A Voice of His Time
Autor Jerry Shinnen Limba Engleză Hardback – 8 ian 2017
A Voice of His Time is the long past due biography of Charles H. Crutchfield, a man hailed as "the pioneer of commercial broadcasting." Son of a cotton broker, born in Hope, Arkansas and educated in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Crutchfield quickly rose to prominence in the rapidly growing industry of radio and television. His story is told by former reporter Jerry Shinn, no stranger to the important figures who shaped Charlotte, North Carolina, city of the New South.
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ISBN-10: 0996188428
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 162 x 225 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.87 kg
Editura: Lorimer Press
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From quick-thinking creator of the hillbilly Briarhoppers to blunt-spoken critic of CBS News, Charles Crutchfield's colorful career tracked and often influenced the course of radio and television in the Carolinas. He has long deserved a biography, and readers couldn't wish for a more insightful and enlightening one than A Voice of His Time.
--Lew Powell
I can't say that I ever really knew Charlie Crutchfield back when I covered TV for The Charlotte Observer but thanks to Jerry Shinn's well written and exceedingly detailed book I now feel that I do. Shinn does an impressive job of tracing Crutchfield's remarkable and diverse life, from childhood to corporate executive, all against the backdrop of some of the world's most dramatic historical events. This is an extremely well-crafted book.
--Ron Aldridge, TV critic for The Charlotte Observer, 1975-1980
Charles Crutchfield, in my mind, was the father of modern radio and television broadcasting in the Carolinas, and that alone makes a great story. But Jerry Shinn has gone way beyond that to capture the essence of the man - one of the most genuine human beings I've ever known, a visionary who cared deeply about those of us who worked with and for him, and for the audiences we served. A superb piece of research and writing.
--Robert Inman, former WBTV News anchor and author of Home Fires Burning.