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1 online resource (xvii, 369 pages) : portraits |
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Greenwood icons |
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Greenwood icons.
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How the talk show was born : the history of a genre -- Steve Allen -- Johnny Carson -- James Dobson -- Don Francisco -- Herb Jepko -- Larry King -- Jay Leno -- David Letterman -- Rush Limbaugh -- Joe Pyne -- Randi Rhodes -- Cristina Saralegui -- Laura Schlessinger -- Ed Schultz -- Tavis Smiley -- Tom Snyder -- Jerry Springer -- Howard Stern -- Jerry Williams -- Oprah Winfrey -- Appendix A : What people were talking about -- Appendix B : Sixteen talk show hosts who shouldn't be forgotten -- Selected bibliography |
| Summary |
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 lar |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-361) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Television talk shows -- United States
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Radio talk shows -- United States
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Television -- Reference.
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Radio talk shows
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Television talk shows
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Talkshow
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Moderator
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Hörfunk
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United States
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USA
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008028515 |
| ISBN |
0313343829 |
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9780313343827 |
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1282420348 |
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9781282420342 |
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9786612420344 |
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6612420340 |
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