Audio Maverick
5.0/5
Critic Rating
The history of radio crackles to life with Audio Maverick, a 9-part documentary about one of the most visionary figures in radio, Himan Brown. Explore the Golden Age of radio through Brown's life, as we travel from the birth of audio drama to the programs that brought millions of families into their living rooms every night. CUNY TV and the Himan Brown Archive assemble the story of how radio became an entertainment medium through archival audio of some of the most famous audio dramas, contemporary interviews with media scholars, and discussions with a new generation of audio mavericks that he...
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Alice Florence Orr • PodcastReview.org • May 5, 2025
"CUNY TV and Brown’s estate have assembled an impressive selection of archival recordings, and includes analysis from historians and scholars who help contextualize the work that Brown helped shape. "
