Radio Utopia
Author： Ehrlich Matthew C.
Publisher： University of Illinois Press
Publication year： 2011
E-ISBN: 9780252093005
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780252036118
Subject： H0 Linguistics;K7 Americas History;TN Radio Electronics, Telecommunications Technology
Keyword： 无线电电子学、电信技术,语言学,美洲史
Language： ENG
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Description
As World War II drew to a close and radio news was popularized through overseas broadcasting, journalists and dramatists began to build upon the unprecedented success of war reporting on the radio by creating audio documentaries. Focusing particularly on the work of radio luminaries such as Edward R. Murrow, Fred Friendly, Norman Corwin, and Erik Barnouw, Radio Utopia: Postwar Audio Documentary in the Public Interest traces this crucial phase in American radio history, significant not only for its timing immediately before television, but also because it bridges the gap between the World Wars and the Cold War._x000B_Matthew C. Ehrlich closely examines the production of audio documentaries disseminated by major American commercial broadcast networks CBS, NBC, and ABC from 1945 to 1951. Audio documentary programs educated Americans about juvenile delinquency, slums, race relations, venereal disease, atomic energy, arms control, and other issues of public interest.