Roone: A Memoir by
Roone Arledge's extraordinary career of more than a half century mirrors the history of the television industry he helped create. Roone is the vivid, intimate account of his own rise to fame and power as the head of both ABC Sports and ABC News as well as an up-close-and- personal story of his era, peopled with friends and foes alike.
In All His Glory: The Life of William S. Paley, the Legendary Tycoon and his Brilliant Circle by 
Oprah Winfrey: A Biography by
This biography examines the life of a person raised in poverty and a single mother at 14, who is now one of the richest and most influential people in the world--Oprah Winfrey. Oprah's life is a bonafide rags-to-riches story that is much more compelling because of her empathy, sense of humor, and ability to communicate and connect with people. Beyond the estimated 30 million American viewers who tune into her television show each week, there are devoted fans in 140 countries where Oprah's show is broadcast. Her life and businesses continue to expand, now encompassing a radio channel, two magazines, and the forthcoming OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network television channel. This book documents the different aspects of Oprah's life, incorporating the details of her public, private, and philanthropic personas. The seven chapters of Oprah Winfrey: A Biography, Second Edition span the time period from her childhood in rural Mississippi to her present-day status as a global superstar and philanthropist. Provides a chronological list of important dates in Oprah's life Contains new information about Oprah's efforts to reach out to poor and poorly educated girls in America and Africa This revised edition includes current information about Oprah's ongoing career and life
The Best Seat in the House: The Golden Years in Radio and Television by
"He was the inspired genius of early television, and his innovations endure to this day. While head of NBC, he created the Today show and Tonight show and they continue to thrive forty years later. He changed the way programs are owned, moving their proprietorship from the advertising agencies to the network. And he instituted the system of multiple sponsorship of programs, instead of having a single advertiser." "Now Pat Weaver has written a fascinating and revealing memoir of his exciting and often stormy days at NBC during the 1950s, as well as his experiences in radio during the 1930s and '40s. He describes his relationships with many of the great figures of radio and television - the caustic comic genius Fred Allen; the wildly eccentric tobacco magnate George Washington Hill; the mass of insecurities that was funnyman Milton Berle; the cold and ruthless head of RCA (owner of NBC), David Sarnoff; and the incredibly imaginative first star of the new medium, Sid Caesar." "The Best Seat in the House gives an inside view of the early days of broadcasting, from the perspective of a visionary who has never surrendered his belief that television has a superb potential for spreading throughout the world the important cultural hallmarks of civilization. Sylvester L. "Pat" Weaver, Jr., was born in Los Angeles in 1908 and graduated from Dartmouth College. In 1932 he was hired as a writer for the Don Lee regional radio network and was next in charge of programs and news at a San Francisco station. He soon left California for New York, where he went to work for the advertising agency Young & Rubicam. In 1938 Weaver joined the American Tobacco Company as advertising manager, under the legendary George Washington Hill. After a stint in government as head of radio for Nelson Rockefeller, the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Weaver served in the navy with the Atlantic Fleet. In 1949 he was hired by NBC to be head of television programming, and later he became president of the network. Pat Weaver has won two Emmys and was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1985. He lives in Southern California with his wife, Elizabeth."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Bossypants by
Spirited and whip-smart, these laugh-out-loud autobiographical essays are "a masterpiece" from the Emmy Award-winning actress and comedy writer known for 30 Rock, Mean Girls, and SNL" (Sunday Telegraph). Before Liz Lemon, before "Weekend Update," before "Sarah Palin," Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV. She has seen both these dreams come true. At last, Tina Fey's story can be told. From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon -- from the beginning of this paragraph to this final sentence. Tina Fey reveals all, and proves what we've always suspected: you're no one until someone calls you bossy. Includes Special, Never-Before-Solicited Opinions on Breastfeeding, Princesses, Photoshop, the Electoral Process, and Italian Rum Cake!
The Billion Dollar BET: Robert Johnson and the Inside Story Of Black Entertainment Television by 
Directed by James Burrows by 
