Television In The Antenna Age »

David Marc is a writer and editor who teaches at Syracuse University and Le Moyne College. He is the author of Demographic Vistas (1984; 1996), Comic Visions (1989; Blackwell, 1997) and Bonfire of the Humanities (1995).

Robert J. Thompson is a Professor at Syracuse University, where he heads the Center for the Study of Popular Television at the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. His books include Adventures on Prime Time (1990) and Television’s Second Golden Age (1996).

Marc and Thompson, both affiliated with the Center for the Study of Popular Television at Syracuse University, offer an accessible overview of television's history and development in the US. Integrating perspectives on television as technology, industry, and art, they introduce the often overlooked story of the impact of television on American life, and end with reflections on the effects of competing technologies, the consolidation of media ownership, and the emerging aesthetics of 21st-century programming. B&w photos, sidebars, and profiles of key figures are included. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR