Broadcast Century and Beyond

Robert L. Hilliard, Ph.D., is Professor of Media Arts and former Dean of Graduate Studies at Emerson College. He was Chief of the Educational/Public Broadcasting Branch of the F.C.C., Chair of the Federal Interagency Media Committee, and a former broadcasting writer and producer. Among his 25 books on the media is the classic Writing for Television, Radio, and New Media, now in its 7th edition. With Michael C. Keith he coauthored Global Broadcasting Systems and Waves of Rancor, which was named by President Clinton to his 1999 yearly reading list of 12 books. Hilliard's latest book is Media, Education, and America's Counter-Culture Revolution.Michael C. Keith, Ph.D., ranks among the most prolific authors on the subject of broadcast media, in particular radio. He is a member of the Communication Department at Boston College and is author of over twenty books, including Voices in the Purple Haze, Signals in the Air, Talking Radio, Radio Cultures, and Sounds in the Dark. With Robert Hilliard he has co-authored The Broadcast Century and Beyond, Waves of Rancor, Dirty Discourse, Global Broadcasting Systems, and The Hidden Screen. With Christopher Sterling he co-authored Sounds of Change: FM Broadcasting in America. In addition, he is the author of numerous journal articles and has served in a number of editorial positions. He is the past Chair of Education for the Museum of Broadcast Communications, the inaugural chair of the Broadcast Education Association's Radio Division, and a former broadcaster. He is the recipient of several honors, including the Distinguished Scholar Award given by the Broadcast Education Association in 2008, and the Stanton Fellow Award given by the International Radio Television Society. He is the author of a critically acclaimed memoir, The Next Better Place: A Father and Son on the Road (Algonquin Press), in 2003. Visit the author's website: www.michaelckeith.com.

"This is one of the most clearly written and insightful discussions of the development of electronic media in America. The authors not only provide historical accuracy, but they discuss the multiple challenges facing traditional broadcast outlets in the digital age.”--Professor Donald Fishman, Boston College"A valuable chronological approach to the ever growing role and impact of American radio, television, cable, satellite and Internet media, this is an entertaining and informative volume that brings more than a hundred years of development to life.”--Professor Christopher Sterling, George Washington University

• Chapter 1 In the Beginning: Genesis to 1920Chapter 2 The Roaring 20s: Promise, Chaos, and ControlsChapter 3 The Terrible 30s: Profit and DepressionChapter 4 The Furious 40s: War and Recovery--Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying...Transition to TVChapter 5 The Fearful 50s: Broadcasting and Blacklisting--A Decade of ShameChapter 6 The Soaring 60s: Awakening, Rebellion, and the MoonChapter 7 The Shifting 70s: Q and Q and JiggleChapter 8 The Techno-Edged 80s: Teflon, Tinsel, and MeChapter 9 The Cyber 90s: Toward a New CenturyChapter 10 The New Century--The 2000s: Webs and DigitsFurther ReadingIndex