From broadcasting through a crisis to preserving local heritage, community radio is the hero unsung for millions around the globe. Moylan’s loving ears listen to the voices of those who produce it. In doing so, she creates a new hymn to the promise and perils of this vital-yet-under-resourced media.

Vicki Mayer, Professor of Communication, Tulane University

Moylan provides a rich and colourful description of community radio, comparing five different projects, in diverse communities, across North America. In assessing the cultural work and significance of community promotion and development on different radio stations, she makes a unique contribution to the field by competently and comprehensively querying the social, political and aesthetic aspects of community, culture and radio.

Rosemary Day, Head of the Department of Media and Communication Studies, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick

The strength of this book is the intelligent and logical approach that Moylan uses to link scholarly theory with the nuanced community radio practices observed in the field. She employs case studies conducted in five diverse areas of the US and Canada to highlight specific themes common to many community radio stations globally. Scholars and practitioners will find this an intriguing read.

Janey Gordon, Visiting Researcher, University of Bedfordshire

The Cultural Work of Community Radio presents a multifaceted comparative analysis of community radio in North America, deeply informed by the experiences, perspectives and voices of broadcasters themselves. Using an assembled approach that considers content, structure and production practices, Moylan highlights the significant, and often unrecognized, value of the cultural work undertaken through community radio every day.?

Heather Anderson, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, University of South Australia

Katie Moylan has produced an important work on the value and significance of the cultural work of community radio. Drawing on a number of detailed studies of community stations in the United States and Canada, she captures how this cultural labour facilitates meaningful community participation and representation, reworking expressions and understandings of ‘communities’ in all their diversity, often in challenging institutional contexts. Essential reading for students and practitioners alike.

Niamh Gaynor, Associate Professor, Dublin City University