Jim Cox, a leading radio historian, is an award-winning author of numerous books on the subject. A retired college professor, he lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Introduction      1. Antecedents of the Daytime Serial      2. Bubbles in the Air      3. Primitive Stages      4. In Need of a Fix      5. Alpha and Omega      6. The Maven of Matinee      7. Reincarnations      8. Search for Tomorrow      9. Love of Life      10. The Guiding Light      11. The Secret Storm      12. As the World Turns      13. The Edge of Night      Epilogue: The Land of Beginning Again      Appendix A: Daytime Serials Chronology      Appendix B: Daytime Serials Superlatives      Appendix C: Daytime Serials Directory      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index

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