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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825935603321

Autore

Baughman James L. <1952->

Titolo

Same time, same station : creating American television, 1948-1961 / / James L. Baughman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-8018-9607-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (472 p.)

Disciplina

384.550973

Soggetti

Television broadcasting - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-433) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Opening Number -- 2. "The Mother of Television" -- 3. The Marionette and the Cross-Dresser -- 4. The Regulators -- 5. "Mr. Spectacular" -- 6. Paley's Choice -- 7. "We Just See That It Isn't Lousy" -- 8. The Patrons -- 9. "Informed without Being Ponderous" -- 10. Shooting the Wounded -- 11. Signing Off -- Notes -- Essay on Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Illustrations.

Sommario/riassunto

The tale of television's founding years reveals a series of decisions that favored commercial success over cultural aspiration.