Posts Tagged ‘Cable Television Generation’
The Day Television Lost Control: “The Heidi Game”
It was the football game that changed the rules of broadcasting. It was the game that showed how the democratic, decentralized people’s voice could overrule the authoritative, centralized control of…
Read MoreYou Should Be Dancing: How The Bee Gees Reinvented Their Lives and Revived Disco
Irving Stone studied great men his entire life…their habits, attitudes and qualities. He finally concluded their primary characteristic was RESILIENCE. “You cannot destroy these people” he said, “Every time they’re…
Read MoreThe Tale of Two Kings: How Two Men Began and Ended the Modern Civil Rights Movement
The modern civil rights movement began and ended with edicts by two different “Kings.” Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech on August 28, 1963 launched it, while…
Read MoreGen X Goes To Jail
Gen X (born 1961-1981) is the most incarcerated generation in American history, as the Pew Research confirmed this past week. According to the Bureau of Justice, the number of Americans…
Read MoreBuckner and Bartman: How 1986 and 2003 Framed a Generation Named “X”
Gen X. Goonies. Nerds. Bad News Bears. Born in the 1960s and 1970s, these kids were also known as “slackers” and the Dumb Generation. They wore their baseball caps backward,…
Read MoreThe Day Disco Died (And How We Got It In The First Place)
In the late 1970s, there were only two opinions about a popular dance craze known as “disco.” It was either the best thing since the jitterbug or the worst thing…
Read MoreThe Long Play (LP) Vinyl Arrives!
Today is a big day in the “Vinyl is Final” world, as it’s the day that 33 1/3 rpm records debuted. This format allowed for longer recordings (around 30 minutes…
Read MoreThe Introduction of the VCR
Television was (and is) a transformative technology. It transformed how we processed information and received entertainment. It transformed how we interacted with our world. It transformed education, religion and government.…
Read MoreThe Cable News Network Reimagines the News
The emergence of cable television news reimagined how information was reported and consumed. With a 24/7/365 platform the Cable News Network (CNN) could report LIVE news visually, as it happened…with…
Read MoreHeeeeeere’s The End, Johnny!
The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson was the drug of choice for late night insomniacs for three decades.The program was ranked #12 on TV Guide’s 50 Greatest TV Shows of…
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