Npr The Trials and Triumphs of National Public Radio

Name: Npr The Trials and Triumphs of National Public Radio
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ISBN: 9780231121606

ISBN-10: 0231121601

ISBN-13: 9780231121606

Edition: 2005

Authors: Michael McCauley, Michael McCauley

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The people who shaped America's public broadcasting system thought it should be "a civilized voice in a civilized community" -- a clear alternative to commercial broadcasting. This book tells the story of how NPR has tried to embody this idea. Michael P. McCauley describes NPR's evolution from virtual obscurity in the early 1970s, when it was riddled with difficulties -- political battles, unseasoned leadership, funding problems -- to a first-rate broadcast organization. The book draws on a wealth of primary evidence, including fifty-seven interviews with people who have been central to the NPR story, and it places the network within the historical context of the wider U.S. radio industry.…

Book details

List price: $65.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 6/14/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 216
Size: 7.44" wide x 9.25" long x 0.76" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English



Acknowledgments



A Lyceum of the Airwaves



The Very First Brush Strokes



The Price of Fame



Phoenix Rising



A Civilized Voice in a New Media Environment


Notes


Bibliography


Index