James Roman is Professor of Film and Media Studies at Hunter College, City University of New York. He is the author of Love, Light, and a Dream (Praeger, 1996).

"A member of the Hunter College (CUNY) faculty, Roman takes a topical rather than chronological approach, and thus is better able to pull out some of the key themes....[R]oman does well by staying on example programs long enough to make a point and illustrate larger trends." - CBQ Communication Booknotes Quarterly

• The Seeds of Television Programming: the Networks Steal from the Radio Tinsel Town Comes to TV From Prarie to Pavement: The Lawman's Lonely Ride Medicinal Myopia/Blind Justice: Television Makes House Calls Mirroring the Melting Pot: Gender, Race, and Religion The Sitcom: Innocence vs. Urban Chic Television and the Comics Television Drama Reality TV: Surviving the Trend Talk TV: Running at the Mouth Kids, Cartoons, Puppets, and Muppets From the Weird to the Bizarre: Television's Tell-Tale Tube Setting the Agenda: Television News Style and Substance Mini-Series/Docu-Drama: A Delicate Balance Sports and Television: The Tortoise Meets the Hare Trends and Issues

James Roman is Professor of Film and Media Studies at Hunter College, City University of New York. He is the author of Love, Light, and a Dream (Praeger, 1996).

"A member of the Hunter College (CUNY) faculty, Roman takes a topical rather than chronological approach, and thus is better able to pull out some of the key themes....[R]oman does well by staying on example programs long enough to make a point and illustrate larger trends." - CBQ Communication Booknotes Quarterly

• The Seeds of Television Programming: the Networks Steal from the Radio Tinsel Town Comes to TV From Prarie to Pavement: The Lawman's Lonely Ride Medicinal Myopia/Blind Justice: Television Makes House Calls Mirroring the Melting Pot: Gender, Race, and Religion The Sitcom: Innocence vs. Urban Chic Television and the Comics Television Drama Reality TV: Surviving the Trend Talk TV: Running at the Mouth Kids, Cartoons, Puppets, and Muppets From the Weird to the Bizarre: Television's Tell-Tale Tube Setting the Agenda: Television News Style and Substance Mini-Series/Docu-Drama: A Delicate Balance Sports and Television: The Tortoise Meets the Hare Trends and Issues

James Roman is Professor of Film and Media Studies at Hunter College, City University of New York. He is the author of Love, Light, and a Dream (Praeger, 1996).

"A member of the Hunter College (CUNY) faculty, Roman takes a topical rather than chronological approach, and thus is better able to pull out some of the key themes....[R]oman does well by staying on example programs long enough to make a point and illustrate larger trends." - CBQ Communication Booknotes Quarterly

• The Seeds of Television Programming: the Networks Steal from the Radio Tinsel Town Comes to TV From Prarie to Pavement: The Lawman's Lonely Ride Medicinal Myopia/Blind Justice: Television Makes House Calls Mirroring the Melting Pot: Gender, Race, and Religion The Sitcom: Innocence vs. Urban Chic Television and the Comics Television Drama Reality TV: Surviving the Trend Talk TV: Running at the Mouth Kids, Cartoons, Puppets, and Muppets From the Weird to the Bizarre: Television's Tell-Tale Tube Setting the Agenda: Television News Style and Substance Mini-Series/Docu-Drama: A Delicate Balance Sports and Television: The Tortoise Meets the Hare Trends and Issues