Utopia Parkway A reasoned defense of the post-WWII world, its faith in technology, and its faith in America, in weekly instalments. An introduction to the series appears in Part 1. ARCHIVE Part 1. Public TV's changing vision: the early days  Mar. 23, 2004 Part 2. Off the campus and into town: UHF and cable  Mar. 29, 2004 Part 3. BART: From inspiration to reality, San Francisco, 1960  April 5, 2004 Part 4. Radio, from the ground up  April 12, 2004 Part 5. Small town radio stations and the last picture show   April 19, 2004 Part 6. Networking: small towns join the world   April 26, 2004 Part 7. Simultaneous distant vision: could be television, could be radio   May 3, 2004 Part 8. My education in broadcasting: New York in the 1970s   May 10, 2004 Part 9. "Texas Signs On"   May 17, 2004 Part 10. American vision: the media landscape as Utopia   May 24, 2004 Part 11. Reaching the masses: evil profit or vital spirit of capitalism?   May 31, 2004 Part 12. The greatest book on the history of television, ever   June 7, 2004 Part 13. TV and the film studios   June 14, 2004 BIBLIOGRAPHY, SOURCES Many out-of-print items can be ordered used from amazon.com Part 1. Public TV's Changing Vision: The Early Days "The Vanishing Vision: The Inside Story of Public Television" (James Day, 1995) "Televisionaries: In their Own Words, Public Television’s Founders Tell How It All Began" (Jim Robertson, 1982) "Out Of Thin Air: The Brief Wonderful Life of Network News" (Reuven Frank 1991)    Papers of James Day, research for "The Vanishing Vision"    Papers of Jim Robertson, research for "Televisionaries" Part 2. Off the campus and into town: UHF and cable Part 3. BART: From inspiration to reality, San Francisco, 1960 "Divided Loyalties: Whistle-Blowing at BART" (Robert M. Anderson , Dan E. Schendel , Leon E. Trachtman 1980) "The Vanishing Vision: The Inside Story of Public Television" (See Part 1, above) Part 4. Radio, from the ground up "Sparks out of the Plowed Ground: The History of America's Small Town Radio Stations" (Bob Doll 1996) "Say Goodnight, Gracie: The Last Years of Network Radio" (Jim Cox 2002) "Behind the Tube: A History of Broadcasting Technology and Business" (Andrew Inglis 1990) Part 5. Small town radio stations and the last picture show "Sparks out of the Plowed Ground… " (See Part 4, above) "Say Goodnight, Gracie… " (See Part 4, above) Part 6. Networking: small towns join the world "Sparks out of the Plowed Ground… " (See Part 4, above) Part 7. Simultaneous distant vision: could be television, could be radio "Sparks out of the Plowed Ground… " (See Part 4, above) Part 8. My education in broadcasting: New York in the 1970s Part 9. "Texas Signs On" "Texas Signs On: The Early Days of Radio and Television (Richard Schroeder 1998) "Sparks Out of the Plowed Ground… " (See Part 4, above) "Televisionaries… " (See Part 1, above) Part 10. American vision: the media landscape as Utopia "WCFL, Voice of Labor, 1926-.78" (Nathan Godfried 1997) "The Vanishing Vision& " (see Part 1, above) "Texas Signs On" (See Part 9, above) "Televisionaries& " (See Part 1, above) Part 11. Reaching the masses: evil profit or vital spirit of capitalism? "Television: A Struggle for Power" (Frank C. Waldrop and Joseph Borkin 1938) "WCFL, Voice of Labor, 1926-.78" (see Part 10, above) "The Shattered Silents: How the Talkies Came To Stay" (Alexander Walker 1978) "Sound and Fury: An Informal History of Broadcasting" (Francis Chase, Jr. 1942) Part 12. The greatest book on the history of television, ever (in English, anyway). "The Box: An Oral History of Television, 1920-1961" (Jeff Kisselhoff 1995) "Tube: The Invention of Television" (David E. Fisher and Marshall Jon Fisher 1996) "Television's Greatest Year: 1954" (R.D. Heldenfels 1994) Part 13. TV and the film studios: the movies look at television "Conversations With My Agent" (Rob Long 1998) "The Box: An Oral History of Television, 1920-1961" (see Part 12 above)