Australian Radio Listeners and Television Viewers : Historical Perspectives / by Bridget Griffen-Foley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Griffen-Foley, Bridget, author.

Series:

Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media, 2634-6583

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization--History.

Civilization.

Social history.

History.

Culture.

Australasia.

Cultural History.

Social History.

Australasian Culture.

Local Subjects:

Cultural History.

Social History.

History.

Australasian Culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIII, 167 p. 9 illus.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2020.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2020.

Summary:

This lively and accessible book charts how Australian audiences have engaged with radio and television since the 1920s. Ranging across both the commercial and public service broadcasting sectors, it recovers and explores the lived experiences of a wide cross-section of Australian listeners and viewers. Offering new perspectives on how audiences have responded to broadcast content, and how radio and television stations have been part of the lives of Australians, over the past one hundred years, this book invites us into the dynamic world created for children by the radio industry, traces the operations of radio and television clubs across Australia, and uncovers the workings of the Australian Broadcasting Commission’s viewers’ advisory committees. It also opens up the fan mail received by Australian broadcasting stations and personalities, delves into the complaints files of regulators, and teases out the role of participants and studio audiences in popular matchmaking programs. Bridget Griffen-Foley is Professor of Media at Macquarie University, Australia.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Aunties, Uncles and Argonauts

2. The Fan Mail Trail

3. Public Affairs On-Air

4. Club Loyalty

5. Viewing Television by Committee

6. Talking Back

7. Outrage and Complaint

8. Matchmaking

Conclusion.

ISBN:

9783030546373

3030546373