The OldTime Radio Trivia Book edition by Mel Simons Humor Entertainment eBooks
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Test your OTR knowledge with the ultimate radio trivia book, compiled by long-time radio personality & interviewer, Mel Simons. The book is liberally illustrated with photos of radio stars from the author's personal collection. Reasonably priced, this book will provide hours of fun for the entire family!
Mel Simons has interviewed many of the great television stars of the past. Included in his latest book are interviews with Milton Berle, Perry Como, George Jessel, Steve Allen and many others. Simons can also be heard on the Steve LeVeille Show on WBZ radio.
The OldTime Radio Trivia Book edition by Mel Simons Humor Entertainment eBooks
This book is completely useless to all but the most neophyte of old-time radio fans. Anyone who had read through a copy of one of Fred Worth's trivia encyclopedias will be able to ace most of these quizzes without any problem.It seems to have been written just to showcase the author's collection of signed photographs of OTR-related stars, because it does not seem like a lot of thought really went into the writing the actual questions. The book reads like the author pulled out a copy of The Big Broadcast and paged through it, writing questions from that, instead of using any of the knowledge he is vaunted to possess.
I've never heard any of Mel Simons radio appearances, but after perusing this, I'm not going out of my way to find them. I would recommend avoiding this book. Get a copy of On the Air, Radio's Golden Years or The Big Broadcast instead.
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The OldTime Radio Trivia Book edition by Mel Simons Humor Entertainment eBooks Reviews
Mr. Simons has written a good book. However, it is very similar to a lot of titles which are out there. I did an internet search, and I found at least two dozen listings on the subject of classic radio shows. Many come with CD's, and some great audio clips of the old shows. There is no doubt that Mel knows his material. And he is certainly old enough to have personally known a lot of the stars of the radio era of the 1930's, 40's and 50's.
However, old time radio is passe, and as more and more of its fans pass on, books of this genre will become obsolete. I look forward to reading the TV book.
Even if you've only a passing interest or familiarity with old-time radio, this book is a must-have. Full of fun quizzes, facts, and personally autographed pictures of radio's kings and queens of comedy, music, mystery and drama. Everyone from Autry to Welles is in the book; I doubt you'll find a broader range of photos between a front and back cover. "The Old-Time Radio Trivia Book" is splendidly done, and a pure delight. The engaging trivia will leave long-time hobbyists and "newbies" alike saying, "Hey--I didn't know that!!"
My husband love's to listen to the Old Time Radio show's. He loved this book! He knew some of the answers but not all. It's a fun book if you like the Old Radio shows.
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This book is completely useless to all but the most neophyte of old-time radio fans. Anyone who had read through a copy of one of Fred Worth's trivia encyclopedias will be able to ace most of these quizzes without any problem.
It seems to have been written just to showcase the author's collection of signed photographs of OTR-related stars, because it does not seem like a lot of thought really went into the writing the actual questions. The book reads like the author pulled out a copy of The Big Broadcast and paged through it, writing questions from that, instead of using any of the knowledge he is vaunted to possess.
I've never heard any of Mel Simons radio appearances, but after perusing this, I'm not going out of my way to find them. I would recommend avoiding this book. Get a copy of On the Air, Radio's Golden Years or The Big Broadcast instead.
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