On Air: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR

by Steve Oney

An epic, decade-long reported history of National Public Radio that reveals the unlikely story of one of America's most celebrated but least understood media empires.

Founded in 1970, NPR is America's most powerful broadcast news network. Despite being overshadowed by the larger and more glamorous PBS, public radio has long been home to shows such as All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and This American Life...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1451656092
• ISBN13: 9781451656091
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
• Length: 576 Pages