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Chapters: E! Network Shows, Fashion Police, the Howard Stern Show, the Simple Life, Keeping up With the Kardashians, Chelsea Lately, E! True Hollywood Story, the Soup, the Girls Next Door, Denise Richards: It's Complicated, Living Lohan, Kendra, Starveillance, the Anna Nicole Show, Talk Soup, Celebrities Uncensored, Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami, Candy Girls, Snoop Dogg's Father Hood, Sunset Tan, Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive, Pop Fiction, Leave It to Lamas, E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose!, Katie ... Read more

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Whether on-the-air or online, Howard Stern entertains millions! ... Read more

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Good idea, but easily obsolete almost immediately
Stern's popularity more than justifies such a volume, but most of the sites contained within the tome are either no longer linked or made up of address strings so long as to be ungainly.It's a great idea for a book, but would have made a better website.Also lacks a lot of background of the show that other books have in spades.

For fans, but few others.

Pretty good...
James has done a good job of cataloging all of the major Howard Stern-related sites on the 'net. Well worth the money!

www.cyao.com
What a pleasant surprise to find my site mentioned in this book. It is a fantastic compilation of information for those of us that are Stern addicts.A must have for the library.Thank's to the author for adding our Stern shrine... don't F' Jackie, he chats with us and gives away autographed prizes!!!

A Must Have For Stern Fans
This book is really worth buying if you a dedicated Stern listener.It has many outrageous links about the show and guests who have been on it.It really rounds out the collection of Stern books already out there. ... Read more

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HOWARD STERN interview, grils of Hooters, Laurence Fishburne ... Read more

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the history of artist/photographer howard stern.
this book has nothing to do with the dj howard stern as the previous reviews would have you believe.this is a book about the art of howard s. stern and his life events.

Stern's First Foray Into Detective Fiction
The controversial radio show host takes a stab at mystery writing and does it up Kinky Friedman style, with himself as the protagonist and a cast of characters that include his associates on his syndicated and televised talkforum. The mystery involves the death of Hank the angry, drunken dwarf whois found stomped to death outside a NY Peepshow.

A brilliant analysis of his radio show.
This is by far the most detailed description of his radio show, including Gary Dellabata's dental records!I must for any fan of junior high humor, or Stuttering John fans. ... Read more

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Susan Douglas, author of the much praised Where the Girls Are, explores how radio -- how we listened, where we listened, and whom we listened to -- has influenced the national psyche. ... Read more

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The Infamous Chapter 9
I'm a long-time, Philadelphia record collector, collecting 1950s rhythm 'n' blues music - vocal groups and single artists. While knowledgeable about radio disc jockeys, my knowledge is weak regarding radio history. Traipsing through Amazon.com, I stumbled upon and bought Listening In: Radio and the Imagination (University of Minnesota Press, 2004 edition). My specific interests were Chapter Nine "The Kids Take Over: Transistors, DJs and Rock 'n' Roll" and Chapter 4 "Tuning in to Jazz." As of this review, I have not read the remaining 10 chapters nor the text's conclusions.

Dr. Douglas, in one complete, 16 word sentence, provided the reader with 6 unique pieces of factually wrong information. Let us forensically dissect the following sentence. Dr. Douglas wrote, "Chicago's WVON - "Voice of the Negro" - became, in 1947, the nation's first black owned radio station..." (page 234).


Factual Error #1. The year was wrong. The first black owned radio station came into existence in 1956. Not 1947.

Factual Error #2. The state was wrong. The first black owned radio station was located in Michigan. Not Illinois.

Factual Error #3. The city was wrong. The city was Romulus. Not Chicago. It was licensed to broadcast in Inkster, Michigan.

Factual Error #4. The radio call letters were wrong. The first black owned radio station'scall letters were WCHB-AM.Not WVON.

Factual Error #5Radio station call letters WVON did not exist anywhere in 1947. WVON debuted April 1, 1963

Factual Error #6WVON was never black owned. The original owners of WVON were Leonard and Phil Chess, owners of Chess Records. The Chess brothers were white. WVON began as WHFC in 1926. WHFC became WVON when the Chess brothers bought WHFC and changed the call letters.


Who and what were Dr. Douglas' sources for this amazing, treasure trove of mis-information? Publishers Weekly favorably wrote, "...Douglas delivers a carefully researched and well-documented look at the medium and the people who listened..."I think not.

Questionable accuracy?
I love radios and radio.I have always loved radio, so much so, in fact, that I have taken it upon myself to learn how to repair and restore old tube radios for the unique sound that they posses.I bought Susan J. Douglas's book "Listening In . . . " because of the preponderance of good reviews.I'll admit to only having gotten as far as page 9, when I came accross a startlingly inaccurate statement.She writes "The press and most cultural observers ignore radio, except when Stern pushes his own rather relaxed limits of tastefulness too far,or when conservative talk show hosts instruct their listeners on the best method for gunning down federal officials."This is just 2 sentences after mentioning Rush Limbaugh specifically.Now regardless of your political bent, this is just flat out inaccurate.I have listened to Rush Limbaugh for over 3 years on an almost daily basis and he has never, not even hinted at gunning down anyone, government or otherwise.Rush Limbaugh has the largest radio audience at present and possibly ever.He has more listeners on a daily basis than almost any national news show, including the televised news shows on ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN.So she has her facts wrong on arguably the most popular radio show in history.Now we're talking about facts here, not politics.Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Jeff Beck and Mark Levin, the 4 most listened to shows on talk radio, probablyin radio history, never talk about gunning down anyone, period.It's not about politics.It's about facts.You don't have to like these people.You just have to be able to admit to the facts.The Rush Limbaugh Show has something like 10+ times the average daily listeners when compared to any news show on CNN, NBC or CBS.She is apparently writing a tomme about the psychology of radio listening without ever having listened to the most popular radio shows ever and is ignorant of the published ratings.I have to question that.Where did she get that notion from, I wonder?Let's hope it was Amy Goodman on Pacifica, at least that's the radio.What other facts does she get wrong in this book?Well, on to page 10.Let's hope she can pull this one out.I'll give her the 2nd star for hope and the book was only about $13.

Superb social and cultural history of the medium
Radio has become such a background part of our lives, we forget just how astounding an impact it has had on our culture and psyche.Susan Douglas brings it all back to the foreground in her book "Listening In." This is not just a chronicle of the development of the media, this booktakes us deep into the social impacts of radio, and how it changed how wereact and interact with each other.Douglas has perfectly captured thefeel and "tone" of different periods of radio listening, andexplores a lot of the psychological aspects of how radio let us sample andexplore different parts of our American cultue in a safe and nonthreateningway.

As a present-day radio fanatic, the book gave me hope:hope thatthe medium hasn't been corporatized into complete blandness.Radio willcontinue to evolve, just like our American culture.

Whether your're aradio technology type, an old time radio fan, or just a student of Americanhistory, you'll find something to love in this book.

Not just a history, not just a textbook
Please take note that Susan J. Douglas' (Times Books, 1999) is no mere history of radio. It was triggered by a request from the Sloan Foundation that was preparinga series of books on technology and American culture; and the emphasis isnot on the details but on the general effect radio has on us from itsbeginnings. And take another note. This is too enjoyable a read to beconsidered a textbook.

My favorite chapter was the one called"Radio Comedy and Linguistic Slapstick." Here only a few comicsare used as examples to support her several theses, one of which is theemasculation of the American male by the use of such high-pitched speakersas Jack Benny and Joe Penner. Of course there is lots of room for argument,but she does let the facts speak for themselves (pun intended).

Theother chapters are "The Zen of Listening," "The EtherealWorld," "Exploratory Listening in the 1920s," "TuningIn to Jazz" "The Invention of the Audience," "World WarII and the Invention of Broadcast Journalism," "Playing Fields ofthe Mind," "The Kids Take Over: Transistors, DJs, and Rock 'n'Roll," "The FM Revolution," "Talk Talk," "WhyHam Radio Matters," and "Conclusion: Is Listening Dead?"

Which of us has not been affected in many of the ways Ms. Douglas pointsout in this book? Therefore, which of us can afford to miss being shown howradio has helped make us what we are? And I do hope she produces a similarbook about television.

A great read!"Radio is a sound salvation..."
I've got Douglas' book today for her take on ham radio (I'm part of the Amateur Radio community) and I was very impressed with the rest of the book.Though I wrinkled my nose at the over-emphasis on the genderconflict in radio, Listening In reminded me of a time when peopleparticipate in a common culture instead of idly sitting by listening to theumpteenth Top 40 hit made by over-commercialized "plastic" bands.

The ham radio chapter was simply great and I give Dr. Douglas her duefor mentioning the American Radio Relay League as the national associationfor hams.From this chapter, I can see why hams have a nurturing touch intheir approach to life! The section on radio comedy is well done (thecomedy bits are good for a chuckle or two).I recommend it to those whohave a deep affinity for radio and communications. ... Read more