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by Donna L. Halper

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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 larger-than-life personalities have earned them millions of fans (as well as more than a few enemies). Icons of Talk highlights the most groundbreaking exemplars of the talk show genre, a genre that has had a profound influence on American life for over 70 years.

Among the featured:
- Joe Pyne
- Jerry Williams
- Herb Jepko
- Randi Rhodes
- Rush Limbaugh
- Larry King
- Dr. Laura Schlesinger
- Steve Allen
- Jerry Springer
- Howard Stern.
- Oprah Winfrey
- Don Francisco
- Cristina Saralegui
- Tavis Smiley
- James Dobson
- Don Imus

Going behind the scenes, this volume showcases the techniques hosts used to motivate (and sometimes aggravate) audiences, and examines the talk show in all of its various formats, including sports-talk, religious-talk, political-talk, and celebrity-talk. Each entry places the talk format and its hosts into historical context, addressing such questions as: What was going on in society when these talkers were on the air? How did each of them affect or change society? What were the issues they liked to talk about and what reaction did they get from listeners and from critics? How were talk hosts able to persuade people to vote for particular candidates or support certain policies? Which hosts were considered controversial and why? Complete with photographs, a timeline, and a resource guide of sources and organizations, this volume is ideal for students of journalism and media studies.

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  • Title Icons of Talk: The Media Mouths That Changed America
  • Author Donna L. Halper
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 392
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Greenwood
  • Publication date 2008-11-30
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780313343810 / 0313343810
  • Weight 2.1 lbs (0.95 kg)
  • Dimensions 10 x 7.1 x 1.1 in (25.40 x 18.03 x 2.79 cm)
  • Category Sociology
  • Library of Congress subjects Television talk shows - United States, Radio talk shows - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2008028515
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.456

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  • Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2009, Page 280

About the author

Donna L. Halper is a well-known media historian with expertise in broadcasting and social history. She has been a guest on the History Channel, PBS and NPR, and her research has been quoted in numerous publications. She has spent over 25 years as an educator and over 30 years as a broadcaster and is the author of three books, including Invisible Stars: A Social History of Women in American Broadcasting (2001).

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