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The Broadcast Century, Second Edition: A Biography of American Broadcasting [Paperback]

MICHAEL C KEITH (Author), Robert L Hilliard (Author)


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0240802624 978-0240802626 February 20, 1997 2
Now in paperback, The Broadcast Century, Second Edition is a popular history of the most influential and innovative industry of this century. The story of broadcasting is told in a direct and informal style, blending personal insight and authoritative scholarship to fully capture the many facets of this dynamic industry. The book vividly depicts the events, people, programs, and companies that made television and radio dominant forms of communication.

Numerous personal retrospectives from leading figures in broadcasting, including Garrison Keillor, Julia Child, Norman Corwin, and Steve Allen add an intimate dimension to this eminently readable narrative, while a book-length, running time-line of world and media events and two hundred illustrations continually orient readers to periods and places. This second edition adds new information about the rapidly changing aspects of broadcasting in the 90s, making this the most up-to-date perspective on the media.

New edition of an important text; now in paperback.
'Retroboxes'- personal retrospectives by dozens of renowned people in the history of broadcasting.
Timeline running across every page compares, at a glance, broadcasting and broader historical events.

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A well written history delivered with an easy style making it a fast read while still remaining highly informative. Only one draw back: the attempt at editorializing sometimes interfers with the history throwing it out of balance. (Michael Halperin, Loyola Marymount Univ, LA, CA)

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Numerous personal retrospectives from leading figures in broadcasting, including Garrison Keillor, Julia Child, Norman Corwin, and Steve Allen add an intimate dimension to this eminently readable narrative, while a book-length, running time-line of world and media events and two hundred illustrations continually orient readers to periods and places. This second edition adds new information about the rapidly changing aspects of broadcasting in the 90s, making this the most up-to-date perspective on the media.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Focal Press; 2 edition (February 20, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0240802624
  • ISBN-13: 978-0240802626
  • Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,380,888 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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In these waning years of the twentieth century we tend to be surprised from time to time to read a current news story about a "broadcast pioneer" or hear a radio interview or see a television program with one of the men or women who were involved at the very beginning of broadcasting. Read the first page
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United States, Fairness Doctrine, World War, David Sarnoff, Radio Act, First Amendment, Secretary of Commerce, Edwin Armstrong, National Public Radio, Courtesy Westinghouse, Los Angeles, Vietnam War, Walter Cronkite, President Nixon, Court of Appeals, Norman Corwin, President Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Soviet Union, Armed Forces Radio, Blue Book, President Reagan, San Francisco, The Tonight Show, William Paley
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