A Voice of His Time

A Biography of Charles Harvey Crutchfield

A Voice of His Time is the long past due biography of Charles H. Crutchfield, a man hailed as “the pioneer of commercial broadcasting.” Son of a cotton broker, born in Hope, Arkansas and educated in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Crutchfield quickly rose to prominence in the rapidly growing industry of radio and television. His story is told by former reporter Jerry Shinn, no stranger to the important figures who shaped Charlotte, North Carolina, city of the New South.

Jerry Shinn

Jerry Shinn grew up in South Carolina, graduated with Honors in Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is a former associate editor, editorial page editor and award-winning columnist for The Charlotte Observer. He now lives in the North Carolina mountains and writes fiction, poetry, history, biography, commentary and music.

Marketing & Publicity
  • Author Jerry Shinn featured in Gaffney Ledger
  • Charlotte Observer to run article on A Voice of Our Time, early 2017
  • Advance copies sent to print and broadcast media in North and South Carolina, January 2017