Marylu Walters is a professional writer and editor based in Edmonton. She is the co-author of Pottery in Alberta: The Long Tradition, published by the University of Alberta Press. Her feature stories on topics ranging from travel and business to science and health have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers. She is a graduate of the Syracuse University School of Journalism and holds a Master's degree in communication from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse.

"Combining rigorous research and smooth prose." -- Alberta Views, Nov/Dec 2003.

"This well-researched tome on the 75-year history of Alberta's public radio station has more fighting than a biography of Muhammad Ali.... Walters, an Edmonton free-lance writer, lays it all out in almost 400 pages rich in interviews, pictures and quotations from previously unpublished letters and documents going back to the 1920s. There's a lot about politics, history, music and words from the colourful cast of characters who have worked at CKUA." -- Mike Sadava, The Edmonton Journal

"Walter's engaging account deftly captures all of the strength and spirit of the 'little radio station that could.' By putting CKUA 'into the political and cultural context of its times,' Walters elucidates just how amazing CKUA's endurance and its ability to overcome continual obstacles, both political and otherwise, really is. Indeed, there seems to be nothing the beleaguered station hasn't faced and overcome." -- Paula Dufresne, Vue Weekly.

"Walters is a great storyteller. She brings both people and events alive in a vibrant, dramatic and very readable way. The book is more like fascinating dynastic drama, kind of like The Godfather, but with less blood. Towards the climax, I could hardly put it down I was so interested in finding out what happens, even though I already knew. That's good drama." -- Greenwoods Bookshoppe

"The story in CKUA: Radio Worth Fighting For unfolds like a melodrama and, like all good drama, is based on interesting characters.... Another element in good drama is conflict. The station saw plenty of that.... Good drama is also relevant. Walters places the events happening at the station within the larger social, political, and historical context of the day." -- Barry Hammond, Legacy Magazine

"This book is well written, detailed, and quite dramatic at times. It is a valuable work." --Alberta History

"In addition to being the story of a little radio station that has become a global Internet information dispensing powerhouse, Walters has also captured the political and cultural context of its history including the pioneering spirit that brought the station to life, the creativity that emerged from benign neglect, and the passionate battles that maintained the station through adversity. Enhanced with anecdotal stories told by the people who lived them, CKUA: Radio Worth Fighting For is a unique and highly recommended contribution to Communication Arts reference collections in general, and CKUA fans in particular." -- The Bookwatch

"A great story, masterfully told. There are, just as in a dynastic novel, revelations in every chapter." -- Tommy Banks

"This is a wonderful book for anyone interested in the history of Alberta and in public broadcasting in Canada. It's fascinating reading and very entertaining." -- Mel Hurtig