02944nam 2200721 a 450 991082316860332120090126103325.0979-84-00-66803-61-282-42034-897866124203440-313-34382-910.5040/9798400668036(CKB)1000000000766740(EBL)613053(OCoLC)700698768(SSID)ssj0000175935(PQKBManifestationID)11171883(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000175935(PQKBWorkID)10204317(PQKB)11092824(Au-PeEL)EBL613053(CaPaEBR)ebr10323689(CaONFJC)MIL242034(OCoLC)490074223(DLC)BP9798400668036BC(MiAaPQ)EBC613053(EXLCZ)99100000000076674020080625e20082024 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIcons of talk the media mouths that changed America /Donna L. Halper1st ed.Westport, Conn. :Greenwood Press,2008.New York :Bloomsbury Publishing (US),2024.1 online resource (392 p.)Greenwood iconsDescription based upon print version of record.979-82-16-10056-0 0-313-34381-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-361) and index.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; IndexAmericans 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 larGreenwood icons.Media mouths that changed AmericaRadio talk showsUnited StatesTelevision talk showsUnited StatesRadio talk showsTelevision talk shows791.45/6Halper Donna L1672311DLCDLCYDXCPUKMC#PDLCBOOK9910823168603321Icons of talk4035553UNINA