Friendlyvision: Fred Friendly and the Rise and Fall of Television Journalism

Richly detailed… The book opens a singular window on an important vision that Friendly shared with others… Recommended.–Choice

Friendlyvision is an important and rigorous piece of scholarship that is also well written and highly readable. A first-rate biography of an important figure, this book conveys the values Fred Friendly enunciated and the industry he helped forge, which remains more important than ever.–Everette Dennis, Fordham University

Friendlyvision will likely become not only the authoritative biography of Fred Friendly, but also a valuable secondary text.–Ben Eltham “Media International Australis “

[A] complex, rewarding portrait of one of network television’s most memorable figures.–James Boylan “Columbia Journalism Review “

A nuanced and thoughtful portrayal of one of the foremost figures in the history of American broadcast journalism.–Michael Curtin “Journal of American History “

A revelation…. Engelman ably brings [Fred Friendly] to life.–J. Max Robins “Wall Street Journal “

Broadcast news might have been saved if we had figured out how to clone Fred Friendly. Read this book and you’ll understand the gruff, restless, brilliant, temperamental, and driven giant of a man who fought to make the vast wasteland safe for journalism.–Bill Moyers, award-winning journalist and public commentator

This book is a significant and original contribution, not only because it is the first scholarly biography of an important figure in television, but also because it uses new archival sources to fill gaps in our knowledge and give us an opportunity to reinterpret key events in Fred Friendly’s life.–Don Carleton, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin