The Medium and the Magician: Orson Welles, the Radio Years, 1934-1952

Heyer’s brilliance in developing this book is based on formidable research into Welles’ creative output, interviews, books, papers, studies, and transcripts of every aspect or person that entered Welles’s career…. Impressive — Anne Leighton ― H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online

At last Orson Welles’s radio work gets the attention it deserves! Paul Heyer makes the compelling case that Welles should be regarded as a formidable creative force in radio as much as he is in film and theater, backing it up with impressive research and a lively, engaging writing style. This fascinating study sheds light not just on Welles’s work generally, but on U.S. radio history and the emergence of sound as an art form. — Michele Hilmes, author of Radio Voices: American Broadcasting, 1922-1952