The Story of Viewers for Quality Television: From Grassroots to Prime Time

by Dorothy Collins Swanson

Viewers for Quality Television (VQT) emerged from the successful grassroots campaign of founder Dorothy Swanson to save the series Cagney & Lacey. Eight months after the drama returned to the air-with the help of the
show's producer Barney Rosenzweig-Swanson's group gained significant media attention and popular support. In 1984 she founded VQT and galvanized over 1500 advocates for innovative and enriching television programming.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815606494
• ISBN13: 9780815606499
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"