A Book About Network Television in the late 1940s and early 1950s, by Andrew Lee Fielding. Originally published in 2007 by BearManor Media. Revised Edition published in 2019. See also: www.andrewleefielding.com
My appreciation to Mitchell Hadley, who writes the very enjoyable blog "It's About TV." His December 31st post includes some very kind comments about my book:
This is a Lucky Strike advertisement from the early 1950s. It features Snooky Lanson, one of the singing stars of Your Hit Parade, on NBC-TV. (The Hit Parade was often referred to as The Lucky Strike Hit Parade, because of its Lucky Strike sponsorship.)
The ad is from a Metropolitan Opera playbill/program.