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Writers' work was essential in shaping the new media. With the exception of talk programming, everything on radio or TV--from the serials to the sales pitches--required scripting. This allowed some skillful and prolific women to write their way into important positions within the industries.

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Gertrude Entenmann TV
Advertising copywriter and executive in the Washington DC area, she later produced a religious TV talk show
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Mona Kent Radio/TV
Penned radio soaps, TV sci-fi scripts, stories, adaptations, & a novel about a writer of radio soaps