Michele Hilmes has produced an excellent introduction to a most important subject. This is an invaluable work for both scholars and students that places film, radio, and television within the context of the national culture experience. --- American Historical Review Hilmes is one of the few historians of broadcasting to move beyond a political economy of the media. . . . Her work should serve as a model for future histories of broadcasting. --- Journal of Communication All media historians will find this work a critical addition to their bookshelves. --- American Journalism A major addition to media history literature. --- Journalism History