Voice Over: The Making of Black Radio

by William Barlow

Book Overview

In Voice Over, a celebration and history, William Barlow explores the entire landscape of black radio from the early days - when the white public accepted the black-face buffoonery of "The Amos and Andy Show" and "Beulah" as a fair depiction of African American Life - to the rise of personality jocks and the contemporary scene of corporate buyouts and uncertain fate. Barlow, whose voice has been heard on WPFW (Washington, D.C.) for many years, brings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566396670
• ISBN13: 9781566396677
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"