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The book explored Desi Arnaz's role in shaping television production, highlighting his behindthescenes innovations that became industry standards.
On Monday's show, we talk with Todd Purdom about his new book on Desi Arnaz. Arnaz became a star playing Ricky Ricardo on I Love Lucy. Behind the scenes, though, he created what became standard proced...
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The book explored Desi Arnaz's role in shaping television production, highlighting his behindthescenes innovations that became industry standards.
On Monday's show, we talk with Todd Purdom about his new book on Desi Arnaz. Arnaz became a star playing Ricky Ricardo on I Love Lucy. Behind the scenes, though, he created what became standard procedures for producing, shooting, lighting, and broadcasting TV sitcoms. Purdom's new book is Desi Arnaz, The Man Who Invented Television. I hope you can join us.