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The Golden Age of Boston Television
Terry Ann Knopf
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Description for The Golden Age of Boston Television
Paperback. A fascinating account of local television in Boston from the 1970s to the early 1990s, when it offered the best local programming in America Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
There are some two hundred TV markets in the country, but only one-Boston, Massachusetts-hosted a Golden Age of local programming. In this lively insider account, Terry Ann Knopf chronicles the development of Boston television, from its origins in the 1970s through its decline in the early 1990s. During TV's heyday, not only was Boston the nation's leader in locally produced news, programming, and public affairs, but it also became a model for other local stations around the country. It was a time of award-winning local newscasts, spirited talk shows, thought-provoking specials and documentaries, ambitious public service campaigns, and even originally ... Read more
There are some two hundred TV markets in the country, but only one-Boston, Massachusetts-hosted a Golden Age of local programming. In this lively insider account, Terry Ann Knopf chronicles the development of Boston television, from its origins in the 1970s through its decline in the early 1990s. During TV's heyday, not only was Boston the nation's leader in locally produced news, programming, and public affairs, but it also became a model for other local stations around the country. It was a time of award-winning local newscasts, spirited talk shows, thought-provoking specials and documentaries, ambitious public service campaigns, and even originally ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Press of New England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Hanover, United States
ISBN
9781611689051
SKU
V9781611689051
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99-15
About Terry Ann Knopf
Terry Ann Knopf has worked as a TV critic for the Miami Herald and the Patriot Ledger. She was also a Boston Globe correspondent, specializing in the arts and media. Her articles on the media have appeared in Columbia Journalism Review, the New York Times, the Ladies Home' Journal and Boston Magazine and in numerous journals and anthologies. A three-time ... Read more
Reviews for The Golden Age of Boston Television
It's a book that ought to be required reading at schools of communication, because it's a prescription for something that we all agree is sorely needed these days
better television.
The ARTery, WBUR Athoroughly researched, station-by-station examination of the programs, players, and network battles that turned Boston TV into a player on the national stage. ... Read more
better television.
The ARTery, WBUR Athoroughly researched, station-by-station examination of the programs, players, and network battles that turned Boston TV into a player on the national stage. ... Read more