Table of Contents
Notes on Contributors ix
Introduction 1Aniko Bodroghkozy
Part I American Broadcasting in Historical Overview 25
1 Before the Broadcast Era: 1900–1910s 27Susan J. Douglas
2 The Broadcast Radio Era: 1920s–1940s 47Michele Hilmes
3 Television Before the Classic Network Era: 1930s–1950s 71Michael Kackman
4 The Classic Network Era in Television: 1950s–1970s 93Victoria E. Johnson
5 The Multi-Channel Transition Period: 1980s–1990s 111Bambi Haggins and Julia Himberg
6 Radio in the Television Era: 1950s–2000s 135Alexander Russo
7 The Post-Network Era: 2000s–Present 153Amanda D. Lotz
Part II American Broadcasting in Historical Focus 169
Industry/Production
8 A History of Broadcast Regulations: Principles and Perspectives 171Jennifer Holt
9 Reviving the Technical in Television History 193Susan Murray
10 Public Broadcasting 211Josh Shepperd
11 Latino Broadcasting in the United States 237Hector Amaya
12 Radio, Television, and the Military 257Stacy Takacs
Part II American Broadcasting in Historical Focus 279
Programming/Genre
13 Radio Sitcoms: History and Preservation 281Laura LaPlaca
14 The Rise and Fall of the Soap Opera 301Elana Levine
15 Television Music 321Norma Coates
Part II American Broadcasting in Historical Focus 347
Audiences/Reception
16 A History of the Commodity Audience 349Eileen R. Meehan
17 Broadcast Activism 371Allison Perlman
18 African Americans and Broadcasting 389Robin R. Means Coleman
19 A History of Fandom in Broadcasting 413Allison McCracken
Part III Doing American Broadcasting History: Reflections on Key Texts 443
20 Erik Barnouw’s Trilogy on the History of US Broadcasting 445Gary R. Edgerton
21 Susan J. Douglas’ Inventing American Broadcasting 455Shawn VanCour
22 Lynn Spigel’s Make Room for TV 465Aniko Bodroghkozy
23 William Boddy’s Fifties Television 475Mark J. Williams
Index 485