Author Description

..".this is very much an essential text." - Todd Berryman, The Great Curve When Ian Shane started writing Radio Radio in 2001, the broadcast industry was in a state of flux. By the time the book was first published, there were massive shifts in technology and policy. Some sections of the original text needed to be cut to make the story more contemporary. Now, on the 10th anniversary of the release of Radio Radio, the original text has been restored in this special edition. This is the story of Erik Randal, a popular night jock at WLAM in Lamasco. His best friend is about to get married, and his career and love life are going nowhere. Erik decides what he really needs is to manage the music of a radio station. The trick is to find a station that will let him. When a large corporation buys WLAM, he realizes it won't happen there. Erik rethinks his priorities when he meets a beautiful local singer/songwriter named Myra. As WLAM's new owners are turning the station into his worst nightmare, Erik is offered the opportunity he's been looking for in Albany, New York. He's faced with the cruelest choice an on-air personality must make...his dream job, or his dream girl. Ian Shane states his case for earning the title of America's Nick Hornby in his debut novel. His take on corporate radio during the height of the consolidation era shines the light on radio executives who ignore their audience, select bad music, and execute stupid radio stunts. Shane's rapier-sharp dialogue paints a humorous and often poignant picture of male bonding, love, and music. Prepare yourself to gather the other villagers, light the torches, and storm the iHeart castle, and demand better radio.