Television in America
Subtitle: Local Station History from Across the Nation
Contributors: Michael D. Murray (Editor); Donald G. Godfrey (Editor)
Edition: 1st ed edition
Publisher: Iowa State Press
Published: January 30, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9780813829692
Subjects: Radio & television industry; Social history; Television broadcasting; Television (Performing Arts); Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Science/Mathematics; USA; Television stations; Television - History & Criticism; History; United States
First sentence: WABC-TV (Channel 7) in New York City made a difference in television history because without it the American Broadcasting Company may not have survived.
Description: Television in America examines the history of the industry from a local station perspective. Some interesting ramifications are: What would have happened to the ABC network without the support of its key station, WABC? What effect did KSL television have on the Mormon Church communication empire? Can stations in Atlanta and Orlando be credited with promoting a civil-rights agenda before it was politically correct?

Would the Kefauver hearings have taken on as much national significance had it not been for the local coverage of WMAL-TV? Without the efforts of WEW's Dorothy Fieldheim and Nancy Craig at WABC, would women have been welcomed in the nation's newsrooms? The histories of the 20 television stations in this unique collection help answer these questions and set the stage for further inquiry.