Charles Herrold, Inventor of Radio Broadcasting

The late Gordon Greb was an emeritus professor of San Jose State University. He was a distinguished broadcast educator, historian and investigative journalist. He lived in Chico, California. Mike Adams has been a radio personality and a filmmaker. He is a professor emeritus of radio, television and film at San Jose State University, where he has been department chair and associate dean of the College of Humanities and the Arts. He is the author of six books and the creator of two award-winning documentaries for PBS. He lives in Scotts Valley, California.

• Table of ContentsForeword: Discovering Broadcasting’s Birthplace (Christopher H. Sterling)      Preface      1—Introduction to Broadcasting      2—Race for Radiotelephone      3—Education of a Gentleman      4—Shaping of an Inventor      5—Evolution of a Broadcaster      6—First Station Survives      7—Broadcasting for Everybody      8—Fight for Recognition Begins      9—Herrold: Lost and Found      10—Case for First Broadcaster      Notes      Bibliography      Index

“intriguing title”—SPERDVAC Radiogram; “well-researched...scholarly”—Radiogram; “definitive”—The Old Timer’s Bulletin; “a very fine piece of scholarship...a book of merit...essential...compelling”—Antique Radio Classified; “extremely well researched...definitely worth reading”—The Illustrated Press; “fills a big hole in the story of broadcasting...fascinating...illustrated with photos few have seen before”—Communication Booknotes Quarterly; “well documented and sourced...a panoply of information and comment”—Journal of Radio Studies; “a credible job...fascinating...Greb and Adams must be commended”—Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media; “The scholarly research reads a bit like a mystery story, from some initial lucky breaks followed by decades of perseverance by Gordon Greb, who later enlisted colleague Mike Adams. Together they dug wide and deep to find the vital first-person accounts, contemporary documents and reports, and long-ago interviews and photographs needed to do the story justice. The authors reveal events that are often poignant, always interesting and absolutely important”—From the foreword by Christopher H. Sterling.