Frank Batten: The Untold Story of the Founder of the Weather Channel
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Frank Batten Sr. (1927-2009) created the Weather Channel in 1982, despite mocking by colleagues in the media that around-the-clock weather broadcasts would be as exciting as watching paint dry. The network, and later its companion website, Weather.com, became the largest private weather company in the world and an American cultural icon. Yet few have heard of Batten, a media pioneer whose Virginia newspaper was the only major daily to back...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:081393155X
ISBN13:9780813931555
Release Date:August 2011
Publisher:University of Virginia Press
Length:216 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.9" x 8.7"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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