Blog 7: Annotated Bibliography

Works Cited
Berkowitz, Edward D. Mass appeal: the formative age of the movies, radio, and tv. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Print.
In this book: Information on the stars on both radio and television during the 1930s. The culture and trends between the 1930s to the late 1940s.

Goodwin, Sue. American Cultural History. Lone Star College-
Kingwood Library, 1999. Web. 7 April. 2011. http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html
Number of television units across America and at when it increased. A few mentions of popular radio broadcasts at that time which would later move onto becoming television shows.

Nobleman, Marc Tyler. The television, Minn.: Capstone Press, 2005. Print.
Television becoming popular and the Television of today.

Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. “Television in the United States"
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 22 July 2004. Web. 7 April. 2011.
This site has a few good articles on the adaptation of radio to television and the birth and growth of major Television broadcasting networks.

Thesis:
Television is an addictive phenomenon which can be found across the world in homes, jobs, cars and now even mobile phones.

Outline:
-Introduction to television -

-Television and its history -

-Town to receive first exposure to television -

-Demographics of these towns -

-Programs offered and evolution of radio broadcast into television -

- The different effects of such programing -

-The role models portrayed on television -

-Their influence on society -

-The view of the viewers -

-A jump into current modern day Television -

-Conclusion