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Wesley Hyatt

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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
	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
	Betty White on TV: From Video Vanguard to Golden Girl really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 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
	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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Finding Roger: An Improbably Theatrical Love Story

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A Thorough, Loving History Recounting the Popular Sitcom The story behind the creation and eventual success of The Big Bang Theory is given a full explanation here, with in-depth interviews with all the cast, its producers (including creator Chuck Lor ...more
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"Another book on The Sound of Music for my collection?! Really?!" I thought to myself before buying it. But most other reviews praised it, so I gave it a shot, and I'm glad I did. This has a lot more information than I was expecting on the entire pro ...more
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Wesley Hyatt rated a book really liked it My Days: Happy and Otherwise by Marion Ross	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
If the image you have of Marion Ross is that she's an actress that's as sweet and kind as her best known role on Happy Days, then this engaging autobiography will confirm that feeling. She also is very determined and hardworking, as evidenced by her ...more
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Wesley Hyatt rated a book really liked it The MAD Files: Writers and Cartoonists on the Magazine that Warped America's Brain!: A Library of America Special Publication by David Mikics (Goodreads Author)	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
This strong anthology has contributors offering their reviews and personal recollections of MAD magazine, arguably the best recognized humor publication growing up for many Baby Boomers and Gen Xers in the United States. It's mostly original content ...more
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Wesley Hyatt liked Tom Lisanti's review of Juliet Prowse: Born to Dance: The Extraordinary Life Story of My Aunt: "Juliet Prowse has written a thoroughly entertaining and hard-to-put-down biography about her famous aunt, singer and dancer extraordinaire Juliet Prowse. I remember Juliet mostly from her myriad appearances on all the top 1960s and 1970s TV variety s" Read more of this review »
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Wesley Hyatt and 2 other people liked mscarriev's review of Atmosphere: "TJR does it again. I loved the strong woman who doesn’t fit the mold telling us her story through historical context. The dual story lines are fabulous and I loved the relationships Joan creates with those around her. I already want to go back and re" Read more of this review »
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