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Election Night, November 2012
Hardcover / e-Book
David Susskind, October 2010
Hardcover

ELECTION NIGHT
By: Stephen Battaglio

A Television History 1948-2012

Amazon Publishing
November 2012
On Sale: November 6, 2012
107 pages
ISBN: 1938069188
EAN: 9781938069185
Kindle: B009TDSVD2
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction

Election Night: A Television History by Stephen Battaglio is a fascinating and revealing look at the evolution of U.S. presidential election night broadcasts and how since 1948, this televised event galvanizes the nation.

It explores the technical advancements in vote counting, live coverage from the field, how the networks get polling information and call a state for a candidate and how the drama unfolds in the control room. Through the lens of NBC News, Election Night highlights significant commentary by legendary news figures such as Chet Huntley, David Brinkley, John Chancellor, Tom Brokaw, Tim Russert, and Brian Williams.

Drawing from extensive research, Battaglio goes through every presidential race beginning with Truman vs. Dewey and features all sixteen elections broadcasted since the dawn of television.

The book ends with the historic election of President Barack Obama in 2008 and features information on how to receive a free update, which will be available shortly after the close of the upcoming 2012 election.

Filled with anecdotal stories about political campaigns and network coverage, Election Night provides a "behind-the-scenes" account by industry professionals and gives inside access to history in the making.

Photos are featured throughout as well as memorabilia from each political campaign.

This biography brings to life some of television's most memorable appearances by major political figures in U.S. history including Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey, George McGovern, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, John McCain, and Barack Obama among many others.

Election Night: A Television History is a must read for history buffs, political junkies, television enthusiasts and anyone interested in discovering how every four years our nation elects the President of the United States and how Americans watch it happen.

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