engrossing and entertaining ... Oney, a veteran journalist, deftly captures the exuberant, often countercultural ethos that defined NPR’s creation in 1970 ... On Air is a major work of media history ... Still, a book this size would have benefited from less gossip and more critical analysis.
Oney’s fleet-footed storytelling and immersive prose bring to life the network’s colorful personalities. The result is an entertaining window into the creative but rancorous scene at one of journalism’s most hallowed institutions.
