{"product_id":"radio-active-hardback-9780823286706","title":"Radio Active (Hardback) 9780823286706","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRadio Active\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam O'Shaughnessy (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780823286706\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 September 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e608 pages, 60\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 4.9 cm, 1.172 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRadio Active\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword by Mario M. Cuomo\u003c\/i\u003e   xv\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e   1\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART I. THE FIRST AMENDMENT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Forty-five Simple Words\" by Jack Valenti   5\u003cbr\u003e Bill O'Reilly's \"Character Assassination\": A WVOX Commentary   8\u003cbr\u003e The Silencing of Imus   12\u003cbr\u003e Bob Grant on the Imus Controversy   15\u003cbr\u003e \"Don't Hush Rush . . . \"   18\u003cbr\u003e Missing in Action by Patrick D. Maines   21\u003cbr\u003e The Real Obscenity   24\u003cbr\u003e Floyd Abrams: Notes and Observations on the First Amendment   26\u003cbr\u003e Free Speech on the Airwaves: Confab with Mario Cuomo   32\u003cbr\u003e Ambassador Ogden Rogers Reid   43\u003cbr\u003e Nancy Pelosi v. James Madison   46\u003cbr\u003e Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism   57\u003cbr\u003e Obsequious Acquiescence by William O'Shaughnessy   62\u003cbr\u003e Issue Advertising Is the Issue   69\u003cbr\u003e Re: Corporate Censorship   71\u003cbr\u003e First Amendment Warriors by William O'Shaughnessy   72\u003cbr\u003e A Towering Triumvirate   77\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART II. OPEN MIC RADIO INTERVIEWS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chris Ruddy, Chairman of Newsmax   85\u003cbr\u003e Interview with Dan Rather on his Book What Unites Us   90\u003cbr\u003e Bill Mohl, President, Entergy Wholesale Commodities   93\u003cbr\u003e Roger Stone on The Man Who Killed Kennedy, the Cuomos, and More   105\u003cbr\u003e Richard Norton Smith, Historian and Biographer   115\u003cbr\u003e Angelo Martinelli, Publisher   137\u003cbr\u003e \"The Mendicant,\" Father Paul Lostritto, O.F.M.   147\u003cbr\u003e Bishop Joseph Sullivan   161\u003cbr\u003e Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York   170\u003cbr\u003e Dr. Christopher Comfort, Medical Director, Calvary Hospital   174\u003cbr\u003e Frank Gifford: \"#16\"   185\u003cbr\u003e William O'Shaughnessy on the Fred Dicker Radio Show   188\u003cbr\u003e Alfred F. Kelly Jr.   191\u003cbr\u003e Gerald Shargel, Esq.   204\u003cbr\u003e John Cahill   212\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART III. OF AN EVENING...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Little Night Music   231\u003cbr\u003e The Best Interpreters of the Great American Songbook   234\u003cbr\u003e \"A Real New York Evening . . . \" Review   236\u003cbr\u003e On the Occasion of Sirio Maccioni's Eightieth Birthday   237\u003cbr\u003e Sirio Maccioni of Le Cirque   238\u003cbr\u003e Saloon Songs from Toots Shor to Sirio Maccioni   249\u003cbr\u003e More \"Saloon Songs\" (an Update)   257\u003cbr\u003e \"The Numbers\"   264\u003cbr\u003e The One Night Stand of Charles Osgood   268\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART IV. IN PRAISE OF \"VIVID SOULS\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Unforgettables   273\u003cbr\u003e A Different Kind of List   289\u003cbr\u003e Vivid Women in Every Season   293\u003cbr\u003e Notes for the Four Seasons Tribute Evening   296\u003cbr\u003e Westchester County Press Ninetieth Anniversary   299\u003cbr\u003e Richard Clark's Eightieth Birthday   301\u003cbr\u003e Judge Samuel Fredman's Ninetieth-Birthday Celebration   304\u003cbr\u003e HOPE Community Services Gala: Honoring Frank Endress   311\u003cbr\u003e Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Christian Brothers   314\u003cbr\u003e A Community Celebration Honoring Commissioner Patrick J. Carroll   316\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART V. EULOGIES: THE LAST WORD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Eulogy for John S. Pritchard III   323\u003cbr\u003e Henry Kissinger's Tribute to John McCain   326\u003cbr\u003e Philip Roth, Out and About of an Evening   329\u003cbr\u003e Governor Andrew Cuomo's Eulogy for Jimmy Breslin   333\u003cbr\u003e A Personal Tribute to Jimmy Breslin   336\u003cbr\u003e Our Neighbor Ruby Dee   344\u003cbr\u003e Tribute to Ruby Dee by Harry Belafonte   346\u003cbr\u003e \"A Death in the Family\": Tim Russert   349\u003cbr\u003e Don Rickles and the Focaccia Kid at Le Cirque!   354\u003cbr\u003e Frances W. Preston, \"Th e Lady from Nashville\"   355\u003cbr\u003e Kate O'Shaughnessy Nulty's Tribute to Mary Jane Wharton, Her Grandmother   357\u003cbr\u003e Nelson: A Child of the Neighborhood   359\u003cbr\u003e William O'Shaughnessy's Tribute to Martin Beck   365\u003cbr\u003e Tribute to Paul Hutton   368\u003cbr\u003e Tribute to Peter Mustich, Townie   370\u003cbr\u003e Another Beloved Townie Open Line Caller   372\u003cbr\u003e Tribute to Rick Buckley, Beloved Broadcaster   376\u003cbr\u003e Tribute to Stu Olds, Beloved Broadcast Exec   379\u003cbr\u003e Tribute to Ward Quaal, Broadcasting's Greatest Statesman   382\u003cbr\u003e William B. Williams's Hall of Fame Induction   384\u003cbr\u003e Tribute to Dawson B. \"Tack\" Nail   387\u003cbr\u003e The Passing of Peggy Burton   390\u003cbr\u003e Diane Gagliardi Collins Passes Away at Ninety   392\u003cbr\u003e John Mara's Eulogy for Ann T. Mara   393\u003cbr\u003e Eulogy for Joseph A. Anastasi, \"The Captain\"   398\u003cbr\u003e Eulogy for the Hon. Salvatore T. Generoso, \"The Last Legend\"   401\u003cbr\u003e Caryl Donnelly Plunkett: An Appreciation   404\u003cbr\u003e An Appreciation of Jim Delmonico (1920–2012)   408\u003cbr\u003e The Incomparable \"Joe Slick\": An Appreciation   410\u003cbr\u003e John Scully: A Sailor and a Gentleman   414\u003cbr\u003e A Tribute to \"Colonel\" Marty Rochelle   417\u003cbr\u003e Tribute to Ambassador Edward Noonan Ney   420\u003cbr\u003e Tribute to Bob Grant   421\u003cbr\u003e \"The Amazin' \" Bill Mazer   422\u003cbr\u003e Tribute to Governor Brendan Byrne   423\u003cbr\u003e Page Morton Black, the \"Chock full o'Nuts\" Lady   424\u003cbr\u003e Brother Driscoll of Iona, Great Educator and More   427\u003cbr\u003e Rush Limbaugh III Tribute to Ed McLaughlin   430\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART VI. THE OBLIGATORY MARIO M. CUOMO SECTION IN EVERY BILL O'SHAUGHNESSY BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The Morning After\": A Stunningly Candid Interview with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo   441\u003cbr\u003e Remarks of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo at Central Synagogue Interfaith Service   455\u003cbr\u003e Mario Cuomo: A Dream   460\u003cbr\u003e Matilda Cuomo   461\u003cbr\u003e William O'Shaughnessy Interview with Mario Cuomo Re: Andy O'Rourke   472\u003cbr\u003e Interview with Mario M. Cuomo   476\u003cbr\u003e Dutch Treat Club Annual Dinner Presentation of the Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement\u003cbr\u003e in the Arts for Governor Mario M. Cuomo   484\u003cbr\u003e Dutch Treat Club Luncheon   486\u003cbr\u003e An Evanescent Supreme Court Nomination: The Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Story   497\u003cbr\u003e Andrew Cuomo's Eulogy for Mario Cuomo   500\u003cbr\u003e Mario: This Is Personal   513\u003cbr\u003e \"Quotable Quotes\"—Reviews of \u003ci\u003eMario Cuomo: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemembrances of a Remarkable Man\u003c\/i\u003e   523\u003cbr\u003e A Note on Mario Cuomo and Teilhard de Chardin   532\u003cbr\u003e Mario Cuomo's Omega Society Speech: A Meditation on Ultimate Values   533\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART VII. THE EXTRAORDINARY BUSH FAMILY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e George W. Bush's Eulogy for His Father, President George H.W. Bush   541\u003cbr\u003e Whitney Global Media Endorsement: George H.W. Bush for President, 1992   546\u003cbr\u003e Thank You Letter from \"41\"   551\u003cbr\u003e George W. Bush for President, 2000   552\u003cbr\u003e Billy Bush Deserves a Second Chance   555\u003cbr\u003e Phil Reisman: In Defense of Billy Bush   557\u003cbr\u003e \"Great on Imus\": A Letter from Jonathan Bush   559\u003cbr\u003e Jonathan Bush's Letter on Imus to CBS Radio   560\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART VIII. AIRBORNE ENDORSEMENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Governor Andrew Cuomo for Governor   565\u003cbr\u003e Alessandra Biaggi for State Senate   569\u003cbr\u003e Julie Killian for State Senate   571\u003cbr\u003e George Latimer for Westchester County Executive   576\u003cbr\u003e Rob Astorino for County Executive   580\u003cbr\u003e Judge Daniel Angiolillo   584\u003cbr\u003e Ernie Davis for Mayor   587\u003cbr\u003e Stay the Course with Mayor Bradley   589\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART IX. A MAN OF LETTERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Letter to Rush Limbaugh (March 1, 2018)   593\u003cbr\u003e Letter to Rush Limbaugh (March 26, 2018)   594\u003cbr\u003e Letter from Rush Limbaugh to William O'Shaughnessy   596\u003cbr\u003e Letter to Rush Limbaugh (April 23, 2018)   597\u003cbr\u003e The Holy Roman Catholic Church: Letter to Michael \"Lionel\" Lebron   598\u003cbr\u003e A Note from Dan Rather   600\u003cbr\u003e Facebook Note from Kate O'Shaughnessy Nulty   601\u003cbr\u003e In Defense of Le Cirque: Letter to Pete Wells   602\u003cbr\u003e Letter to Pete Wells Regarding the new Four Seasons   605\u003cbr\u003e Admiring John Sterling: Letter to Scott Herman   607\u003cbr\u003e \"A Westchester Legend\": Letter from Samuel G. Fredman   609\u003cbr\u003e Re: William B. Williams and Rick Buckley: Letter from Dick Robinson   611\u003cbr\u003e Letter to William O'Shaughnessy from Ralph Graves   613\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART X. THE GREAT ISSUES. ABORTION AND THE DEATH PENALTY: LIFE IN EVERY INSTANCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Timothy Cardinal Dolan: Reclaim the Truth of the Human Person   617\u003cbr\u003e The Greatest Issue, Abortion: A WVOX Commentary   624\u003cbr\u003e The Death Penalty (Pope Francis's view)   625\u003cbr\u003e The Death Penalty (Gov. Mario M. Cuomo's view)   626\u003cbr\u003e Las Vegas Shooting: Another \"Thoughts and Prayers\" Day   631\u003cbr\u003e The New Killing Season   634\u003cbr\u003e Comments from \"The Deplorables\"   636\u003cbr\u003e The 137 Real Reasons Why Hillary Lost and Trump Won   639\u003cbr\u003e \"Those People\"   644\u003cbr\u003e Down-Home Democracy in the Land of Thomas Paine   646\u003cbr\u003e Fifty Years after President Kennedy Was Assassinated   647\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e   649\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e   657\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhotographs follow pages 200 and 424\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Whitney Media Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52580357046552,"sku":"9780823286706","price":29.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/radio-active-hardback-9780823286706","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}