Steve Oney, Author of ON AIR: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR

*Music Soundtrack is from NPR Music's Tiny Desk THE JEREMIAH SHOW Featuring Steve Oney, Author of ON AIR: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR "ON AIR" delves into the history of NPR, highlighting key aspects of its journey from a unique newcomer to a major media force.  ON AIR offers a unique glimpse behind the curtain of NPR. “On Air: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR”  Fascinating, revelatory, and irresistibly dishy, this is a riveting account of NPR’s unlikely launch, chaotic ascent, and ultimate triumph. An “engrossing and entertaining…major work of media history” that reveals the unlikely story of one of America’s most celebrated but least understood media empires.  (The New York Times Book Review) Steve Oney is a longtime journalist who worked for many years as a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Magazine and Los Angeles magazine. He has also contributed articles to many national publications, including Esquire, The Wall Street Journal, New York magazine, GQ, and The New York Times Magazine.  His history of the lynching of Leo Frank, And the Dead Shall Rise, won the American Bar Association’s Silver Gavel Award and the National Jewish Book Award.  Oney was educated at the University of Georgia and at Harvard, where he was a Nieman Fellow.  Pick up your copy! ON AIR: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR Simon & Schuster - - - THE JEREMIAH SHOW Voices Carry - These Are Your Stories  POP CULTURE, MUSIC ICONS, & FOOD GODS  The Jeremiah Show - Please Subscribe & Rate - CLICK HERE Check Out The Back Catalogs of Special Guests - CLICK HERE To Become a Sponsor of The Jeremiah Show CLICK HERE for Media Deck and Rates THE JEREMIAH SHOW BROUGHT TO YOU BY evolve entertainment network - www.thejeremiahshow.com Host | Executive Producer - Jeremiah D. Higgins Senior Sound Designer | Producer - Graham Palmer | Surprise Studio Be sure to check out these evolve entertainment network shows  The Arwen Lewis Show, The Kimi Kato Show with Jeremiah, and The Mike Gormley Show OUR SPONSORS: THE JEREMIAH SHOW PROUDLY FEATURES  Music Connection Magazine - https://www.musicconnection.com/ MusiCares - MusiCares provides a safety net of critical health and welfare services to the music community - https://musicares.org/ Cuzen Matcha - https://cuzenmatcha.com/ Golda Zahra - https://www.goldazahra.com/ The Jeremiah Show Radio Broadcast is heard in London, Somerset, U.K., New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Ontario, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles by Radio Candy Media, Radio Evolve, and Belter Radio JEREMIAH D. HIGGINS SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS GRAHAM PALMER’S WEBSITE Surprise Studio , On Instagram: Surprise Studio Did you like the music in this episode? You can find the Original Music Soundtrack - CLICK HERE:  TJS Spotify Playlists TJS Opening Theme Music By Sugizo "DO-FUNK Dance”  TJS in REVERSE - Classic TJS Shows Drop Monday & WednesdayNEW SHOWS - Every Friday Loop In With Us!  PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to The Jeremiah Show Podcast to be alerted to new artist interviews: CLICK HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices