Michael C Keith
Talking Radio
An Oral History of American Radio in the Television Age: An Oral History of American Radio in the Television Age
Michael C Keith
Talking Radio
An Oral History of American Radio in the Television Age: An Oral History of American Radio in the Television Age
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Includes interviews with such well known personalities as Walter Cronkite, Dick Clark, Steve Allen, Art Linkletter, Paul Harvey, Howard K. Smith, Ed McMahon, Bruce Morrow, as well as more than fifty other individuals who were or continue to be actively involved in radio.
Includes interviews with such well known personalities as Walter Cronkite, Dick Clark, Steve Allen, Art Linkletter, Paul Harvey, Howard K. Smith, Ed McMahon, Bruce Morrow, as well as more than fifty other individuals who were or continue to be actively involved in radio.
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- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
- Seitenzahl: 208
- Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 1999
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 236mm x 161mm x 25mm
- Gewicht: 517g
- ISBN-13: 9780765603982
- ISBN-10: 0765603985
- Artikelnr.: 20964237
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
- Seitenzahl: 208
- Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 1999
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 236mm x 161mm x 25mm
- Gewicht: 517g
- ISBN-13: 9780765603982
- ISBN-10: 0765603985
- Artikelnr.: 20964237
Michael C. Keith ranks among the most prolific authors on the subject of broadcast media, in particular radio. He is senior lecturer of communication at Boston College and is the author of over a dozen books, including Voices in the Purple Haze, Signals in the Air, and the classic textbook, The Radio Station. In addition, with Robert Hilliard he has coauthored Waves of Rancor and The Hidden Screen for M.E.Sharpe, as well as several other titles. He is also the author of numerous journal articles and has served in a variety of editorial positions, including that of coeditor of the M.E. Sharpe series, "Media, Communication, and Culture in America." He is past chair of education for the Museum of Broadcast Communications and a former broadcaster.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Cast of Contributors
Part I. The War Ends and the Picture Begins
1. The Quiet After and Before: Radio's Victory and Short Peace
2. Assault of the Infant: Television Takes Over the Living Room
3. Together ... but Separate: When the Two Worked as One
4. The Word Is the Thing: The Substance of Sound
5. In Mourning and Evening: "The Way It Was" Radio
6. Reinventing Itself: A Winning Formula Is Found
Part II. The Second Coming of Radio
7. Home of the Hits: Going to the Top 40
8. Airy Personas: New Legends of the Of' Airwaves
9. At the Top of the Hour: And Now the News
10. Chatter that Matters: Words Without Music
11. The Good Air: As a Public Trustee
12. The Bad Air: Those Tuneout Factors
Part III. The Times and Bands Are A
Chan gin'
13. People's Radio: A Medium for Everyone
14. Under Suspicion: Behind Every Set
15. Equality for Some: A White Man's Medium
16. Descent from Dominance: AM's Fall from Grace
17. Ascent of Fidelity: FM 's Rise to Power
18. Shock Waves: Polluting the Air
Part IV. Into the New Millennium
19. Business by the Book: Impressions Count
20. Going Public: Noncommercial Radio
21. Tum of the Screw: Tubes and Wires in a Box
22. Hoarding the Air: Stations in the Fold
23. In the Air Ahead: The Future of Radio
24. Seems Radio Is Here to Stay, by Norman Corwin: A Play for Broadcast
Further Reading
Index.
Acknowledgments
Cast of Contributors
Part I. The War Ends and the Picture Begins
1. The Quiet After and Before: Radio's Victory and Short Peace
2. Assault of the Infant: Television Takes Over the Living Room
3. Together ... but Separate: When the Two Worked as One
4. The Word Is the Thing: The Substance of Sound
5. In Mourning and Evening: "The Way It Was" Radio
6. Reinventing Itself: A Winning Formula Is Found
Part II. The Second Coming of Radio
7. Home of the Hits: Going to the Top 40
8. Airy Personas: New Legends of the Of' Airwaves
9. At the Top of the Hour: And Now the News
10. Chatter that Matters: Words Without Music
11. The Good Air: As a Public Trustee
12. The Bad Air: Those Tuneout Factors
Part III. The Times and Bands Are A
Chan gin'
13. People's Radio: A Medium for Everyone
14. Under Suspicion: Behind Every Set
15. Equality for Some: A White Man's Medium
16. Descent from Dominance: AM's Fall from Grace
17. Ascent of Fidelity: FM 's Rise to Power
18. Shock Waves: Polluting the Air
Part IV. Into the New Millennium
19. Business by the Book: Impressions Count
20. Going Public: Noncommercial Radio
21. Tum of the Screw: Tubes and Wires in a Box
22. Hoarding the Air: Stations in the Fold
23. In the Air Ahead: The Future of Radio
24. Seems Radio Is Here to Stay, by Norman Corwin: A Play for Broadcast
Further Reading
Index.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Cast of Contributors
Part I. The War Ends and the Picture Begins
1. The Quiet After and Before: Radio's Victory and Short Peace
2. Assault of the Infant: Television Takes Over the Living Room
3. Together ... but Separate: When the Two Worked as One
4. The Word Is the Thing: The Substance of Sound
5. In Mourning and Evening: "The Way It Was" Radio
6. Reinventing Itself: A Winning Formula Is Found
Part II. The Second Coming of Radio
7. Home of the Hits: Going to the Top 40
8. Airy Personas: New Legends of the Of' Airwaves
9. At the Top of the Hour: And Now the News
10. Chatter that Matters: Words Without Music
11. The Good Air: As a Public Trustee
12. The Bad Air: Those Tuneout Factors
Part III. The Times and Bands Are A
Chan gin'
13. People's Radio: A Medium for Everyone
14. Under Suspicion: Behind Every Set
15. Equality for Some: A White Man's Medium
16. Descent from Dominance: AM's Fall from Grace
17. Ascent of Fidelity: FM 's Rise to Power
18. Shock Waves: Polluting the Air
Part IV. Into the New Millennium
19. Business by the Book: Impressions Count
20. Going Public: Noncommercial Radio
21. Tum of the Screw: Tubes and Wires in a Box
22. Hoarding the Air: Stations in the Fold
23. In the Air Ahead: The Future of Radio
24. Seems Radio Is Here to Stay, by Norman Corwin: A Play for Broadcast
Further Reading
Index.
Acknowledgments
Cast of Contributors
Part I. The War Ends and the Picture Begins
1. The Quiet After and Before: Radio's Victory and Short Peace
2. Assault of the Infant: Television Takes Over the Living Room
3. Together ... but Separate: When the Two Worked as One
4. The Word Is the Thing: The Substance of Sound
5. In Mourning and Evening: "The Way It Was" Radio
6. Reinventing Itself: A Winning Formula Is Found
Part II. The Second Coming of Radio
7. Home of the Hits: Going to the Top 40
8. Airy Personas: New Legends of the Of' Airwaves
9. At the Top of the Hour: And Now the News
10. Chatter that Matters: Words Without Music
11. The Good Air: As a Public Trustee
12. The Bad Air: Those Tuneout Factors
Part III. The Times and Bands Are A
Chan gin'
13. People's Radio: A Medium for Everyone
14. Under Suspicion: Behind Every Set
15. Equality for Some: A White Man's Medium
16. Descent from Dominance: AM's Fall from Grace
17. Ascent of Fidelity: FM 's Rise to Power
18. Shock Waves: Polluting the Air
Part IV. Into the New Millennium
19. Business by the Book: Impressions Count
20. Going Public: Noncommercial Radio
21. Tum of the Screw: Tubes and Wires in a Box
22. Hoarding the Air: Stations in the Fold
23. In the Air Ahead: The Future of Radio
24. Seems Radio Is Here to Stay, by Norman Corwin: A Play for Broadcast
Further Reading
Index.