Voice over : the making of Black radio
Explores the landscape of Black radio from the early days - when the white public accepted the black-face buffoonery of "The Amos and Andy Show" and "Beulah" as a fair depiction of African-American life - to the rise of personality jocks and the contemporary scene of corporate buyouts and uncertain fate.
XIV, 334 Seiten : Illustrationen ; 24 cm
9781566396660, 9781566396677, 1566396662, 1566396670
245724236
CONTENTS Preface Introduction: Shifting Voices Part I. "I'se Regusted": Blackface Radio 1. From the Jazz Age to Jim Crow 2. The Controversial Phenomenon of Amos 'n' Andy Part II. "New World a-Coming": Black Pride Radio 3. Brown Bombers and Black Radio Pioneers 4. "Destination Freedom" Part III. "Rappin' the Mike": Black Appeal Radio 5. Buying Time and Making Rhyme 6. The Rise of Black Appeal Radio 7. Spin Doctors of the Postwar Era Part IV. "Rockin' the Pot": Black Counterfeit Radio 8. The White DJ Crossover Crusade 9. The Rock-and-Roll Rebels Part V. "Burn Baby Burn": Black Power Radio 10. "A Change Is Gonna Come" 11. Microphones in the Riot Zones 12. The FM Frontier Part VI. "Payin' the Cost to Be the Boss": Black-Owned Radio 13. Bridging the Ownership Gap 14. Entrepreneurs with Attitude 15. Blackgrounding Public Radio Afterword: Talking Drums Notes Index
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