Reality Radio

by Biewen, John; Dilworth, Alexa

• ISBN13: 9780807871027
• ISBN10: 0807871028
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-15
• Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr

Summary

Over the past few decades, the radio documentary had developed into a vibrant form of creative expression. Millions of listeners hear arresting, intimate storytelling from an ever widening array of producers on programs including This American Life, Story Corps, and Radio Lab; online through such sites as Transom, PRX Hearing Voices, and Soundprint; and through a growing collection of podcasts.

Author Biography

John Biewen is audio program director at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, where he teaches and produces documentary work for NPR, PRI, American Public Media, and other public radio audiences. Alexa Dilworth is publishing director at the Center for Documentary Studies.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Are We On The Air?	p. 15
That Jackie Kennedy Moment	p. 27
Talking To Strangers	p. 36
No Holes Were Drilled in the Heads of Animals In The Making Of This Radio Show	p. 44
Harnessing Luck as an Industrial Product	p. 54
Covering Home	p. 67
What Did She Just Say?	p. 76
Out There	p. 86
Cigarettes and Dance Steps	p. 96
Unreality Radio	p. 108
Finding the Poetry	p. 116
Diaries and Detritus: One Perfectionist's Search For Imperfection	p. 128
Living History	p. 135
The Voice and the Place	p. 147
Crossing Borders	p. 157
Adventurers in Sound	p. 165
Dressy Girls	p. 171
Salt is flavor and Other Tips Learned While Cooking	p. 176
Afterword: Listen	p. 183
About the Contributors	p. 197
Editor's Note: Hearing the Documentaries	p. 205
Acknowledgments	p. 207
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