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This book presents the story of how the listening public-including boxing fans, radio amateurs, down-and-out laborers, small-town housewives, black government clerks in Washington, D.C., and Mexican farmers in Oklahoma-participated in the formation of American radio, its genres, and operations.

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"In The Listener's Voice, Elena Razlogova organizes a wealth of fascinating data in order to overturn fundamental assumptions about early radio. While many have seen early radio as a top-down enterprise, Razlogova uses the concept of reciprocity to show that listeners supplied producers with the feedback they needed to improve sound quality and develop entertaining programs. This is a truly exciting and engaging book." * Kathy M. Newman, Carnegie Mellon University *

Table of Contents

Preface: The Moral Economy of American Broadcasting
1 At Ringside
2 Jumping the Waves
3 Voice of the Listener
4 Listeners Write the Scripts
5 Measuring Culture
6 Gang Busters
7 Vox Jox
Epilogue
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments

The Listeners Voice

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      Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press
      Published 13 October 2011
      ISBN-13 9780812243208
      978-0812243208
      ISBN-10 081224320X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book presents the story of how the listening public-including boxing fans, radio amateurs, down-and-out laborers, small-town housewives, black government clerks in Washington, D.C., and Mexican farmers in Oklahoma-participated in the formation of American radio, its genres, and operations.

      Trade Review
      "In The Listener's Voice, Elena Razlogova organizes a wealth of fascinating data in order to overturn fundamental assumptions about early radio. While many have seen early radio as a top-down enterprise, Razlogova uses the concept of reciprocity to show that listeners supplied producers with the feedback they needed to improve sound quality and develop entertaining programs. This is a truly exciting and engaging book." * Kathy M. Newman, Carnegie Mellon University *

      Table of Contents

      Preface: The Moral Economy of American Broadcasting
      1 At Ringside
      2 Jumping the Waves
      3 Voice of the Listener
      4 Listeners Write the Scripts
      5 Measuring Culture
      6 Gang Busters
      7 Vox Jox
      Epilogue
      List of Abbreviations
      Notes
      Index
      Acknowledgments

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