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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 4.13 avg rating — 8 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
	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
	I’d Like to Buy a Vowel - Spinning 50 Years of Wheel of Fortune it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 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
	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
	The Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits Display it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	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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Pioneers of "B" Television: Independent Producers, Series and Pilots of the 1950s

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Beverly Garland: Her Life and Career

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This book was alternately enlightening and frustrating. I've been a lifelong fan of the series, so I was excited to read it, although I was a little let down when author Don Presnell indicates at the outset that this is not a full history of the show ...more
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Wesley Hyatt and 3 other people liked Dwayne Epstein's review of The Taking of New York City: Crime on the Screen and in the Streets of the Big Apple in the 1970s: "This is, without question, one of, if not the best, book written about my favorite period of filmmaking (the 1970s) as well as my favorite genre! The chapters, broken down by years, encompass so many films in each year, with brilliant nuggets of behi" Read more of this review »
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Great Memories, But a Long Time Getting to the Ones That Matter I’m so happy that one of the greatest musical writing teams of all time (well, two-thirds of it) finally put their life story down into a book. And it’s wonderful hearing the details behi ...more
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