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King: The Bullitts of Seattle and Their Communications Empire
Traces the history of the Bullitt radio empire, from the purchase of its first station in 1947, to the selling of the entire company in 1992.
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306 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1996
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June 29, 2017
This is a fine overview of the Stimson/Bullitt family and their business ventures, especially in broadcasting.
It mainly focuses on the TV side of their "communications empire," specifically KING-TV in Seattle, with brief mentions of KGW in Portland and briefer mentions of other stations. The book also talks about the life of Seattle magazine. Almost nonexistent is discussion of the radio side; once TV comes in to play, there's nearly no mention of their radio station(s) at all. So even though the book is supposed to be about the Bullitts' communication empire, it's mostly about KING-TV.
It was sad toward the end, though, when the company begins going another direction and no longer seems to live up to the standards originally envisioned by the family. And it gets absolutely heartbreaking when you read about how the younger Dorothy Bullitt wanted to take over the family business, but the generation ahead of her wanted to sell it, so she never got her chance to lead King Broadcasting.
It mainly focuses on the TV side of their "communications empire," specifically KING-TV in Seattle, with brief mentions of KGW in Portland and briefer mentions of other stations. The book also talks about the life of Seattle magazine. Almost nonexistent is discussion of the radio side; once TV comes in to play, there's nearly no mention of their radio station(s) at all. So even though the book is supposed to be about the Bullitts' communication empire, it's mostly about KING-TV.
It was sad toward the end, though, when the company begins going another direction and no longer seems to live up to the standards originally envisioned by the family. And it gets absolutely heartbreaking when you read about how the younger Dorothy Bullitt wanted to take over the family business, but the generation ahead of her wanted to sell it, so she never got her chance to lead King Broadcasting.
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