Publishers Note
Since the first edition of this book was printed, Amos and Andy's contract with WMAQ, radio station of The Chicago Daily News, has expired, and the boys have signed a long-term contract with The National Broadcasting Company.
Each night Amos and Andy are now heard over a coast-to-coast NBC network. The "chainless chain," the method mentioned in this book of broadcasting by electrical reproduction (records), which was used when the boys were with WMAQ, has been discontinued, and whenever Amos and Andy are on the air, they appear before the microphone in person.
The National Broadcasting Company's introduction of the boys to millions of new listeners over their national network resulted in a record-breaking response. They have been hailed by millions of followers, and by the press, as radio's outstanding feature. The only essential change in the troubled lives of Amos and Andy since they joined The National Broadcasting Company's staff is that they have picked up and left Chicago and established themselves and their taxicab company in New York City.
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