We begin with the author of "Hello, Everybody- The Dawn of American Radio." Thebook examines the birth of radio and the extraordinary way in which we reshaped America as our very first instantaneous mass media. The book also explores thecareers of some of the giants of early radio like singer Rudy Vallee and evangelist Amy Semple McPhearson, as well as the surprisingly crucial role which Herbert Hoover (as Secretary of Commerce) played in the shaping of this new media.