Listening in radio and the American im agination - Douglas, Susan J. (Susan Jeanne), 1950-; American Council of Learned Societies (Minneapolis, Minn. ; London : University of Minnesota Press, 2004)
The Zen of listening -- The ethereal world -- Exploratory listening in the 1920s -- Tuning in to jazz -- Radio comedy and linguistic slapst ick -- The invention of the audience -- World War II and the invention of broadcast journalism -- Playing fields of the mind -- The kids take over : transistors, DJs, and rock'n'roll -- The FM revolution -- Talk t alk -- Why ham radio matters -- Is listening dead?
Originally published : New York : Times Books, 1999.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Radio broadcasting -- United States -- History; Radio programs -- United States -- History; Radio audiences -- United States; Radio broadcasting -- Social aspects