Radio Daze: Stories from the Front in Cleveland's Fm Air Wars
Book Details
Author(s)Mike Olszewski
PublisherKent State Univ Pr
ISBN / ASIN0873387732
ISBN-139780873387736
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank1,760,038
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Essentially the story of WMMS, Radio Daze captures the radio scene during the '70s and '80s, chronicling how this small FM rock station became the top-rated station in Northeast Ohio and made Cleveland one of the most important radio markets in the world. Mike Olszewski obtained exclusive interviews with many radio legends, revealing how insidious and destructive the battle for radio dominance became. Among other things, he exposes the story behind the reports of ballot box stuffing by WMMS to win the prestigious Rolling Stone magazine Readers' Poll for best radio station in the country and some of the dirty tricks played by radio stations to get the edge on their competitors.

