9XM Talking: WHA Radio and the Wisconsin Idea Contributor(s): Davidson, Randall (Author) |
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ISBN: 0299218740 ISBN-13: 9780299218744 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Radio - History & Criticism - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Education | History |
Dewey: 384.540 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.25 lbs) 424 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Wisconsin - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
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Publisher Description: Randall Davidson provides a comprehensive history of the innovative work of Wisconsin's educational radio stations. Beginning with the first broadcast by experimental station 9XM at the University of Wisconsin, followed by WHA, through the state-owned affiliate WLBL, to the network of stations that in the years following WWII formed the Wisconsin Public Radio network, Davidson describes how, with homemade equipment and ideas developed from scratch, public radio became a tangible example of the Wisconsin Idea, bringing the educational riches of the university to all the state's residents. Marking the centennial year of Wisconsin Public Radio, this paperback edition includes a new foreword by Bill Siemering, National Public Radio's founding director of programming. |