04082nam 2200673 450 991045678310332120200520144314.01-4426-8936-610.3138/9781442689367(CKB)2550000000019386(OCoLC)635461182(CaPaEBR)ebrary10382235(SSID)ssj0000478958(PQKBManifestationID)11331834(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000478958(PQKBWorkID)10435469(PQKB)11771760(CaPaEBR)428477(CaBNvSL)slc00224406(MiAaPQ)EBC3268447(MiAaPQ)EBC4672690(DE-B1597)465373(OCoLC)1013952326(OCoLC)944176522(DE-B1597)9781442689367(Au-PeEL)EBL4672690(CaPaEBR)ebr11258345(OCoLC)958514822(EXLCZ)99255000000001938620160923h20082008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe voice of Newfoundland a social history of the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland, 1939-1949 /Jeff A. WebbToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2008.©20081 online resource (293 p.) 0-8020-9553-4 0-8020-9820-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Career of Service: The Emergence of Public Broadcasting -- 2. Addressing the Population at Large: The Government's Use of Broadcasting -- 3. Entertainment and Enlightenment: Music and News on Newfoundland Radio -- 4. Gibraltar of North America: Wartime Radio -- 5. Most Important Work: Broadcasting the Confederation Debates -- 6. Personal and Intimate Character: The Transitions of Post-war Radio, 1945-1949 -- Epilogue -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexSimilar to the CBC and BBC, the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland was a public broadcaster that was at the centre of a cultural and political change from 1939 to 1949, during which Newfoundland faced wartime challenges and engaged in a constitutional debate about whether to become integrated into Canada. The Voice of Newfoundland studies these changes by taking a close look at the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland's radio programming and the responses of their listeners. Making excellent use of program recordings, scripts, and letters from listeners, as well as government and corporate archives, Jeff A. Webb examines several innovative programs that responded to the challenges of the Great Depression and Second World War. Webb explores the roles that radio played in society and culture during a vibrant and pivotal time in Newfoundland's history, and demonstrates how the broadcaster's decision to air political debates was pivotal in Newfoundlanders's decision to join Canada and to become part of North American consumer society. An engaging study rich in details of some of twentieth-century Newfoundland's most fascinating figures, The Voice of Newfoundland is a remarkable history of its politics and culture and an important analysis of the influence of the media and the participation of listeners.Radio broadcastingNewfoundland and LabradorHistoryRadio broadcastingSocial aspectsNewfoundland and LabradorHistoryNewfoundland and LabradorSocial conditions20th centuryElectronic books.Radio broadcastingHistory.Radio broadcastingSocial aspectsHistory.384.54/0971809044Webb Jeff A(Jeffrey Allison),1962-916910MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456783103321The voice of Newfoundland2055556UNINA