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  • Industry Pro: NBC Deputy Washington Bureau Chief Antoine Sanfuentes, Part 1

    Posted at October 5, 2010 By : Categories : Industry Pro - TV,Industry Pro- all Comment: 1 Comment

    Today’s Inside Scoop (part 1 of 2) ventures into the world of television news, to a DC-based NBC News executive who was an anthropology major in college when an internship sent his career in an unexpected direction. As you read his story, though, you will find out that childhood dinner conversations and a family love of public service instilled [...]

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  • Recommended: Desperate Networks

    Posted at May 25, 2009 By : Categories : recommended Comment: 0 Comment

      I first read Desperate Networks by Bill Carter (affiliate link) when it came out in 2006. It’s a portrait of the network TV biz during the 2004-2005 season, and of all the personalities and projects factoring in. It traces the origins of “Survivor,” “Lost,” “Desperate Housewives,” “CSI,” “American Idol” and countless other hits and misses [...]

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