Mtv: The Making of a Revolution

This is the story of a revolution -- how cable operators, network execs., visionary artists, & a ragtag team of radio & TV execs. broke all the rules to bring a cultural phenomenon to life: MTV. The true history of Music TV, from its humble beginnings to its current status as a cultural megapower. It's about how music became video & about how video became king -- about how the cable industry really began. Gives the inside story on MTV's first veejay auditions, its classic music videos, & its wild station promos. You'll find out about famous videos & stars, plus the visionaries who started it, shaped the final product, & ran the show. Photos.Tom McGrath is the author of 'Mtv: The Making of a Revolution' with ISBN 9780788166648 and ISBN 0788166646.