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A fascinating account of the era of live television. Compiled from the first-hand accounts of 21 members of the Directors Guild of America who were instrumental in shaping the medium during this formative phase, the book covers the development of network programming, technical advances, sponsor relations, and the blacklist.

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This is television history in the words of those who helped to create it. * Communication Booknotes Quarterly *
...plenty of juicy anecdotes, which vividly express the exhilaration, the creative freedom, and the sheer panic which marked most productions...a vital, lively book, one that's often as exciting as the era it recounts. * Past Times *

The Days of Live Televisions Golden Age as Seen

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    Publisher: Scarecrow Press
    Publication Date: 25/06/1998
    ISBN13: 9780810834927, 978-0810834927
    ISBN10: 0810834928
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    Book Synopsis
    A fascinating account of the era of live television. Compiled from the first-hand accounts of 21 members of the Directors Guild of America who were instrumental in shaping the medium during this formative phase, the book covers the development of network programming, technical advances, sponsor relations, and the blacklist.

    Trade Review
    This is television history in the words of those who helped to create it. * Communication Booknotes Quarterly *
    ...plenty of juicy anecdotes, which vividly express the exhilaration, the creative freedom, and the sheer panic which marked most productions...a vital, lively book, one that's often as exciting as the era it recounts. * Past Times *

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