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Radio Active is William O'Shaughnessy's fifth collection of essays, on-air interviews, tributes and eulogies, endorsements, recollections of an evening, and more from "perhaps the finest broadcaster in America" whose commentaries are akin to "potato chips" per former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger because "You can't stop with only one."The book opens with a ringing signature defense of the First Amendment and collected O'Shaughnessy correspondence with heroes and "villains," and insightful sections honoring former New York Governor Mario Cuomo, who said, "When O'Shaughnessy is on his game . . . he's better than anyone on the air or in print." There is also a section on the estimable Bush family.In eliciting "provocative and candid revelations" from his wide circle, this new compendium pulses with brilliant, insightful prose and a life-affirming reverence for luminous people, places, and events, past and present.
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- Utgivningsdatum:2019-09-17
- Mått:152 x 229 x 51 mm
- Vikt:1 157 g
- Format:Inbunden
- Språk:Engelska
- Antal sidor:608
- Förlag:Fordham University Press
- ISBN:9780823286706
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William O'Shaughnessy was President and Editorial Director of Whitney Global Media, parent company for WVOX and WVIP in Westchester County, New York. Radio Active was preceded by five successful books: Mario Cuomo: Remembrances of a Remarkable Man; Vox Populi; More Riffs, Rants, and Raves; It All Comes Back to Me Now; and Airwaves.
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- Foreword by Mario M. Cuomo xvIntroduction 1PART I. THE FIRST AMENDMENT"Forty-five Simple Words" by Jack Valenti 5Bill O'Reilly's "Character Assassination": A WVOX Commentary 8The Silencing of Imus 12Bob Grant on the Imus Controversy 15"Don't Hush Rush . . . " 18Missing in Action by Patrick D. Maines 21The Real Obscenity 24Floyd Abrams: Notes and Observations on the First Amendment 26Free Speech on the Airwaves: Confab with Mario Cuomo 32Ambassador Ogden Rogers Reid 43Nancy Pelosi v. James Madison 46Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism 57Obsequious Acquiescence by William O'Shaughnessy 62Issue Advertising Is the Issue 69Re: Corporate Censorship 71First Amendment Warriors by William O'Shaughnessy 72A Towering Triumvirate 77PART II. OPEN MIC RADIO INTERVIEWSChris Ruddy, Chairman of Newsmax 85Interview with Dan Rather on his Book What Unites Us 90Bill Mohl, President, Entergy Wholesale Commodities 93Roger Stone on The Man Who Killed Kennedy, the Cuomos, and More 105Richard Norton Smith, Historian and Biographer 115Angelo Martinelli, Publisher 137"The Mendicant," Father Paul Lostritto, O.F.M. 147Bishop Joseph Sullivan 161Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York 170Dr. Christopher Comfort, Medical Director, Calvary Hospital 174Frank Gifford: "#16" 185William O'Shaughnessy on the Fred Dicker Radio Show 188Alfred F. Kelly Jr. 191Gerald Shargel, Esq. 204John Cahill 212PART III. OF AN EVENING...A Little Night Music 231The Best Interpreters of the Great American Songbook 234"A Real New York Evening . . . " Review 236On the Occasion of Sirio Maccioni's Eightieth Birthday 237Sirio Maccioni of Le Cirque 238Saloon Songs from Toots Shor to Sirio Maccioni 249More "Saloon Songs" (an Update) 257"The Numbers" 264The One Night Stand of Charles Osgood 268PART IV. IN PRAISE OF "VIVID SOULS"The Unforgettables 273A Different Kind of List 289Vivid Women in Every Season 293Notes for the Four Seasons Tribute Evening 296Westchester County Press Ninetieth Anniversary 299Richard Clark's Eightieth Birthday 301Judge Samuel Fredman's Ninetieth-Birthday Celebration 304HOPE Community Services Gala: Honoring Frank Endress 311Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Christian Brothers 314A Community Celebration Honoring Commissioner Patrick J. Carroll 316PART V. EULOGIES: THE LAST WORDEulogy for John S. Pritchard III 323Henry Kissinger's Tribute to John McCain 326Philip Roth, Out and About of an Evening 329Governor Andrew Cuomo's Eulogy for Jimmy Breslin 333A Personal Tribute to Jimmy Breslin 336Our Neighbor Ruby Dee 344Tribute to Ruby Dee by Harry Belafonte 346"A Death in the Family": Tim Russert 349Don Rickles and the Focaccia Kid at Le Cirque! 354Frances W. Preston, "Th e Lady from Nashville" 355Kate O'Shaughnessy Nulty's Tribute to Mary Jane Wharton, Her Grandmother 357Nelson: A Child of the Neighborhood 359William O'Shaughnessy's Tribute to Martin Beck 365Tribute to Paul Hutton 368Tribute to Peter Mustich, Townie 370Another Beloved Townie Open Line Caller 372Tribute to Rick Buckley, Beloved Broadcaster 376Tribute to Stu Olds, Beloved Broadcast Exec 379Tribute to Ward Quaal, Broadcasting's Greatest Statesman 382William B. Williams's Hall of Fame Induction 384Tribute to Dawson B. "Tack" Nail 387The Passing of Peggy Burton 390Diane Gagliardi Collins Passes Away at Ninety 392John Mara's Eulogy for Ann T. Mara 393Eulogy for Joseph A. Anastasi, "The Captain" 398Eulogy for the Hon. Salvatore T. Generoso, "The Last Legend" 401Caryl Donnelly Plunkett: An Appreciation 404An Appreciation of Jim Delmonico (1920–2012) 408The Incomparable "Joe Slick": An Appreciation 410John Scully: A Sailor and a Gentleman 414A Tribute to "Colonel" Marty Rochelle 417Tribute to Ambassador Edward Noonan Ney 420Tribute to Bob Grant 421"The Amazin' " Bill Mazer 422Tribute to Governor Brendan Byrne 423Page Morton Black, the "Chock full o'Nuts" Lady 424Brother Driscoll of Iona, Great Educator and More 427Rush Limbaugh III Tribute to Ed McLaughlin 430PART VI. THE OBLIGATORY MARIO M. CUOMO SECTION IN EVERY BILL O'SHAUGHNESSY BOOK"The Morning After": A Stunningly Candid Interview with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo 441Remarks of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo at Central Synagogue Interfaith Service 455Mario Cuomo: A Dream 460Matilda Cuomo 461William O'Shaughnessy Interview with Mario Cuomo Re: Andy O'Rourke 472Interview with Mario M. Cuomo 476Dutch Treat Club Annual Dinner Presentation of the Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievementin the Arts for Governor Mario M. Cuomo 484Dutch Treat Club Luncheon 486An Evanescent Supreme Court Nomination: The Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Story 497Andrew Cuomo's Eulogy for Mario Cuomo 500Mario: This Is Personal 513"Quotable Quotes"—Reviews of Mario Cuomo: Remembrances of a Remarkable Man 523A Note on Mario Cuomo and Teilhard de Chardin 532Mario Cuomo's Omega Society Speech: A Meditation on Ultimate Values 533PART VII. THE EXTRAORDINARY BUSH FAMILYGeorge W. Bush's Eulogy for His Father, President George H.W. Bush 541Whitney Global Media Endorsement: George H.W. Bush for President, 1992 546Thank You Letter from "41" 551George W. Bush for President, 2000 552Billy Bush Deserves a Second Chance 555Phil Reisman: In Defense of Billy Bush 557"Great on Imus": A Letter from Jonathan Bush 559Jonathan Bush's Letter on Imus to CBS Radio 560PART VIII. AIRBORNE ENDORSEMENTSGovernor Andrew Cuomo for Governor 565Alessandra Biaggi for State Senate 569Julie Killian for State Senate 571George Latimer for Westchester County Executive 576Rob Astorino for County Executive 580Judge Daniel Angiolillo 584Ernie Davis for Mayor 587Stay the Course with Mayor Bradley 589PART IX. A MAN OF LETTERSLetter to Rush Limbaugh (March 1, 2018) 593Letter to Rush Limbaugh (March 26, 2018) 594Letter from Rush Limbaugh to William O'Shaughnessy 596Letter to Rush Limbaugh (April 23, 2018) 597The Holy Roman Catholic Church: Letter to Michael "Lionel" Lebron 598A Note from Dan Rather 600Facebook Note from Kate O'Shaughnessy Nulty 601In Defense of Le Cirque: Letter to Pete Wells 602Letter to Pete Wells Regarding the new Four Seasons 605Admiring John Sterling: Letter to Scott Herman 607"A Westchester Legend": Letter from Samuel G. Fredman 609Re: William B. Williams and Rick Buckley: Letter from Dick Robinson 611Letter to William O'Shaughnessy from Ralph Graves 613PART X. THE GREAT ISSUES. ABORTION AND THE DEATH PENALTY: LIFE IN EVERY INSTANCETimothy Cardinal Dolan: Reclaim the Truth of the Human Person 617The Greatest Issue, Abortion: A WVOX Commentary 624The Death Penalty (Pope Francis's view) 625The Death Penalty (Gov. Mario M. Cuomo's view) 626Las Vegas Shooting: Another "Thoughts and Prayers" Day 631The New Killing Season 634Comments from "The Deplorables" 636The 137 Real Reasons Why Hillary Lost and Trump Won 639"Those People" 644Down-Home Democracy in the Land of Thomas Paine 646Fifty Years after President Kennedy Was Assassinated 647Acknowledgments 649Index 657Photographs follow pages 200 and 424
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