New Local Book and Postcards Showcase History of Louisville Television

Nov. 29, 2010 - PRLog -- T-Bar-V Ranch went off the air in 1970, but ask any Louisville baby boomer to sing the theme song and you'll instantly hear, "Brush your teeth each morning / Get lots of sleep at night / Mind your mom and daddy / Cause they know what is right."  Such is the power of homegrown television.

In a new pictorial history book by local author David Inman, over 200 vintage photographs offer a look back at Louisville television history over the last 50 years, from T-Bar-V to Tom Wills's retirement.  Catch a glimpse of Diane Sawyer as the WLKY "weather girl" and dozens of images of locally produced musical shows, game shows, talk shows, children's shows and newscasts.

Highlights of Louisville Television:
• Information on popular TV personalities such as Milton Metz, Ken Rowland, Jackie Hays and John Belski
• A detailed look at popular children’s TV shows of the 1950s and ‘60s
• Photographs of visiting celebrities including Ronald Reagan, Mel Torme and Raymond Burr

David Inman grew up in Louisville and has written the television Q&A column The Incredible Inman for the Courier-Journal since 1981. It is syndicated and appears in about 25 newspapers across the country. He is the author of five other books about television history and trivia.  He made a personal appearance on T-Bar-V Ranch in 1962 to celebrate his fifth birthday.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or www.arcadiapublishing.com.  

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Have we done a book on your town?  Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com.

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With more than 6,000 local history titles published to date, Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Widely recognized sepia books feature hundreds of vintage historical images.