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A Word from Our Viewers
Reflections from Early Television Audiences
 Ray Barfield

0-275-99870-3/978-0-275-99870-7

Description
Gathers and gives context to the reactions of those who saw television's early broadcasts-from families to critics to artists.

Reviews:
-The literature on early television is composed mainly of institutional histories, memoirs from famous performers, and a never-ending spate of books devoted to classic programs from yesteryear. A Word From Our Viewers is a welcome addition to the field as it brings a new perspective into the mix: those of television viewers. —Journalism History
-Barfield provides An insightful, nostalgic look at the social role and history of television in American life-the changes it has brought to the majority of households and how it has affected the way people live. The book is in large part a collection of comments from early viewers-beginning in the 1920s-30s and continuing to the television boom in the 1950s-60s. It is all in these recollections: seven-inch screens, adjusting rabbit ears and the outside antenna to receive a signal, neighbors, friends, and relatives coming over to view our TV set, situation comedies, drama, test patterns when there was no programming, see-through color sheets, don't sit too close to the screen! and harvesting spaghetti from trees, a 1957 BBC April Fools' joke. Barfield also looks at advertising, local programming, the reactions of Americans living abroad and their experience as television viewers, and how critics, artists, and others responded to early television news programs. Recommended. All readers, all levels. —Choice
About the Author
Ray Barfield is Professor of English at Clemson University and is the author of Listening to Radio, 1920-1950 (Praeger, 1996). He is a contributor to The Greenwood Guide to American Popular Culture and The Museum of Broadcasting Encyclopedia of Radio, and he has authored numerous articles and conference papers on radio, cartoons, children's books, and 1920s' fads. He is also co-author of a business communications handbook.
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