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The world of media moves quickly – nowhere is this more the case than Singapore, a world-class alpha city that prides itself on being first. This book tracks the journey of Singapore radio from its humble beginnings to its advanced modern-day incarnations. Along the way, Freeman and Ramakrishnan also detail economic, political, cultural, and technological aspects of this medium in Singapore. The role of radio is deliberated, as well as the times when radio and its personalities have broken the rules. In addition, campus radio and social media are also discussed. The book functions as a treasure-trove, partial archive, and starting point for those interested in knowing more about the radio portion of Singapore’s media landscape. At the same time, it serves as a fitting birthday present to the medium, as radio meets and passes the 80-year mark in the country. As such, the book makes significant contributions to multiple aspects of the radio medium as it exists in Singapore, aspects that are not to be found anywhere else.
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Author Biography
Bradley C. Freeman (PhD, Syracuse) is Associate Professor of Communication and Information Studies at the Mohammed bin Rashid School for Communication at the American University in Dubai. Prior to this, he lectured at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He was a Media Researcher with the ARS Group and an Editorial Assistant for Communication Research, and has contributed articles on a broad range of topics in popular and academic publications. Freeman has worked extensively in the radio industry, including as station manager at his college radio station, WPTS, as founder of WXVX, X-15, and as production director at WWHT. Yokanathan Ramakrishnan (MA, University of South Australia) is a Senior Lecturer at Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s School of Film and Media Studies, Singapore, and Course Chair for the Diploma in Mass Communication. Currently, he focuses on teaching Radio Production. In 2012, he won the School Teaching Award. He is the author of The Radio Play – Stages Involved in the Radio Drama Production and the Impact of New Media Technologies (2007), and previously served as a Programme Director at MediaCorp Radio, Singapore’s pioneering radio company. He is a member of the Indian Program Advisory Committee under the Info-Communications Media Development Authority.
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