A meticulous examination of the personalities and processes that have revived radio's artistry, once lost beneath the gloss of television. . .
Fine radio can be as rewarding as literature.
Every reader of The Sound and the Story stands to learn something. An insightful member of Congress ought to have The Sound and the Story put into the Congressional Record . . . Nestled among the many soft voices at NPR, the lone voice has a chance. This book is a rich and intimate portrait of those people who give the voice wings. Characters move in and out, sometimes wandering leisurely, sometimes bursting frantically on their way somewhere else. . .