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.
This book is valuable for those who believe radio's future is in
the art of storytelling and can be a particularly good resource for
students enrolled in radio narrative or radio/audio documentary
classes, and a valued tool for faculty teaching documentary,
narrative, audio drama, and radio writing."--Journal of Radio and
Audio Media
|"[Biewen] offers a lively history of creative documentary radio in
his introduction to 19 passionate, instructive, and unexpectedly
moving essays by innovative audio journalists and artists who use
sound to tell true stories artfully. . . . Invaluable and
many-faceted coverage of a thriving, populist, and mind-expanding
art form."--Booklist
|"What is striking about this collection is how clearly the reader
can 'hear' the diverse voices and stories, despite the print
medium. . . . A wonderful and accessible read. . . . Highly
recommended."--Choice
|"An incredibly important contribution to the field of public
media, one that will invite introspection, spark creativity, and
hopefully teach people that the first step in learning is
listening."--Public Radio Makers Quest 2.0
|"Biewen . . . chronicles this rebirth of the documentary . . .
profiling a new breed of radio producers who . . . are willing to
get involved with their subjects, reveal parts of their own lives,
and paint vivid pictures with sound."--Duke Magazine
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