| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 185 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-175) and index. |
| Contents |
Ackowledgements; 1: A Lyceum of the Airwaves; 2: The Very First Brush Strokes; 3: The Price of Fame; 4: Phoenix Rising; IMAGES; 5: A Civilized Voice in a New Media Environment; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
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 t. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
National Public Radio (U.S.)
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National Public Radio (U.S.) |
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Public radio -- United States.
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Public radio. |
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United States. |
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Radio broadcasters -- United States.
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Radio broadcasters. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
National Public Radio |
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Trials and triumphs of National Public Radio |
| Other Form: |
Print version: McCauley, Michael P., 1958- NPR. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2005 0231121601 (DLC) 2004061133 (OCoLC)56950586 |
| ISBN |
0231509952 (electronic book) |
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9780231509954 (electronic book) |
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9780231121606 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0231121601 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
| Music No. |
EB00639453 Recorded Books |
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