© Columbia University Press
NPR: The Trials and Triumphs of National Public Radio
June, 2005
Cloth, 216 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-12160-6
$40.00
/ £27.50
"In a highly readable work, McCauley offers a well-documented look at the people of NPR." — Johanna Cleary, American Journalism
"A book worth reading. Recommended." — Choice
"[A] valuable contribution to the historiography of radio." — David Dzikowski, The Communication Review
"NPR used to be considered an orphan in radio news, certainly not taken all that seriously. Now, clearly, it is an adult, taken very seriously in the media business, and it is growing, influential and important, ready for a richly researched and detailed study of its emergence as a powerhouse. Michael McCauley took on the assignment, did his homework, and produced a first-class piece of work." — Marvin Kalb, senior fellow and founding director of the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
"For fans of public radio in the United States, McCauley's book is like coming across that missing piece of the family archives. It is handled in a way that's brisk, fresh, and well-organized. More than just a history, McCauley's work is a narrative that takes us back through the names and memories that are both wonderfully familiar and reminders of where the whole industry has come from." — Dick Gordon, The Connection, WBUR