When: Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Who: Author and former journalist, radio writer, and I.U. Telecom Professor,
R. LeRoy Bannerman
Where: Endwright Center, 631 W. Edgewood Drive, Ellettsville
Cost: FREE
Additional information:
The author will give a short presentation and sign copies of his most recent publication entitled Radio War. Copies of his book will be available for purchase for $14.95.
Radio War is a study of radio and the WW II home front. The book chronicles a unique era in American history often referred to as “the Greatest Generation,” a period in which the nation endured two life-changing crises, the Great Depression and World War II. The country met its problems with masterful leadership from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Generals Dwight Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur, among other notable military and diplomatic minds. A most significant factor in the deliverance of the USA through economic depression and the despair of a global conflict was that citizens coped and never lost faith.
A vital impetus to home front morale was the medium of radio. As the international struggle of nations occupied the headlines, radio correspondents brought the War into the American home. Its vast array of entertainment, from soap operas to compelling adventure dramas and music of the day, helped alleviate family concerns. It was an exciting era of technical and artistic innovation known as radio’s “Golden Age,” in which many accomplished practitioners elevated the medium’s cultural standards.
About R. LeRoy Bannerman:
Former journalist and radio writer, R. LeRoy Bannerman has a forty-year career in communications, both commercial and public broadcasting, and served 29 years on the Telecommunications faculty as an instructor of writing and production at Indiana University. He holds degrees in journalism and mass communications from the University of North Carolina and the University of Alabama.
In addition to Radio Wars, he has written many articles regarding radio and television, and previously published a well-regarded biography of radio’s creative genius, Norman Corwin and the Golden Age of Radio; and a civil rights novel, Where Blood Runs Black and White. He is an active member of The Society of Midland Authors, Chicago.
For Additional Information Contact: 812-876-3383, ext 515
Cost: Free
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