Is Everybody Listening?
A documentary about the 82% of US citizens that listen to the radio for their entertainment, news and sport.
Top Cast
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Fred Allen
Fred Allen - Fred Allen Radio Program
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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Rochester, Jack Benny Radio Program
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Phil Baker
Phil Baker - 'The $64 Question Radio Program'
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Jackson Beck
Narrator
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Jack Benny
Jack Benny - Jack Benny Radio Program
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Edgar Bergen
Edgar Bergen - Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Radio Program
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Kenny Delmar
Senator Claghorn, Fred Allen Radio Program
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Parker Fennelly
Titus Moody - Fred Allen Radio Program
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Phil Harris
Phil Harris - Jack Benny Radio Program
Overview
A documentary about the 82% of US citizens that listen to the radio for their entertainment, news and sport.
Rating
6.5
/ 10
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1 Reviews
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CinemaSerf5 Apr 4, 2022This is quite an interesting documentary looking at how C.E. Hooper - quite possibly the first ratings company - uses cold-calling techniques to assemble data from American audiences to help inform sponsors and producers about radio listening habits in the United States. From Jack Benny's "Benny" show listened to by 20 million Americans each week to Walter Winchell. News, sport and comedy - "I don't hold with furniture that talks"! 400 independent stations and over 1000 syndicates take this medium to over 82% of households according to the stats! It's rather basically constructed, made largely from stock footage of the celebrities, but the narrative is really quite informative and as a bit of broadcasting nostalgia, is actually well worth a watch for a few minutes.
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