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| Author: Tim Kiska
Publisher: Momentum Books, LLC
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 120781
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 232
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 7.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 1879094703
Dewey Decimal Number: 791
EAN: 9781879094703
ASIN: 1879094703
Publication Date: April 30, 2005
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Condition: Excellent Condition. Binding is good. Pages are bright No marks tears or rips. Paperback is in excellent condition Excellent Service from MI
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A recommended specialty pick for broadcasting and Detroit-specific collections April 5, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
You need to be a fan of Detroit television or TV history to enjoy the specialized From Soupy To Nuts! A History Of Detroit Television, but such an audience will relish this cruise through Detroit television shows and background. Black and white photos accompany spotlight biographies on some of the most famous show personalities of the past, from Robin Seymour, host of 'Swingin Time', to news show personalities such as American Black Journal. A recommended specialty pick for broadcasting and Detroit-specific collections.
Nostalgia Overload! December 23, 2005
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Wow! Being a Detroit ex-patriot, I was thrilled when a friend sent me this book for Christmas! Was a trip down memory lane. And I remembered almost everyone listed in this wonderful book. Of course it was sad to learn that some of my favorites had passed on, especially Rita Bell. I grew up in Detroit and left in 1974. This book took me right back to those early years in my life. Anyone who lived in Detroit during the '50 through the '7o's will surely enjoy this visit with old friends.
A great trip down memory lane November 20, 2005
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I was browsing this book at one of the local retailers here in Detroit and bought it online later. I just moved back to Southeastern Michigan after living in the Los Angeles area for 18 years. This book blasted me back to my childhood and teen years when was growing up in Detroit. It had everyone in it I had remembered. It is obvious the author had a real passion for the material. Recommended for anyone who grew up in Southeastern Michigan.
Time gone by comes alive September 27, 2005
39 out of 40 found this review helpful
(Full disclosure: I worked with Tim in the Arts and Entertainment section of the Detroit News while he was researching this book. I'm proud to comment on his labor of love.)
Authors who have an affinity for their subjects usually do a better job at presenting their stories. As the former TV critic for the Detroit News, author Tim Kiska is a subject-matter expert on the nuts and bolts of the Metro Detroit television market.
But Kiska's real gift is that of combining his insider knowledge of the medium with a deep love and respect for Detroit's diverse group of local personalities. The hundreds of vignettes - ranging from characters like the gravely serious Bill Kennedy to the follicle and sobriety-challenged news anchor Bill Bonds - are warm and thoughtful looks at local television before it was packaged and managed into generic dullness.
Kiska covers the prim, the profane, the pundits and the professional personalities with equal measures of flavor and detail. It's a love letter to another time while addressing the journalistic questions of "who, what, where, when and why." In short, it's a complete work with lots of heart.
Publisher Momentum Books has enhanced Kiska's work with a beautifully crafted book loaded with period pictures, a clean layout on bright, glossy paper and an eye-catching cover. A whimsical introduction by wacky weatherman Sonny Eliot as well as a sweet foreward by the author completes this book. This is a quality piece of literature and history that deserves a spot on your bookshelf.
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