Description
In addition to charming and often funny accounts of her interviews with the stars, Wygant's personal observations of television broadcasting as it emerged at WBAP-TV offer fascinating insights into the infancy of today's multi-billion-dollar industry. This engaging and informative volume includes more than three hundred photographs of her favorite celebrity encounters.
About the Author
Emmy Award-winning television legend Bobbie Wygant began her groundbreaking seventy-year career at WBAP-TV in 1948, two weeks before the station went on the air. She is a founding member of the national Broadcast Film Critics Association and was honored by them with their "Critic's Critic Award" in 2000. In 2004, Wygant was inducted into the elite Gold Circle of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for her fifty years of contributions to television broadcasting. In 2014 the Alliance for Women In Media honored her with their Gracie Award for Outstanding Reporter/Correspondent. Today, Wygant works at NBC as a freelance reporter.
Book Information
ISBN 9780875656915
Author Bobbie Wygant
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Texas Christian University Press
Publisher Texas Christian University Press
Weight(grams) 1520g
Dimensions(mm) 256mm * 259mm * 27mm