The Listener's Voice: Early Radio and the American Public

Elena Razlogova

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2012

The Listener's Voice

Early Radio and the American Public

Elena Razlogova

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812208498

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About this book

This book presents the story of how the listening public—including boxing fans, radio amateurs, down-and-out laborers, small-town housewives, black government clerks in Washington, D.C., and Mexican farmers in Oklahoma—participated in the formation of American radio, its genres, and operations.

Author / Editor information

Elena Razlogova is Associate Professor of History at Concordia University in Montreal.

Reviews

"In The Listener's Voice, Elena Razlogova organizes a wealth of fascinating data in order to overturn fundamental assumptions about early radio. While many have seen early radio as a top-down enterprise, Razlogova uses the concept of reciprocity to show that listeners supplied producers with the feedback they needed to improve sound quality and develop entertaining programs. This is a truly exciting and engaging book."—Kathy M. Newman, Carnegie Mellon University

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface. The Moral Economy of American Broadcasting Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. At Ringside Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
2. Jumping the Waves Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
3. Voice of the Listener Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
4. Listeners Write the Scripts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
5. Measuring Culture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	98
6. Gang Busters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
7. Vox Jox Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	132
Epilogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
List of Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 224
Illustrations
- Other: 14 illus.
Keywords: American History; Film Studies; Media Studies; American Studies

eBook

Published: October 15, 2012
ISBN: 9780812208498