http://www.denison.edu/theden/2011/09/radio-is-dead/ Denison University news, stories, & ideas Fri, 03 May 2013 15:05:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.denison.edu/theden/2011/09/radio-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Diane Flannagan Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:42:01 +0000 http://www.denison.edu/theden/?p=10030#comment-306 Katie, May I recommend the recently publshed Radio Drama Handbook by Richard J. Hand, a great survey and textbook on contemporary audio drama production. But more may I recommend Say Goodnight Gracie by Jim Cox. The latter explains what happened to radio drama and comedy in the 1950s as a function of radio network consolidation rather than any aesthetic rejection of the form. This book can save you a lot of time in research in explaining radio's so called demise. Didn't die, just shapeshifted into rock and roll and other music. Today radio drama has a cult status in the US, passionately produced and explored by its practitioners. And then there are the listeners. I'm so glad you've become one of that group. Best of luck in your research. Ms Diane Flannagan Florida USA Katie, May I recommend the recently publshed Radio Drama Handbook by Richard J. Hand, a great survey and textbook on contemporary audio drama production. But more may I recommend Say Goodnight Gracie by Jim Cox. The latter explains what happened to radio drama and comedy in the 1950s as a function of radio network consolidation rather than any aesthetic rejection of the form. This book can save you a lot of time in research in explaining radio’s so called demise. Didn’t die, just shapeshifted into rock and roll and other music. Today radio drama has a cult status in the US, passionately produced and explored by its practitioners. And then there are the listeners. I’m so glad you’ve become one of that group. Best of luck in your research. Ms Diane Flannagan Florida USA

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