Books in the The Peabody Series in Media History series

Explores the influence of the Peabody Awards Collection as an archive of the vital medium of TV, These essays turn their attention to the wealth of programs considered for Peabody Awards that were not honoured and thus have largely been forgotten and yet have the potential to reshape our understanding of American television history.

The first edited volume devoted to the Peabody Awards Collection, a unique repository of radio and TV programs submitted yearly since 1941 for consideration for the prestigious Peabody Awards. The essays in this volume explore the influence of the Peabody Awards Collection as an archive of the vital medium of TV.