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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (VHS, 1996) 
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (VHS, 1996)
Director: Ken Burns
Rating: Not Rated
Release Date: Jun 1996
Format: VHS
UPC: 794054324235
Product ID: EPID3182180
Description: Award winning producer Ken Burns examines the forces at work behind one of the greatest inventions of the early twentieth century - radio. Narrated by Jason Robards, this program traces an intriguing story of three men of genius, vision...
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Movie Description
Award winning producer Ken Burns examines the forces at work behind one of the greatest inventions of the early twentieth century - radio. Narrated by Jason Robards, this program traces an intriguing story of three men of genius, vision, determination and complexity - Lee de Forest, David Sarnoff and Edwin Howard Robinson.

Notes
Full title: "Ken Burns' America: Empire of the Air, the Men Who Made Radio."

Co-produced by Florentine Films.

Originally aired on PBS as a "GM Mark of Excellence" presentation on January 29, 1992.

The film's three subjects are Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong and David Sarnoff.

Additional commentary: Red Barber.

Additional credits: Morgan Wesson (archival film and radio sound research).

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