# Radio and Television

Appraisal. Good for (1) showing occupations in radio and television, (2) giving impressions of the nature of the work and the training required in various radio and television jobs, and (3) stressing the importance of selecting reputable schools for training in the more technical aspects of the field. The film includes a great variety of occupations from those of little skill to those requiring great technical ability. It relies heavily on the commentary for the development of concepts. Photography and sound are good. Contents. An overall view of the radio industry, indicating some of the jobs available in the field and suggesting the training required in each. A young man is shown examining a radio chassis. The commentator says that the development of the vacuum tube enabled radio to grow into an industry employing thousands of people. Activities of some of the people connected with radio are indicated by views of typists, continuity writers, bookkeepers, file clerks, news commentators, actors, sound effects men, control operators, network engineers, and others in the headquarters of a large broadcasting company. The work of maintaining programs upon the networks is illustrated by views of operators at huge control panels. Apparatus is checked and repaired by trained men. Equipment improvement is effected by a group of specialists trained in electrical engineering. Jobs connected with radio manufacturing are described as requiring less skill than do those previously…

- Kind: Film
- Year: 1940
- By: Holmes (Burton) Films, Inc.
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/0589_Radio_and_Television_05_26_53_00)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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