I have written previously, in this space, about Mitchell Hadley's website "It's About TV" (https://www.itsabouttv.com/). It is through the website that I became aware of the author, and academic, Jodie Peeler.
Over time, Mitchell kept his readers updated about Dr. Peeler's biography-in-progress about the singular, much-admired television host Dave Garroway. Dr. Peeler, a Professor of Communications at Newberry College in South Carolina, has also written occasional guest essays for "It's About TV."
Her book about Mr. Garroway is now out; it was released May 1st.
Mr. Garroway was without question one of the most interesting, engaging personalities in American television history.
He was, of course, the original host of NBC's Today show (he was host from 1952 to 1961)--and also starred on the NBC variety programs Garroway at Large (1949-1951), and The Dave Garroway Show (1953-1954). From 1955 until 1958, he was host of the documentary series Wide Wide World, which aired Sunday afternoons on NBC. He was also known for his work in radio--such as, serving as one of the "Communicators" on the noted NBC radio show Monitor; he appeared on the program from the mid-1950s, when the show began airing, until 1961.
Mr. Garroway died in 1982 at age 69, from suicide.
Dr. Peeler's book (the first full-length biography of Mr. Garroway) is titled Peace: The Wide, Wide World of Dave Garroway, Television’s Original Master Communicator. It was written with Dave Garroway, Jr. (one of Mr. Garroway's three children), and Brandon Hollingsworth, and is published by Tyger River Books. I'm looking forward to reading it.
Here is a link to purchase the book:
Here, too, is a 2017 Mitchell Hadley interview with Jodie Peeler, about Mr. Garroway.
https://www.itsabouttv.com/2017/08/the-its-about-tv-interview-jodie-peeler.html
Lastly, this is the link to the Wikipedia page about Mr. Garroway:
