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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Interviews with Activist David MacBryde; Author Jan Reid
Berlin-based activist David MacBryde in the KOOP studios in Austin, Texas, Friday, November 9, 2012. Photo by Tracey Schulz / Rag Radio. Inset photo below, from left: Rag Radio’s Tracey Schulz and Thorne Dreyer and guest David Macbryde. Photo by … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Richards, Austin History, Biography, David MacBryde, European Politics, Frieda Werden, Germany, Interview, Jan Reid, Podcast, Rag Radio, Sixties, The Rag, Thorne Dreyer
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Rag Radio : The American Radio Revolution with Kim Simpson, Jan Reid, and Bob Simmons
From left, Rag Radio’s Thorne Dreyer and guests Bob Simmons, Kim Simpson, and Jan Reid. Photo by Tracey Schulz / Rag Radio / The Rag Blog.The formatting revolution in ’60s-’70s American Radio By Thorne Webb Dreyer | The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Simmons, Interview, Jan Reid, Kim Simpson, Radio History, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer
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BOOKS / Bob Simmons : Two on the American Radio Revolution
Dead Air and Early ’70s Radio:The formatting revolutionin American radioBy Bob Simmons | The Rag Blog | January 26, 2012 Kim Simpson, author of Early ’70s Radio, and Jan Reid, editor of Bill Young’s Dead Air, will be Thorne Dreyer‘s … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Young, Bob Simmons, Books, Jan Reid, Kim Simpson, Popular Culture, Radio History
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MUSIC / Jan Reid : The ‘Old Mad Joy’ of the Gourds
Image of The Gourds from thegourds.com.Old Mad Joy:No Last Waltz for the Gourds ‘Most bands grow out of rock and roll when they get to be our age,’ Russell told me with a laugh. ‘We’ve done everything kind of backward.’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Jan Reid, Music, Music History, Rock 'n Roll, The Gourds
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