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I am mainly a writer with an emphasis in pop culture history. I call myself a TV historian and have been interviewed by many newspaper, radio and online outlets about my knowledge of the medium. My latest book is "I'd Like to Buy a Vowel: Spinning 50 Years of Wheel of Fortune" (2024). Others include "Betty White on TV: From Video Vanguard to Golden Girl" (2020), "Bob Hope on TV: Thanks for the Video Memories" (2017) and "The Carol Burnett Show Companion" (2016). Outside of published books, I have copyedited more articles, videos, magazines, columns, letters and other written materials over more than 30 years than I can ever estimate. ...more

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New Book: Betty White On TV

For those looking for a fun read, may I modestly suggest Betty White on TV, detailing the many highlights of Betty White's incredible TV career, starting when she did experimental TV back in 1939? Betty White earned her first Emmy nomination in 1951 and her last sixty-three years later. Her longevity in television earned her a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.

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	The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Daytime TV but Didn't Know Where to Look! from American Bandstand, As the World Turns, and Bugs Bunny, to 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1997	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Carol Burnett Show Companion: So Glad We Had This Time 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I’d Like to Buy a Vowel - Spinning 50 Years of Wheel of Fortune 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Betty White on TV: From Video Vanguard to Golden Girl 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bob Hope on TV: Thanks for the Video Memories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1999	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Television's Top 100: The Most-Watched American Broadcasts, 1960-2010 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Emmy Award Winning Nighttime Television Shows, 1948-2004 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Indulgent, Overlong and Not Too Amusing—Some Reviewers’ Take on the Movie Apply Better to This Book Comedy is a Grim Business: The Making of It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is a behind the scenes book that’s both exhaustive and exhausting. So many dai ...more
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The Man Who Wanted It All and Suffered the Consequences of Getting It With his sonorous voice, piercing eyes and well-coordinated movements, Richard Burton was one of the 20th century’s finest actors. Unfortunately, he’s also remembered as a man who t ...more
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