Television Talk: A History of the TV Talk Show

by Bernard M. Timberg and Robert J. Erler

Book Overview

Flip through the channels at any hour of the day or night, and a television talk show is almost certainly on. Whether it offers late-night entertainment with David Letterman, share-your-pain empathy with Oprah Winfrey, trash talk with Jerry Springer, or intellectual give-and-take with Bill Moyers, the talk show is one of television's most popular and enduring formats, with a history as old as the medium itself. Bernard Timberg here offers a comprehensive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029278175X
• ISBN13: 9780292781757
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.4"