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Airwaves : a collection of radio editorials from the Golden Apple
- Title
- Airwaves : a collection of radio editorials from the Golden Apple / William O'Shaugnessy.
- Author
- O'Shaughnessy, William.
- Publication
- New York : Fordham University Press, 1999.
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Details
- Description
- xxvii, 391 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- Communications and media studies, 1522-385X ; no. 3
- Uniform Title
- Communications and media studies ; no. 3.
- Subjects
- Politicians > United States > Biography > Anecdotes
- Freedom of speech > United States
- Westchester County (N.Y.) > Politics and government > Anecdotes
- United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989
- Editorials > New York (State) > Westchester County
- Westchester County (N.Y.) > Biography > Anecdotes
- United States > Politics and government > 1989-
- New York (State) > Politics and government > 1951-
- Note
- Includes index.
- Contents
- Foreword / Mario M. Cuomo -- Introduction / Frank Nardozzi -- Pt. I. Nelson Rockefeller. In the Back Seat on Election Eve. Election Day Dawns. The Governor and the Garbage. Hope Springs Eternal. Reports from the Republican National Convention. Advice for the President. Nelson Leaves Albany: Rockefeller's Last Press Conference as Governor. Nelson Rockefeller: The Best Man for the Job. Pigeons and Politics in Washington. The Vice President and the Good Old Boys. The Party of Lincoln Shoots the Messenger! Nelson: A Child of the Neighborhood -- Pt. II. Great Souls and Colorful Characters. John "Shipwreck" Kelly: He Always Winked at the Caddy. Louis Boccardi: The Down-home Press Lord. Spiro Theodore Agnew: A Sorry Business. Bill Scollon: Help Me with This Kennedy Thing. William Clinton: Our President. Richard M. Nixon: The Thirty-seventh President of the United States. Douglas MacArthur: The Towers, Another Campaign. Charles Malcolm Wilson: The Fiftieth Governor of New York.
- Hugh Leo Carey: A Great Governor. Alvin R. Ruskin: We'll Never See Another Like Him. Mims Fredman: The Significant Other Fredman. Sirio Maccioni: Maestro Sirio. Toots Shor's Family: His Regular Clientele. Saloon Songs: Barroom Philosophy. William Butcher: A Stand-up Guy. Ossie Davis: My Neighbor, the Subversive. Anthony J. Colavita: A Legend. John Cardinal O'Connor: An Irish Priest Makes a Sick Call. Arthur Geoghegan: The Townie Banker. Theodore R. Greene: Mr. New Rochelle. Charles John Valenti: Unyielding, Unabashed Patriot. Frederic B. Powers: The Townie. Anthony Bruno Gioffre: "Dad, We Want You!" Frederic Dicker: One for the Dicker. Bill Luddy: The Democrat. Whitney Moore Young, Jr.: National Leader, Mortal Man, Neighbor. Joseph P. Vaccarella: Mayor Joe. Alex Norton: Robin Hood. Monsignor Edward Connors: The Priest Who Sings. Nancy Q. Keefe: She's Still There. Vincent Bellew: The Bard of the Real People. Vincent de Paul Draddy: InVINcible Draddy.
- Edson Arantes do Nascimento: Pele, the Teacher. Bert Williams: Mr. Soccer of Westchester. Marty Servo: Memories Are Trophies. Nick Manero: The Man in the White Hat. Tocci, Jackson, and Now Jimmy Lennon. Napoleon Holmes: The Advocate. Evie Haas: A Very Good Lady Is Watching. Jenny C. Murdy: She Came Away with All the Votes. J. Raymond McGovern: "Buy Them a Drink!" Howard DeMarco: My Story. Rocco Bellantoni: "You ... the Best!" John Bromphy: Leading the Parade. Glenn Miller at Glen Island: Like It Used to Be. To Bathe the Sweat. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli: Pope John XXIII -- Pt. III. Mario Matthew Cuomo. Reality with a Red Rose. Cuomo and the Moonbeams. An Implausible New Year's Day. The Cuomo Book. The Hound of Holliswood. Matilda. Cuomo Steps Out. Don't Run, Mario! Immaculata Cuomo -- Pt. IV. To Life. Hunting = Killing. War = Killing. Abortion = Killing -- Pt. V. The First Amendment. Introduction. Free Speech on the Airwaves (Again!). The Fairness Doctrine.
- Porn Rock and the PMRC. Eldridge Cleaver Must Speak. Freedom of Expression at Iona College. Mr. Justice "Whizzer" White Fumbles. Issue Advertising Is the Issue. CBS vs. Harley O. Staggers -- Pt. VI. Broadcasting and the Press. William B. Williams. John Van Buren Sullivan: The Sounds of Paris at WNEW. American Popular Song: Is There a Place on the Dial for It? The Herald Tribune: Death on the Ninth Floor. WVIP: When a Station Dies. Charles F. McCarthy: A Legend. The Eagle Has Landed: What Does It Mean? -- Pt. VII. Assassinations. Martin Luther King, Jr. Pope John Paul II: I Wonder What He'll Say. Judge Richard Daronco: One of the Neighbors' Children. Yitzhak Rabin: A Tribe Cries. George Lincoln Rockwell: "Any Man's Death Diminishes Me" George Wallace: Blame This One on Us -- Pt. VIII. O'Shaughnessy at the Podium. William Mac O'Shaughnessy: 1904-1974. Catherine Tucker O'Shaughnessy: 1906-1991. John Thomas O'Shaughnessy: 1940-1998. Martin Stone: 1915-1998.
- Mario "Pop" Migliucci: 1914-1998. Hugh Shannon: 1921-1982. Bob Cammann: 1925-1999. Judge Irving Kendall: A Retirement Tribute. The Bedford Golf Club: The 100th Anniversary. Landmark Designation for the Four Seasons Restaurant. Epilogue: The "Golden Apple": Westchester in the New Millennium.
- ISBN
- 0823219046 (hc)
- 0823219054 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 99021445
- OCLC
- ocm41049513
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries