Radio Active - by William O'Shaughnessy (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>Radio Active</i> 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." <p/>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. <p/>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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>"<i>There was a big, broad range to the life of Nelson Rockefeller. He was a high roller as much at ease with the Emperor of Japan and the Shah as he was with Meade Esposito of Brooklyn or any Yonkers politician</i>," nonpareil broadcaster William O'Shaughnessy said on January 27, 1979. It was a fairly mild day in New York City and Westchester, home to Rocky and O'Shaughnessy's influential radio stations, WVOX and WVIP. The deep, numbing cold came from another source; Rockefeller, the "Great Squire of Pocantico Hills," had died of a heart attack the night before. <p/>O'Shaughnessy's tribute to the dazzling New York governor and vice president--in the admiring voice of a personal friend--is representative of what readers will encounter in this rich, generous trove of interviews, commentaries on the great issues of the day, eulogies, endorsements, recollections <i>of an evening</i> and other poetic enthusiasms. O'Shaughnessy's fifth anthology, <i>Radio Active</i> paints a vivid portrait of American life, politics, history, entertainment, and much more from the author's perch in Westchester, the heart of the Eastern Establishment--and through his exquisite lens of probing but compassionate observation. <p/>You'll get an insider's perspective--and more than a few "classified" tales--through masterful chronicles of the passions, pronouncements, deeds, and amusements of O'Shaughnessy's power-broker acquaintances and famous friends--from Governor Mario Cuomo, the Bush family, writer Philip Roth, and that provocative but altogether generous titan of the airwaves Rush Limbaugh, to priests, bishops and cardinals, as well as beloved local characters, the "Townies" of Westchester, a/k/a the "Golden Apple." <p/>O'Shaughnessy may be a Rockefeller Republican--and friend and fan of President Donald Trump--but his decades-long "love affair" with Mario Cuomo and the Cuomo family is an important counterbalance endowing the author with a unique voice that rises above divisions and distinctions in today's roiling politics to embrace not the hard-line ideologies or mean-spirited partisanship, but instead exalt a life-affirming willingness to <i>listen, </i>and let his subjects be heard uncensored, their faults and felicities in full view. <p/><i>Radio Active</i> notably opens with powerful voices ardently defending the First Amendment and Free Speech--and from there O'Shaughnessy's passion and Irish lyricism, rolls out copiously in piece after magnetic piece. <p/>Ultimately what makes <i>Radio Active</i> so powerful is the author's insights borne of keen perception and impressive and unique access--as well as his own rarefied status in the world of fellow communicators. His praise of others is ultimately an exact portrait of his own salutary station. To paraphrase his paean to Rockefeller: "There<i> is</i> a big, broad range to the life of William O'Shaughnessy. He <i>is</i> a high roller ... as much at ease with President Trump, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the archbishop of New York Timothy Cardinal Dolan as he <i>is</i> with any swashbuckling and "colorful" Corona restaurateur or powerful Bronx politico."</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>Radio Active</i> is a glorious hodgepodge of snippets from the O'Shaughnessy files.-- "Foreword Reviews"<br><br>A great testament to the distinguished career of a renowned author, writer, broadcaster, and journalist... a must-read book.-- "Pacific Book Review"<br><br>If you love great thoughts expressed in very good writing, I urge you to pick up a copy of <i>Radio Active</i>... Not only is it a good read, but it serves as a textbook on interviewing skills, ammunition for defending the First Amendment, and an object lesson in respecting and reconciling widely-differing points of view.-- "The Small Market Radio Newsletter"<br><br>In an era where social media creates echo chambers of thoughts, O'Shaughnessy's style is his own, and he owns it; yet it makes the readers of his books nostalgic for an older style of political discourse that was inclusive and civil. The more private moments, personal stories, and fond memories here further establish that beyond every opinion is a human being, and we ought to listen to what those human beings have to say. Recommended.-- "The US Review of Books"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>William O'Shaughnessy is President and Editorial Director of Whitney Global Media, parent company for WVOX and WVIP in Westchester County, New York. <i>Radio Active</i> was preceded by five successful books: <i>Mario Cuomo: Remembrances of a Remarkable Man</i>; <i>Vox Populi</i>; <i>More Riffs, Rants, and Raves</i>;<i> It All Comes Back to Me Now</i>; and <i>Airwaves</i>.
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