The Forgotten Network: DuMont
2004-08-09T07:16:06-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMDY2XC8yMDA0MDgwOTA3MTkzNzAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Author David Weinstein talks about his book The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television, published by Temple University Press. The book chronicles the rise and fall of the DuMont Network. He discussed the founder of DuMont, Allen B. DuMont and the events that led to the closing of his business. Mr. Weinstein talked about how important he believes DuMont was in the early 50s and mentioned the different programs and personalities produced by the company, such as Jackie Gleason from “The Honeymooners.”
Author David Weinstein talks about his book The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television, published by Temple Univers… read more
Author David Weinstein talks about his book The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television, published by Temple University Press. The book chronicles the rise and fall of the DuMont Network. He discussed the founder of DuMont, Allen B. DuMont and the events that led to the closing of his business. Mr. Weinstein talked about how important he believes DuMont was in the early 50s and mentioned the different programs and personalities produced by the company, such as Jackie Gleason from “The Honeymooners.” close
People in this video
-
David Weinstein Author
Books
-
The Forgotten Network
-
Your purchase helps support C-SPAN
Click here to learn how
C-SPAN.org offers links to books featured on the C-SPAN networks to make it simpler for viewers to purchase them. C-SPAN has agreements with retailers that share a small percentage of your purchase price with our network. For example, as an Amazon Associate, C-SPAN earns money from your qualifying purchases. However, C-SPAN only receives this revenue if your book purchase is made using the links on this page.
Any revenue realized from this program goes into a general account to help fund C-SPAN operations.
Please note that questions regarding fulfillment, customer service, privacy policies, or issues relating to your book orders should be directed to the Webmaster or administrator of the specific bookseller's site and are their sole responsibility.
Hosting Organization
Series
Purchase a DownloadThe Forgotten Network: DuMont
-
MP3 audio - Standard
- Price:
- $0.99
Related Video
-
The Story of America
Allen Weinstein talked about the book he co-authored, The Story of America: Freedom and Crisis From Settlement to Superp…
-
Ted Turner: It Ain't As Easy As It Looks
Porter Bibb, author of Ted Turner: It Ain’t as Easy as it Looks, participated by satellite connection from New York City…
-
Political Issues
Syndicated columnist George Will talked about government financial incentives for television networks that promote anti-…
-
Television Industry
Bill Carter, Reporter and TV Critic for the New York Times, spoke about recent changes in the television industry. He st…
User Created Clips from This Video
-
- 43 minutes
- 5 views
-