Review Excerpts

"Michele Hilmes has produced an excellent introduction to a most important subject. This is an invaluable work for both scholars and students that places film, radio, and television within the context of the national culture experience."

--- American Historical Review

"Hilmes is one of the few historians of broadcasting to move beyond a political economy of the media. . . . Her work should serve as a model for future histories of broadcasting."

--- Journal of Communication

"All media historians will find this work a critical addition to their bookshelves."

--- American Journalism

"A major addition to media history literature."

--- Journalism History