When one scrolls through the guide on their television it is probable that a large percentage of shows will fit into the following categories, news, sports, children’s television, and crime shows. For many citizens of the United States crime shows have been an all-time favorite whether that be “CSI”, “NCIS”, “48 Hours”, or any of the other crime shows that are abundant in popular television. Many people tune in every week to watch these shows. The question is, Why? Why are these shows so popular? Some newspapers and magazines have attempted to answer this question. An articles from the Los Angeles Times and Time Magazine have reported at leading factors in the popularity of crime shows are, everyone loves a good mystery, the provide a protagonist,
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The primary sources that have been compiled are episodes for the radio show and the television show, newspaper articles, ratings of the show, and writings about “Gangbusters” at that time. My secondary sources include a variety of texts from historians such as Hal Erickson, Robert L. Mott, and Jim Harmon. Many of the historians writing discussed “Gangbusters” as a show that thrilled the masses but had questionable reliability. When looking at the both primary and secondary sources I will explain the growth and success “Gangbusters” had throughout its radio show. I also intend on explaining “Gangbusters” growth into television as well. “Gangbusters” has been hailed by many as being the first true-crime show, which I intend to show how it had its influence not only on its audience by on true-crime media as …show more content…
Sound effects included gun firing, footsteps, and match strikes, among many other things. Mott relates how important sound effects to the “Gangbusters” show. One crewman working on the shows sound effects, Orval White, was the first African American to work on live radio with sound effects. Mott relates that he was rather talented. However, his story also relates how important sound effects are for a radio show. While his co-workers were hoping to “break him in” by stealing his matches, which were used as cue for the rest of the sounds, White was unable to do his job, potentially ruining the show. Mott uses this story to relate to readers that sound effects were important not only to “Gangbusters” but all of radio
The primary sources that have been compiled are episodes for the radio show and the television show, newspaper articles, ratings of the show, and writings about “Gangbusters” at that time. My secondary sources include a variety of texts from historians such as Hal Erickson, Robert L. Mott, and Jim Harmon. Many of the historians writing discussed “Gangbusters” as a show that thrilled the masses but had questionable reliability. When looking at the both primary and secondary sources I will explain the growth and success “Gangbusters” had throughout its radio show. I also intend on explaining “Gangbusters” growth into television as well. “Gangbusters” has been hailed by many as being the first true-crime show, which I intend to show how it had its influence not only on its audience by on true-crime media as …show more content…
Sound effects included gun firing, footsteps, and match strikes, among many other things. Mott relates how important sound effects to the “Gangbusters” show. One crewman working on the shows sound effects, Orval White, was the first African American to work on live radio with sound effects. Mott relates that he was rather talented. However, his story also relates how important sound effects are for a radio show. While his co-workers were hoping to “break him in” by stealing his matches, which were used as cue for the rest of the sounds, White was unable to do his job, potentially ruining the show. Mott uses this story to relate to readers that sound effects were important not only to “Gangbusters” but all of radio