Thu. 11/03 - How the World Series Led To the Television Boom

Cool Stuff Daily · Nov 3, 2022 · 17m

A deep dive into two major events that led to the television boom, and a question of what that has meant for the artifice and theatricality of live events.

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The first televised World Series spurred America's television boom, 75 years ago (The Conversation)

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