Foreword to the Eighth Edition

by Lee Abrams

Windows are rolled down as you blaze down the open road . . . a hot radio station screams out of the speakers. A cold wintry night at 2 A.M., a distant AM station speaks to the American vista, or a controversial beacon of the mainstream keeps you company with arguable dialogue. These are just a few of the reasons that radio is the soundtrack of the nation. An indescribable experience that when executed with passion and purpose is timeless, intoxicating, and magical.

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Oddly enough, the obituary for radio has been written time and time again. In the 50s, it was TV. After all, who would listen to the ...

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