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adio has moved far away
from the comedy of Jack
Benny and George Burns
to the commentary of Dr.
Laura and Howard Stern, but the dis-
tance traveled has been filled with
Jewish personalities exploring all kinds
of entertainment as these four have
done.
When radio was a new medium
entering homes across America in the
1930s and '40s, the on-air talent and
the behind-the-scenes creators includ-
ed many people rooted in the tradi-
tions of Judaism. They, in turn, nur-
tured a generation of listeners, Jewish
and non-Jewish alike.
Gerald Nachman was one of the
young people who spent considerable
time learning about the world via

radio. Through his book Raised on
Radio (Pantheon; $28.50), Nachman
recalls the people responsible for the
medium's golden era, and through a
conversation with The Jewish News, he
recalled the influence of Jews.
"Jews have played a major part in
radio as they have in theater, films,
television — any entertainment form
— and a disproportionate number of
the influential people in radio were
Jewish," says Nachman, who has spent
40 years reporting on show business
for newspapers and magazines across
the country.
"Jews were everywhere in radio.
The two people who really were
responsible for NBC and CBS, David
Sarnoff and William Paley, were
Jewish, and three of the giant produc-
ers in early radio were Jewish.
"Norman Corwin produced, wrote
and directed a lot of original dramas