The Gatekeeper - My Thirty Years as a TV Censor

The former chief censor for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) chronicles the battles, controversies, and changes in taste and acceptance of network entertainment programs of three decades, from 1960-1990.

About the author

Alfred R. Schneider was vice president of policy and standards for the American Broadcasting Company, setting widely-adopted guidelines for television network standards for nearly three decades.

Summary

From 1960 to 1990, Alfred R. Schneider served as head of standards and practices, or "chief censor", for the American Broadcasting Company. This text, his autobiography, provides a unique history of American culture and the television industry.

Product details

• Authors: Kaye Pullen, Alfred Schneider, Alfred R Schneider, Alfred R. Schneider
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2001
• EAN: 9780815606833
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-0683-3
• No. of pages: 180
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 235 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 422 g
• Series: Television (Hardcover); Television and Popular Culture; Television (Hardcover)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies