I want to recommend today's Stu's Show and I want to recommend a recent book by Stu's guest. Joel Tator is a TV producer with a long résumé, a shelf or two full of Emmys and an extensive knowledge of Los Angeles television history. He has recently given us Los Angeles Television, an excellent book about local TV in my home town back in the fifties, sixties and seventies…you know, back when there used to be local television other than late news and dawn-to-dusk coverage of police pursuits.
The group shot on the cover gives you a good idea of the kind of people covered by this volume. On it, I see Engineer Bill, Mike Stokey, Stan Freberg, Tom Hatten, Art Linkletter, Skipper Frank and so many more. That photo's from a reunion years after most of them were vital contributors to local television but Tator's book is full of photos and history of earlier days. If you grew up where I did, you will love this book and your biggest complaint will be that it isn't long enough. So order it and listen in when Joel guests with Stu today.
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