This book includes theoretical approaches as well as a production section that focuses on basic techniques and introductory applications of media studies.

The motivational speaker and barefoot water skier shares stories of people—including herself—who found the courage to follow their passions. For years Karen Putz worked a sales job she neither loved nor hated. She liked the company and her boss, yet something essential was missing: passion. So she set out to learn from people who were madly in love with their work and their lives. Here, Karen tells the inspiring stories of individuals who discovered their true passion, purpose, and desire. And she begins with her own story of going deaf from a barefoot water-skiing accident only to rediscover her passion for the sport at age forty-four. Everyone is given a unique gift in life—but too many of us never unwrap the package. Unwrapping Your Passion is your guide to shaking up the status quo and getting down to the essence of who you are, what you love, and the passion that will drive your life forward.

Marlin Taylor's Radio ... My Love, My Passion relates the definitive history of radio's easy listening music format-one of the medium's most endearing and enduring programming presentations. Who better than the father of the format himself should tell this story? Marlin's recollections are inspiring and insightful. They reflect his conviction that radio stations should operate foremost as public servants, a viewpoint that contrasts sharply with the mindsets of the broadcasters who regarded their stations as not much more than automated jukeboxes. You'll come to learn that Marlin is a man of principle who, at a very tender age, discovered the power of this most personal of all the mass media to evoke listener response and affinity. In a sixty-year career spanning from AM to FM to XM, the always-Innovative Mr. Taylor embraced radio, exploiting its capabilities to their fullest potential. Enjoy learning about the background of this pioneering, trailblazing broadcaster! Book jacket.

In his own words in this candid and captivating memoir, successful broadcasting entrepreneur Milton Maltz delights us with stories of his beginnings as a schoolboy radio actor in Chicago in 1940, leading to his passion and obsession with the broadcast industry. Maltz eventually owned and managed 31 radio and television properties throughout the country, stretching from New York to Los Angeles. A natural storyteller, Maltz recounts how he moved from acting to creative programming to management to owning, at the age of 25, his first radio station in Plymouth, WI. We discover how he mastered each vital area of broadcasting- location, engineering, programming, advertising, marketing, and sales. He shares incomparable stories of his success including how he ingeniously formulated a plan to place the signal of his New Jersey FM station on the tower of New York's Empire State Building. We read about his encounters with noted media leaders like Diller, Kluge and Murdoch. We are impressed by Maltz's street smarts, technical expertise and creative problem solving that propelled the growth of his company, Malrite Broadcasting, which he founded in 1956-- later selling the radio division to the Walt Disney Company the TV holdings to Raycom Media.On the personal side, we get to know about his peripatetic childhood, his service in the US Navy and the National Security Agency (NSA) during the Korean War, his confrontations with anti-Semitism, and his lifelong love affair and travels with his wife of 69 years.We learn how Milton Maltz's life experiences, beliefs and business success nourished his passion for philanthropy. Dedication to arts, espionage, Jewish history and medicine led to his founding and funding groundbreaking projects such as The International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.; the Maltz Performing Arts Center and the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage in Cleveland, and the Maltz Jupiter Theater in Florida. Part autobiography and part inspirational entrepreneurial business memoir, illustrated with more than 30 images, A Passion for Broadcasting reveals Maltz's steadfast character, deeply-held beliefs, philosophy of religious tolerance, and unshakeable commitment to others. His story wonderfully captures the magic of the American dream.

Calgary's Stampede Wrestling spawned some of the biggest wrestling stars in history, from mat kings of the past like Gene Kiniski and Superstar Billy Graham to modern idols like Bret "Hitman" Hart, the British Bulldogs, and Chris Benoit. Pain and Passion tells how a small, family-run wrestling business profoundly influenced the world of professional wrestling as we know it today. Pain and Passion takes readers on a rowdy ride through the evolution of Stu Hart's Calgary promotion, from its meagre beginnings in the 1940s, its peak in the 1980s, and its fall as Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Entertainment changed the face of wrestling forever. But this is more than a wrestling story - it's a tale of family and of human tragedy. The Hart family lived for the wrestling business and, like Starbucks mowing down a mom-and-pop coffee shop, the emergence of McMahon's media colossus ran Stampede into the ground. The wrestling game lost its innocence and western Canada lost a staple of its pop culture. As for the Hart family, the once-mighty clan was nearly destroyed by the business it loved. The Stampede Wrestling story is a wild blood-on-the-mat saga over fifty years in the making. It's sure to captivate not only wrestling fans, but anyone who appreciates a powerful drama.

"Finding Your Passion" is a powerful, yet easy-to-use book by Marcy Morrison, Career Strategist and Owner of Careers With Wings (www.careerswithwings.com). This fun and whimsical book will help and guide the reader to develop wings for their career and get on the fast track to finding their dream job via identifying their passions and strengths; empowering them with tools to market and sell themselves; strengthening their ability to trust their gut/believe in themselves; learning how to network; developing a support team; enhancing their current job; and creating a personalized plan for success.