ABSTRACT

The Broadcast Century and Beyond is a popular history of the most influential and innovative industry of the century. The story of broadcasting is told in a direct and informal style, blending personal insight and authoritative scholarship to fully capture the many facets of this dynamic industry. The book vividly depicts the events, people, programs, and companies that made television and radio dominant forms of communication. The latest edition includes coverage of all the technologies that have emerged over the past decade and discusses the profound impact they have had on the broadcasting industry in political, social, and economic spheres. "Broadcasting” as a whole has been completely revolutionized with the advent of YouTube, podcasting, iphones, etc, and the authors show how this closing of world-wide broadcasting channels affects the industry.

chapter |20 pages

In the Beginning …

Genesis to 1920

chapter |40 pages

The Roaring

Promise, Chaos, and Controls

chapter |30 pages

The Terrible

Profit Amid Depression

chapter |32 pages

The Furious

War and Recovery—Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying… Transition to TV

chapter |40 pages

The Fearful

Broadcasting and Blacklisting—A Decade of Shame

chapter |37 pages

The Soaring

Awakening, Rebellion, and the Moon

chapter |32 pages

The Shifting

Q and A and Jiggle

chapter |28 pages

The Techno-Edged

Teflon, Tinsel, and Me

chapter |49 pages

The Cyber

Toward a New Century

chapter |42 pages

The New Century: The 2000s

Webs and Digits