LEADER 04335nam 2200745Ia 450 001 9910961247003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786613070135 010 $a9781283070133 010 $a1283070138 010 $a9780252093005 010 $a0252093003 035 $a(CKB)3390000000006658 035 $a(OCoLC)739387332 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10532335 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000544686 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11331799 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000544686 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10536436 035 $a(PQKB)11521909 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3413863 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse23687 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3413863 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10532335 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL307013 035 $a(OCoLC)923493164 035 $a(Perlego)2382552 035 $a(EXLCZ)993390000000006658 100 $a20100928d2011 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRadio utopia $epostwar audio documentary in the public interest /$fMatthew C. Ehrlich 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aUrbana $cUniversity of Illinois Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (239 p.) 225 1 $aThe history of communication 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780252083112 311 08$a0252083113 311 08$a9780252036118 311 08$a0252036115 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aUtopian dreams -- A higher destiny -- One world -- New and sparkling ideas -- Home is what you make it -- The quick and the dead -- Hear it now -- Lose no hope. 330 8 $aAs World War II drew to a close and radio news was popularized through overseas broadcasting, journalists and dramatists began to build upon the unprecedented success of war reporting on the radio by creating audio documentaries. Focusing particularly on the work of radio luminaries such as Edward R. Murrow, Fred Friendly, Norman Corwin, and Erik Barnouw, Radio Utopia: Postwar Audio Documentary in the Public Interest traces this crucial phase in American radio history, significant not only for its timing immediately before television, but also because it bridges the gap between the end of the World Wars and the beginning of the Cold War. Matthew C. Ehrlich closely examines the production of audio documentaries disseminated by major American commercial broadcast networks CBS, NBC, and ABC from 1945 to 1951. Audio documentary programs educated Americans about juvenile delinquency, slums, race relations, venereal disease, atomic energy, arms control, and other issues of public interest, but they typically stopped short of calling for radical change. Drawing on rare recordings and scripts, Ehrlich traces a crucial phase in the evolution of news documentary, as docudramas featuring actors were supplanted by reality-based programs that took advantage of new recording technology. Paralleling that shift from drama to realism was a shift in liberal thought from dreams of world peace to uneasy adjustments to a cold war mentality. Influenced by corporate competition and government regulations, radio programming reflected shifts in a range of political thought that included pacifism, liberalism, and McCarthyism. In showing how programming highlighted contradictions within journalism and documentary, Radio Utopia reveals radio's response to the political, economic, and cultural upheaval of the post-war era. 410 0$aHistory of communication. 606 $aRadio broadcasting$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aDocumentary radio programs$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aRadio broadcasting$xSocial aspects$zUnited States$y20th century 606 $aRadio broadcasting$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States$y20th century 615 0$aRadio broadcasting$xHistory 615 0$aDocumentary radio programs$xHistory 615 0$aRadio broadcasting$xSocial aspects 615 0$aRadio broadcasting$xPolitical aspects 676 $a791.44 700 $aEhrlich$b Matthew C.$f1962-$01664295 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910961247003321 996 $aRadio utopia$94357460 997 $aUNINA