Television Talk: A History of the TV Talk Show - Brossura

Timberg, Bernard M.; Erler, Bob

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0292781768 ISBN 13: 9780292781764

Casa editrice: Univ of Texas Pr, 2002

Riassunto

Winner, A Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Book

Flip through the channels at any hour of the day or night, and a television talk show is almost certainly on. Whether it offers late-night entertainment with David Letterman, share-your-pain empathy with Oprah Winfrey, trash talk with Jerry Springer, or intellectual give-and-take with Bill Moyers, the talk show is one of television's most popular and enduring formats, with a history as old as the medium itself.

Bernard Timberg here offers a comprehensive history of the first fifty years of television talk, replete with memorable moments from a wide range of classic talk shows, as well as many of today's most popular programs. Dividing the history into five eras, he shows how the evolution of the television talk show is connected to both broad patterns in American culture and the economic, regulatory, technological, and social history of the broadcasting industry. Robert Erler's "A Guide to Television Talk" complements the text with an extensive "who's who" listing of important people and programs in the history of television talk.

Su questo libro

Product Description:

Book by Timberg Bernard M Erler Robert J

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ of Texas Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0292781768
• ISBN 13: 9780292781764
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 364