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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 NP...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McCauley, Michael P., 1958-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
National Public Radio (U.S.)
Public radio > United States.
Radio broadcasters > United States.
Radio publique > États-Unis.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Radio.
PERFORMING ARTS > Radio > General.
Public radio
Radio broadcasters
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
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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
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 185 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-175) and index.
ISBN:0231509952
9780231509954
9780231121606
0231121601

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