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How universities created NPR and PBS with Josh Shepperd

How universities created NPR and PBS with Josh Shepperd

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How public universities gave rise to public media

References and suggested readings:

  • Josh Shepperd. 2023. Shadow of the New Deal: The Victory of Public Broadcasting. University of Illinois Press.
  • Laura Garbes. 2025. Listeners Like Who: Exclusion and Resistance in the Public Radio Industry. Princeton University Press.
  • Katherine Jewell. 2023. Live from the Underground: A History of College Radio. University of North Carolina.
  • Josh Shepperd’s BlueSky and faculty page

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