Brought to You in Living Color: 75 Years of Great Moments in Television and Radio from NBC

Brought to You in Living Color: 75 Years of Great Moments in Television and Radio from NBC

by Marc Robinson (Author)

Synopsis

This book gives a colorful perspective of the most exciting moments in radio and television from broadcast pioneer NBC . Through rare photos of past and present NBC celebrities and entertainers, this full color book offers a sweeping panorama of the events, personalities, characters, and programs that have punctuated American life since 1926, when NBC debuted on radio. The book's strong narrative weaves anecdotes, thoughts, and perspectives from key NBC personalities, capturing NBC's most colorful and cherished moments from the early days of Uncle Milty to the era of Must See TV. Marc Robinson (Los Angeles, CA) is the author of The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Money Markets , which has sold over two million copies. Owned by General Electric, NBC currently serves thirteen company owned stations and more than 220 U.S. affiliates and operates the cable channels CNBC and MSNBC .

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 236
Edition: 1
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 18 Apr 2002

ISBN 10: 0471090166
ISBN 13: 9780471090168

Author Bio
NBC: NBC has evolved from its beginnings as a radio broadcaster into a diverse, international media company. In addition to the NBC Television Network and thirteen television stations (with an agreement to acquire a fourteenth), the company owns CNBC, operates MSNBC in partnership with Microsoft, and maintains equity interests in a number of additional cable networks. NBC also recently entered into an agreement to acquire Telemundo, the nation's second largest Spanish language media company. NBC is owned by General Electric, one of the world's leading corporations, with operations in more than 100 countries and more than 300,000 employees worldwide. MARC ROBINSON has practiced law, run a product group on Wall Street, pioneered in the field of simplified communications, provided strategic marketing and advertising to top tier financial firms, and authored over twenty books for the personal finance, children's, and coffee table book markets. He is the owner of Top Down, a book packager; CEO/founder of MoneyTours, an online personal finance employee benefit; and cofounder of the Latino Education Achievement Project (LEAP).