Halper, Donna L.

Icons of talk : the media mouths that changed America / Media mouths that changed America Donna L. Halper. - Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2009. - xvii, 369 p. : ill ; 27 cm. - Greenwood icons . - Greenwood icons. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Examines the history of the talk show on radio and television, defining the talk show as one that includes a host, guests, and some element of audience participation, and features profiles of twenty well-known talk show hosts, as well as sidebars about related personalities and issues.

Young Adult Follett Library Resources.

0313343810 9780313343810 (trade)

2008028515


Radio talk shows--United States.
Television talk shows--United States.
Radio talk shows.
Television talk shows.

PN1992.8.T3 / H35 2009

791.45/6