The Golden Age of Boston Television

Distributed for University Press of New England
224 pages
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6 x 9
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Contents
Acknowledgments • Introduction • PART I: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE BOSTON TV MARKET • Market Forces Set the Stage • WBZ-TV: Channel 4 Lays the Groundwork • WCVB-TV: Channel 5 Blastoff! • WNEV-TV: Channel 7 Declares War • PART II: LOCAL TELEVISION AND BOSTON’S CULTURE • The Life of a TV Critic • “Banned in Boston” • Isms & Schisms: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation • Duke Runs for President in 1988: The Locals Go National • Epilogue: Fade to Black • Notes • Index
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