Icons of talk : the media mouths that changed America / Donna L. Halper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halper, Donna L.

Series:

Greenwood icons.

Greenwood icons

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radio talk shows--United States.

Radio talk shows.

Television talk shows--United States.

Television talk shows.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2024.

Other Title:

Media mouths that changed America

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Americans love talk shows. In a typical week, more than 13 million Americans listen to Rush Limbaugh, whose syndicated radio show is carried by about 600 stations. On television, Oprah Winfrey's syndicated talk show is seen by an estimated 30 million viewers each week. Talk show hosts like Winfrey and Limbaugh have become iconic figures, frequently quoted and capable of inspiring intense opinions. What they say on the air is discussed around the water cooler at work, or commented about on blogs and fan web sites. Talk show hosts have helped to make or break political candidates, and their lar

Contents:

Contents; List of Photos; Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part 1: How the Talk Show Was Born: The History of a Genre; Part 2: The Icons; Appendix A: What People Were Talking About; Appendix B: Sixteen Talk Show Hosts Who Shouldn't Be Forgotten; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-361) and index.

ISBN:

9798400668036

9786612420344

9781282420342

1282420348

9780313343827

0313343829

OCLC:

700698768