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Radio on by Sarah Vowell

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Radio on

A Listener's Diary

Sarah Vowell

St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · December 15, 1997

Reading lane: Radio History

There are approximately 502 million radios in America.

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Listening Closely

A year of radio listening becomes a sharp, refreshing meditation on American culture and media.

Come here for

  • Close, critical listening with a distinctly literary sensibility
  • Reflections on contemporary American culture through the radio dial

Expect

  • A listener’s diary shaped by a year of attention
  • An extended meditation on media and society

Book Details

Authors
Sarah Vowell
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Published
December 15, 1997
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Radio History · Television History & Criticism
Reading lane
Radio History

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Publisher Categories

  • Essay Collections

  • Radio

  • Radio Resources

About This Book

There are approximately 502 million radios in America. For this savvy, far-reaching diary, celebrated journalist and author Sarah Vowell turned hers on and listened--closely, critically, creatively--for an entire year. As a series of impressions and reflections regarding contemporary American culture, and as an extended meditation on both our media and our society, this keenly focused book is as insightful as it is refreshing. Throughout Radio On , "Vowell's touch is about a...

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There are approximately 502 million radios in America. For this savvy, far-reaching diary, celebrated journalist and author Sarah Vowell turned hers on and listened--closely, critically, creatively--for an entire year. As a series of impressions and reflections regarding contemporary American culture, and as an extended meditation on both our media and our society, this keenly focused book is as insightful as it is refreshing. Throughout Radio On , "Vowell's touch is about as delicate as Teddy Kennedy's after a pitcher of martinis" (Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times ).

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