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Routledge - Hitch Your Antenna to the Stars - TV History Book

Name: Routledge - Hitch Your Antenna to the Stars - TV History Book
Brand: Routledge
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Explore the origins of broadcast fame with Hitch Your Antenna to the Stars: Early Television and Broadcast Stardom. Published by Routledge, this book provides a detailed cultural and industrial history of the early television era. Susan Murray examines the specific reasons why the broadcasting industry developed the concept of TV stardom and how these personalities helped shape the medium. This work offers a broad view of the rise of television, moving from the industry's beginnings to its establishment as a dominant force. By studying the growth of American broadcasting, readers gain a better understanding of how the medium evolved through its most famous figures. It is an essential read for those interested in media history, film criticism, and the development of American pop culture.

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Provides a comprehensive cultural and industrial history of the early television era.

Examines the development of the broadcasting industry and the birth of TV stardom.

Includes detailed profiles of early greats like Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, and Sid Caesar.

Offers a wide view of the rise of television as a major American medium.

Analyzes the role that individual stars played in the growth of American broadcasting.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415971306
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Film > History & Criticism > United States
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 01 June 2005
Listed Since: 09 February 2007

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