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Autore |
Halper Donna L |
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Icons of talk : the media mouths that changed America / / Donna L. Halper |
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Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2008 |
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New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2024 |
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979-84-00-66803-6 |
1-282-42034-8 |
9786612420344 |
0-313-34382-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (392 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Radio talk shows - United States |
Television talk shows - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-361) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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