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Realitycheck
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Posted on Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 11:16 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Just published, coming to a bookstore near you soon:

"A Newscast For the Masses: The History of Detroit Television News," by Tim Kiska (Wayne State Press).

The veteran Detroit journalist's 224-page paperback "examines the evolution of television news in Detroit from its beginnings in the late 1940s, when television was considered a 'wild young medium,' to the early 1980s, when cable television permanently altered the broadcast landscape."

More here from the publisher, along with online ordering.
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Kiska shows how the local news, which was initially considered a poor substitute for respectable print journalism, became the cornerstone of television programming and the public’s preferred news source.

. . . Kiska shows how the local news, which was initially considered a poor substitute for respectable print journalism, became the cornerstone of television programming and the public’s preferred news source. . . . A Newscast for the Masses is based on extensive interviews with journalists who participated in the development of television in Detroit.

Disclosure: Tim is a past colleague who asked acquaintances to spread the word.
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Evelyn
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Posted on Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 12:29 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Neat! I liked from Soupy to Nuts, but this sounds more focused on a general history and not on specific tv personalities. Thanks for the info, I'll check it out.
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Mikeg
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Posted on Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 12:46 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Thanks for the "heads-up", I'll be adding it to my personal library, right next to "Soupy to Nuts".

Disclosure: Tim is a past grade school colleague.

Tim - now vs. 7th Grade
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Daddeeo
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Posted on Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 1:52 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I was disappointed in "Soup to Nuts".
I thought there would be more meat on the bones. I guess it was like soup. Nice try though.

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