Walter D. Scott

A former chairman of the NBC television network, Scott presided during the mid-1960s, when color broadcasting was starting to become popular. No one really wanted to commit to paying the costs for upgrading the network's facilities to full time color, but Scott pushed it through anyway, convincing not only NBC's corporate parent, RCA, but also pressuring the movie studios to produce more programs on color film. The network's "color schedule", begun in 1965, resulted in the slogan, "The Full Color Network". That led to the "NBC Peacock", which still graces NBC today. Scott died March 12 of pneumonia in Carmel, Calif., at age 84. From This is True for 14 March 1999 Suggestions for further reading: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Hi... by Frederick Douglass Amazon Price: $11.99 Customer Review: We had to read this in 11th grade when I was in high school. Like many people, I just skimmed it and now I regret the decision so I decided to try it again. This is a fantastic edition. First, to hear about slavery in America from a former slave's ow...   Miles: The Autobiography by Miles Davis Amazon Price: $11.56 Customer Review: This is a must buy for those interested in the life of Miles Davis. Not only a phenomenal trumpet player, but also one of the most alluring personalities to ever grace the jazz scene. I could not stop reading once I started. The book is written in th...   Where Is Boots?: A Lift-the-Flap Story (Dora the Explorer) by Kiki Thorpe Amazon Price: $5.99 Customer Review: my niece is really going to enjoy this book she just loves boots and dora   Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley by Timothy White Amazon Price: $12.91 Customer Review: The journalistic reviews of the original version of this book -- published in 1983 -- say it better than I can. By paraphrase . . . "The best biography of a rock icon ever written" . . . "transcends the rock bio genre and enters into the world of gr...   The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography (Oprah's Book Club) by Sidney Poitier Amazon Price: $10.17 Customer Review: There already are 270 reviews of this book so I'll keep mine short and sweet (or not so sweet). Sidney Poitier's memoir will disappoint those who read it seeking a work of autobiography about a pathbreaking movie star. Poitier already wrote his autob...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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