Talkback: Emperors of Air by Phillip Adams, & Lee Burton
Every day, millions of Australians listen in to the very strong voices with very hard views which pass for infotainment on the talkback dials. John Laws, Alan Jones, Stan Zemanek and Howard Sattler are just some of the emperors of (very warm) air. They are funny guys. Sometimes funnier than they realise. They're also irresistible salesmen, but what are they selling?
Talkback brings to print what the proprietors of radio stations would perhaps want to leave on the airwaves - a selection of talkback dialogues giving a flavour of their strident hypocrisy, manipulative methods and incomparable egos. The introduction of Phillip Adams, who once was a talkback host on 2UE, is the release valve for a decade of growing alarm at the nature of radio talkback. With a gritty hold on the reins of objectivity, he delves into their practices, and the place of talkback in our community.
Hilarious, shocking, depressing and outrageous, Talkback calls into questions the values, methods and influence of these self-proclaimed arbiters of public opinion.
Format: Paperback | 256 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.4 x 13 x 1.8 | 280g
Publication Date: 01 Oct 1997
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication City/Country: St Leonards, SYD, Australia
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 1864483253
ISBN13: 9781864483253
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including very, very minor scuff marks along the edges, and a crease on the top-right corner of the back cover (not overly noticeable), but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. Some pages are bordered by a very faint discolouring. No missing pages.