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4.0
This is a thesis or dissertation...I don't know what the confusion seems to be for other readers as the author explicitly states this at the beginning. As such, I wasn't really off-put as other readers seemed to be...I have started realizing I do like reading slightly more academic theses-to-books like these. This is not a comprehensive reminiscence of old-time radio shows. It covers a few big personalities, audio techniques, a good dose of theory and philosophy behind the medium, and a few of the game-changers that brought radio programming to a new level. As a young-un, I don't really have a context or knowledge of radio broadcasting apart from a basic knowledge of Fireside Chats and War of the Worlds, so I really got a lot out of this. And as someone with a very amateur interest and knowledge base in audio production, I really dug the discussions on the theoretical/historical context of radio programming. The chapter on women in radio was particularly astounding. (Long live Agnes Moorehead.)
I do wish the audio recording of this had a different reader and that it took a Naxos "Life and Works" series approach, incorporating the actual broadcasts. As it is, I would be interested in tracking down a hard copy of this so that I could possibly seek out the referenced material on my own.
I do wish the audio recording of this had a different reader and that it took a Naxos "Life and Works" series approach, incorporating the actual broadcasts. As it is, I would be interested in tracking down a hard copy of this so that I could possibly seek out the referenced material on my own.
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