"Television: the revolution," ([1944])

Record Details:

Title:
"Television: the revolution,"
Date:
[1944]
Publisher:
New York, Essential Books
Volume:
"Television: the revolution,"
Leaf #:
00013
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound and Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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X FOREWORD uniquely endorsed for this new type of job. His depiction of the educational possibilities of Tele- vision is by far the most comprehensive and sug- gestive yet presented. Its value here to our na- tional good far surpasses that of radio, potent as that is— "A tremendous force is awakening a social consciousness in the youth which will be our next generation." In its educational fields Television program material is limitless. Let us fervently hope that A.A.T. will, from the begin- ning, effectively taboo all that is moronic from the iconoscope's ken. Let radio remain its medium! Mr. Lee makes one unexpected but significant point: "Television will see a gradual decentral- ization of program production—a gradual growth of interest in local shows which may damp some of the industry's present day pro- vincialism" ... "will have the desirable effect of drawing off some of the excess concentration of talent in Broadway and Hollywood." Any- thing working these days for decentralization is surely a benefit to our nation. Here surely the absence of a tele-network becomes a blessing. The long awaited opportunity for the short- story drama, never wholly suited to the stage