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Understand that Alan Tolz, one of Jerry Williams producers, has finally written a book about him. Anyone know any more about it ?
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Maybe jerrywilliams.org will have details, or amazon.com.
(just checked; nothing yet but maybe later...?)
When the book comes out I wouldn't be too surprised if Tolz did some radio (and newspaper) interviews about it. I think jerrywilliams.org is Alan's tribute site...lots of audio, etc.
Jerry's daughter wrote on another board: "there's a book coming in 2007 if anyone's interested. Former producers Alan Tolz and Steve Elman are researching and writing"
A web search shows that Steve Elman is listed as a "retired GM of WBUR" (another source said he was a DJ
and asst. GM there)
(just checked; nothing yet but maybe later...?)
When the book comes out I wouldn't be too surprised if Tolz did some radio (and newspaper) interviews about it. I think jerrywilliams.org is Alan's tribute site...lots of audio, etc.
Jerry's daughter wrote on another board: "there's a book coming in 2007 if anyone's interested. Former producers Alan Tolz and Steve Elman are researching and writing"
A web search shows that Steve Elman is listed as a "retired GM of WBUR" (another source said he was a DJ
and asst. GM there)
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Steve Elman was one of Jerry's very early producers. Perhaps, he was at MEX or the early days of WBZ. They wrote the book together I understand from a "Media Gang" blurb.
Yes...also if people are curious about Jerry try to flag down a copy of the old book "Talk Radio and the American Dream" by Murray Levin, which focuses on Jerry and Avi Nelson. Used bookstores, EBay (only a few bucks,really), libraries, etc
>>Talk Radio and the American Dream
Murray Burton Levin
1987
"Documents the last two decades of American history by analyzing the opinions expressed on radio talk shows."
>>Talk Radio and the American Dream
Murray Burton Levin
1987
"Documents the last two decades of American history by analyzing the opinions expressed on radio talk shows."
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Yes, Jerry talked about the book all the time when I was there. I think the sub-title was something like "...Amusing Ourselves To Death..."
As usual,Jerry was light years ahead of many in his observations of media culture.
Anytime he appeared on television he would say to me only half kidding, "Forget what I said; how did I look." That pretty much sums up most of television today.
God, is he missed. I can only imagine what he would be saying about George W. Bush....
"Wake Up America ! "
As usual,Jerry was light years ahead of many in his observations of media culture.
Anytime he appeared on television he would say to me only half kidding, "Forget what I said; how did I look." That pretty much sums up most of television today.
God, is he missed. I can only imagine what he would be saying about George W. Bush....
"Wake Up America ! "
raccoonradio said:
Actually Amusing Ourselves to Death was a separate book by Neil Postman (from 1985). A 'fanzine'
(newsletter) devoted to reviewing other fanzines had a title based on that, Amusing YOURSELF To Death
(mid 90s).
I do remember Jerry talking about the Postman book though.
amazon.com: "From the author of Teaching as a Subversive Activity comes a sustained, withering and thought-provoking attack on television and what it is doing to us. Postman's theme is the decline of the printed word and the ascendancy of the "tube" with its tendency to present everything--murder, mayhem, politics, weather--as entertainment. The ultimate effect, as Postman sees it, is the shrivelling of public discourse as TV degrades our conception of what constitutes news, political debate, art, even religious thought"
(newsletter) devoted to reviewing other fanzines had a title based on that, Amusing YOURSELF To Death
(mid 90s).
I do remember Jerry talking about the Postman book though.
amazon.com: "From the author of Teaching as a Subversive Activity comes a sustained, withering and thought-provoking attack on television and what it is doing to us. Postman's theme is the decline of the printed word and the ascendancy of the "tube" with its tendency to present everything--murder, mayhem, politics, weather--as entertainment. The ultimate effect, as Postman sees it, is the shrivelling of public discourse as TV degrades our conception of what constitutes news, political debate, art, even religious thought"
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