Sacramento on the Air:: How the McClatchy Family Revolutionized West Coast Broadcasting

by Annette Kassis

In 1921, a chance encounter with a radio receiver sent Sacramento Bee newspaperman Carlos McClatchy on a determined path to break into broadcasting. Ushered by the enterprising McClatchy family, the Bee became the first Pacific Coast newspaper to enter the radio business. For decades, broadcasting in Sacramento was shaped by the brilliant but fatally flawed Carlos McClatchy; his strong-willed, micromanaging father, C.K.; and his sister Eleanor McClatchy,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626191654
• ISBN13: 9781626191655
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"