virtual library"
online with Broadcasting magazines and
yearbooks and other industry publications that I can
both find and afford to buy... all in an effort to
preserve the availability for study and information
retrieval of these diminishing resources. Please
treat this material as you would treat any library resorce
and do not copy, print or misuse the material. By using this
site you consent to respecting these usage guidelines.
This project is totally personal. It is not
supported by the original publisher. "Broadcasting
Magazine" is now "Broadcasting & Cable" and the Yearbook is
discontinued. |
Your comments and suggestions are always
welcome. Naturally, the sheer volume of material
makes errors
and
mistakes probable if not inevitable.
Tell me about them, and I'll fix them.
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