NPR: The Trials and Triumphs of National Public Radio

by Michael P. McCauley

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231121601
• ISBN13: 9780231121606
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher