Athoroughly researched, station-by-station examination of the programs, players, and network battles that turned Boston TV into a player on the national stage. . . . A candid and thoughtful book.
—Boston Globe

It’s a book that ought to be required reading at schools of communication, because it’s a prescription for something that we all agree is sorely needed these days - better television.
—The ARTery, WBUR

Full of verve and wit. . . . A wise, lively tour through the characters and events that shaped the Boston television scene-and an insightful exploration of how those events shaped the screens we gaze at today.
—Erich Schwartzel, The Wall Street Journal

Well written and easy to read, [Knopf’s] book is part memoir and part historical account. Ideal for media studies and broadcast students. . . . Recommended.
—Choice

Full of verve and wit. . . . A wise, lively tour through the characters and events that shaped the Boston television scene-and an insightful exploration of how those events shaped the screens we gaze at today.
—Erich Schwartzel, entertainment reporter, t

TERRY ANN KNOPF has worked as a TV critic for the Miami Herald and the Patriot Ledger. She was also a Boston Globe correspondent, specializing in the arts and media. Her articles on the media have appeared in Columbia Journalism Review, the New York Times, the Ladies Home’ Journal and Boston Magazine, and in numerous journals and anthologies. A three-time winner as Best TV Critic in Boston Magazine’s annual Best-of-Boston awards, she was also voted Best Columnist by the New England Women’s Press Association. Most recently, Knopf taught courses in arts criticism and media criticism in the Department of Journalism at Boston University for more than a dozen years.