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Turn it Up!: American Radio Tales 1946-1996
Turn it Up chronicles the lives of radio's most notable personalities from 1946 - 1996. Over 50 influential personalities are featured including: Wolfman Jack, Dick Biondi, Larry Lujack, Rick Dees, Casey Kasem, Ruth Meyer, Alan Freed, Tom Joyner, Scott Shannon, Charlie Tuna, Gary Owens, Bill Mack, Art Roberts, Todd Wallace, Lee Abrams, Jack Armstrong, Bill Mack and many more. Comprehensive and compelling, Turn it Up! is sure to delight radio fans of all ages.
479 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 14, 2017
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March 29, 2018
Amazing trip down a rabbit hole ...
If you have a passion for the history of radio and the magical people who became legends with just a few minutes of banter and a lot of behind the scenes strategies, then you will love this book. If you are a casual fan, then this will read as a reference book, slightly more personal than a Wikipedia article, but somewhat dry in places. Personally, I appreciated the depth and can only envy the hours of fascinating conversations that went into researching the material, however the book would have benefitted from an overall narrative or structure to tie all the chapters together, even if it was chronological. Still, a great, often depressing, tribute to heroes you're not likely to read about anywhere else.
If you have a passion for the history of radio and the magical people who became legends with just a few minutes of banter and a lot of behind the scenes strategies, then you will love this book. If you are a casual fan, then this will read as a reference book, slightly more personal than a Wikipedia article, but somewhat dry in places. Personally, I appreciated the depth and can only envy the hours of fascinating conversations that went into researching the material, however the book would have benefitted from an overall narrative or structure to tie all the chapters together, even if it was chronological. Still, a great, often depressing, tribute to heroes you're not likely to read about anywhere else.
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