American Decades
"Keeping Archie Engaging and Enraging"
Newspaper article
By: John Brady
Date: February 24, 1974
Source: Brady, John. "Keeping Archie Engaging and Enraging." The New York Times, February 24, 1974.
About the Author: John Joseph Brady (1942–) is an American journalist. He was a partner and president of Brady and Paul Communications, a former Hearst Visiting Professor at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, and a lecturer at Boston University. He wrote a book on interviewing called The Art of the Interview.
Introduction
All in the Family premiered on CBS television on January 21, 1971. The show depicted the life of a family living in a blue-collar neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City. Although shows about working-class families had become rarer on television, one of the classics, The Honeymooners, was famous for its portrayal of a New York City...
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1970's Media Primary Sources
- The Op-Ed Page Is Born
- "A Personal Report from Ms."
- "Keeping Archie Engaging and Enraging"
- All the President's Men
- "'Sesame Street,' Child of the Sixties, Faces a New Era"
- "'Saturday Night' Never Plays It Safe"
- Barbara Walters Moves to ABC
- "'Roots' Getting a Grip on People Everywhere"
- "Anita Bryant's Crusade"
- "What Becomes a Legend Most?"
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
