{"product_id":"television-talk-bernard-m-timberg-9780292781764","title":"Television Talk: A History of the TV Talk Show","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlip 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernard Timberg here offers a comprehensive history of the first fifty years of television talk, replete with memorable moments from a wide range of classic talk shows, as well as many of today's most popular programs. Dividing the history into five eras, he shows how the evolution of the television talk show is connected to both broad patterns in American culture and the economic, regulatory, technological, and social history of the broadcasting industry. Robert Erler's \"A Guide to Television Talk\" complements the text with an extensive \"who's who\" listing of important people and programs in the history of television talk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard M. Timberg,Robert J. Erler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292781768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292781764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.00w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2003 pg. 92","brand":"Bernard M. Timberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086466101503,"sku":"9780292781764","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ac5e2601-b9e6-4890-ae80-472c2578da0d.jpg?v=1769094827","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/television-talk-bernard-m-timberg-9780292781764","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}