William Elliott Hazelgrove

Dead Air: The Night That Orson Welles Terrified America

Bloomsbury presents by William Elliott Hazelgrove, read by John Moraitis On a warm Halloween Eve, October 30, 1938, during a broadcast of H G. Wells’ , a twenty-three-year-old Orson Welles held his...

Dead Air: The Night Orson Welles Terrified America

John Landecker is joined by William Hazelgrove, author of the new book “Dead Air: The Night Orson Welles Terrified America,” about the 1938 radio broadcast of “War of the Worlds.&…

What Orson Welles’s ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast tells us, 88 years later

Our current obsession with fake news really began 88 years ago.

What Orson Welles’s ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast tells us, 88 years later

Our current obsession with fake news really began 88 years ago.

What Orson Welles’s ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast tells us, 88 years later

Our current obsession with fake news really began 88 years ago.

What Orson Welles’s ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast tells us, 88 years later

Our current obsession with fake news really began 88 years ago.

The Radio Broadcast That TERRIFIED America | with William Elliott Hazelgrove

Scot Bertram welcomes bestselling author William Elliott Hazelgrove to revisit the legendary October 30, 1938, broadcast of Orson Welles' The War of the Worlds, which convinced some listeners that a M

Orson Welles' 1938 'War of the Worlds' Broadcast Still Offers Lessons on Media Credibility, Author...

Eighty-eight years after Orson Welles' 'War of the Worlds' broadcast, author William Elliott Hazelgrove warns that audiences remain vulnerable to convincing fabrications, especially with AI and...

What Orson Welles’s ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast tells us, 88 years later

Our current obsession with fake news really began 88 years ago.

Book Nook: 'Dead Air: The Night That Orson Welles Terrified America' by William Elliott Hazelgrove

The night a radio stunt went too far.

What Orson Welles’s ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast tells us, 88 years later

Our current obsession with fake news really began 88 years ago.

What Orson Welles’s ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast tells us, 88 years later

Our current obsession with fake news really began 88 years ago.

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What Orson Welles’s ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast tells us, 88 years later

Our current obsession with fake news really began 88 years ago.

What Orson Welles’s ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast tells us, 88 years later

Our current obsession with fake news really began 88 years ago.

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New Book 'Dead Air' Revisits Orson Welles' 1938 Broadcast and Its Lessons for Today's Misinformat...

William Elliott Hazelgrove's 'Dead Air' explores the 1938 War of the Worlds panic and its relevance to modern concerns about fabricated media and trust.