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media history

Air check of the day

John Fea   |  August 13, 2024

Some context. Another part of my childhood is gone. No change for Mets radio. Here is Mets radio legend Howie Rose:

The Author’s Corner with Aimee Loiselle

Rachel Petroziello   |  November 28, 2023

Aimee Loiselle is Assistant Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University. This interview is based on her new book, Beyond Norma Rae: How Puerto Rican and Southern White Women Fought for a Place in the American Working Class (University […]

The Author’s Corner with Kathryn Cramer Brownell

Rachel Petroziello   |  September 8, 2023

Kathryn Cramer Brownell is Associate Professor of History at Purdue University. This interview is based on her new book, 24/7 Politics: Cable Television and the Fragmenting of America from Watergate to Fox News (Princeton University Press, 2023). JF: What led […]

The Author’s Corner with Diane Winston

Rachel Petroziello   |  July 28, 2023

Diane Winston is Associate Professor of Journalism and Knight Center Chair in Media and Religion at the University of Southern California, Annenberg. This interview is based on her new book, Righting the American Dream: How the Media Mainstreamed Reagan’s Evangelical […]

The Author’s Corner with Aniko Bodroghkozy

Rachel Petroziello   |  June 13, 2023

Aniko Bodroghkozy is Professor of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. This interview is based on her new book, Making #Charlottesville: Media from Civil Rights to Unite the Right (University of Virginia Press, 2023). JF: What led you to […]