The golden age of Boston television /

The golden age of Boston television /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Knopf, Terry Ann (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lebanon, New Hampshire : University Press of New England, [2017]
Subjects:
Television broadcasting > Massachusetts > Boston > History.
Television stations > Massachusetts > Boston > History.
Television programs > Massachusetts > Boston > History.
Boston (Mass.) > History > Pictorial works.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.