Lamb retired as founding ceo of c span last year, and he donated his entire library from the booknotes program to george mason university in fairfax, virginia. Brian lamb, the networks ceo, was the programs host. Brian lamb is an executive chair for cspan with 5,325 videos in the cspan video library. Stories from american history moderates a panel discussion on the third collection of essays drawn from. Booknotes is an american television series on the cspan network hosted by brian lamb, which originally aired from 1989 to 2004. Lamb discusses the history of cspans booknotes program. Over 15 years beginning in 1989, brian interviewed 801 nonfiction. He served four years in the united states navy, where he became a lieutenant. Prior to launching cspan in 1979, lamb held various communications roles including.
Brian lamb is an executive chair for cspan with 5,325 videos in the cspan video. His program booknotes is celebrating its 15th anniversary on cspan, the network. Just over a year ago, brian lamb donated the entire library from his booknotes program to george mason university and moved out of executive row to a smaller office at the cspan bureau at 400 n. The sunday evening show featured nonfiction books and their authors being interviewed for one uninterrupted hour. The weekly hourlong program featured intense and educational oneonone interviews with nonfiction authors. Currently, brian hosts q and a, an hour long interview program on sunday evening with people who are making things happen in politics, media, education or technology. Wapo cspan writes last chapter of booknotes in announcing the cancellation of booknotes cspans popular author interview program.
Liberal lies about the american right, cspans brian lamb scribbled the words dog. C span launched booknotes in april 1989 with brian lamb as host. Cspan founder brian lamb starts new chapter in his life. In 2012, lamb stepped down as ceo of c span, handing over control to rob kennedy and susan swain. His idea was approved in dec 1977 and cspan cablesatellite public affairs network was created. After 15 years and interviews with nearly 800 authors, cspan founder and ceo brian lamb has decided to close the covers on booknotes, the sundayevening program devoted to authors and their books. Apr 24, 2014 next week, cspan founder brian lamb puts out another collection of interviews celebrating 25 years of his program booknotes in print. Graham talked about her new book, personal history, published by knopf. Sep 21, 2011 in 2002, while he was reading ann coulters book slander. Brian lamb, the founding ceo of c span, has been the host of booknotes since its inception in 1989 and has read each of the more than six hundred books that the program has featured. This is a program that interviews nonfiction authors about one of their recently released books. Brian lamb, the founding ceo of cspan, has been the host of booknotes since its inception in 1989 and has read each of the more than six hundred books that the program has featured.
Booknotes is an american television series on the c span network hosted by brian lamb, which originally aired from 1989 to 2004. Im happy to say the illustrated longitude counts among them. Brian lamb is the founder and chief executive officer of the cablesatellite public affairs network c span, a television network dedicated to delivering united states government activities and events, and other public affairs content to the american television viewer. This book is a collection of interviews done by brian lamb for the c span show booknotes.
Scouring ten years of interviews from his cspan program, lamb has assembled a collection of subjects spanning three centuries and two continents. Aug 11, 2004 wapo cspan writes last chapter of booknotes in announcing the cancellation of booknotes cspans popular author interview program yesterday, host brian lamb was haunted. In the fall of 1988, brian lamb and cspan experimented with some new programming focused on books and authors. Contemporary writers and historians examine americas national character, looking at events throughout history, including the 1876 presidential election, the civil rights movement, and the vietnam. In 2012, lamb stepped down as ceo of cspan, handing over control to rob kennedy and susan swain. Brian lamb, the founding ceo of c span, was the host of booknotes since its inception in 1989, and has read each of the more than 600 books that the program has featured. Cspans brian lamb once passed on interviewing robert gates. Well, i think, you know, it was somewhere in the 70s, and i was teaching and people kept asking me to recommend a sort of onevolume history of the united states written from a point of view that would reflect the sensibilities of the 60syou know, theof the movements.
While the emphasis falls on us statesmen and public figures will rogers, thomas edison, international. In brian lambs booknotes marginalia, a record of our. Lamb made a point of reading each book in its entirety before each interview so that he could discuss it in detail with the author. Brian lamb is a hoosier, born and raised in lafayette, indiana. He often spent up to twenty hours a week reading a book and preparing for. Lamb is not only chairman and chief executive officer of c span, but also host of c span s booknotes, televisions only regular weekly national program devoted to.
Jul 06, 2014 between 1989 and 2004, brian lamb hosted the weekly c span television show booknotes, in which he spent an hour interviewing an author about one book. Just over a year ago, brian lamb donated the entire library from his booknotes program to george mason university and moved out of executive row to a smaller office at the cspan. Brian lamb bio, age, wife, worth, c span, booknotes. Booknotes host brian lamb interviewed 801 authors during the over fifteenyear run of cspans booknotes television program. Please click authors image, name, or program title for video and detail information. In brian lambs booknotes marginalia, a record of our time. Brian lamb, the founding ceo of cspan, was the host of booknotes since its inception in 1989, and has read each of the more than 600 books that the program has featured. Brian lamb, the host of the long running c span author interview program, booknotes, has edited interviews with more than 80 historians, writers, journalists and politicians on the great and small events that have shaped american history. Prior to launching cspan in 1979, lamb held various communications roles including white house. Norton smith was a featured author on lambs television program, booknotes, on february 21, 1993. Mar 28, 2018 after 15 years and interviews with nearly 800 authors, c span founder and ceo brian lamb has decided to close the covers on booknotes, the sundayevening program devoted to authors and their books. Cspan commemorated the first five years of its sunday evening book program, booknotes. And in 2010, publicaffairs published the supreme court, a collection of interviews brian and cspan colleague susan swain conducted with eleven current and former supreme court justices. Apr 22, 2019 c span founder and chairman brian lamb offers his thanks to our viewers, the u.
A companion web site to c span s sunday author interview series. A companion web site to cspans sunday author interview series. Congress, and the cable television industry as we celebrate 40 years of allowing viewers to make up their own. Cspan founder brian lamb dishes on dc media 572014. Booknotes was a popular television program on cspan hosted by the networks creator, brian lamb, which ran from april 1989 through december 2004. In 2002, while he was reading ann coulters book slander. Lamb is stepping down after 34 years with the network.
And in 2010, publicaffairs published the supreme court, a collection of interviews brian and c span colleague susan swain conducted with eleven current and former supreme court justices. The weekly hourlong program featured intense and continue reading. He introduced me to so many authors and nonfiction books from 1989 to 2004 when he spent an. Includes an extensive online archive dating from 1989 up to the present of author interviews in texttranscript form, with many excerpts also available in audio andor video realplayer format. Back in the day when i owned a television set, sunday evenings at eight oclock would find me watching booknotes, hosted by brian lamb on cspan. The informal pleasures of the spoken word distinguish this collection, in which booknotes host and cspan founder lambs questions are omitted, allowing interviewees voices to take center stage. The story of the great influenza pandemic of 1918 and the search for the virus that caused it, published by farrar straus and giroux. Brian lamb, the host of the long running cspan author interview program, booknotes, has edited interviews with more than 80 historians, writers, journalists and politicians on the great and small events that have shaped american history. Brian lamb explains why he started the booknotes program. At the center of the cspan story is brian lamb, who not only. Brian lamb hosted 800 episodes of booknotes until the series ended in december 2004, the longestrunning author interview program in u.
In his 35 years at cspan, lamb has conducted thousands of interviews, including 801 editions of booknotes, a weekly program he hosted focusing on nonfiction books. He has been the host of c span s booknotes since its debut on march 5, 1989, an experiment that quickly become an oasis of literary programming on television. Brian lambs fivepart interview with neil sheehan, author of a bright shining lie, the beginning of what became cspans booknotes tv series. Brian lamb, cspan, and booknotes brian lamb is the founder and chief executive officer of the cablesatellite public affairs network cspan, a television network dedicated to delivering united states government activities and events, and other public affairs content to the american television viewer. Four books of collected interviews have been published based on the booknotes series. Since cspans founding in 1979, brian has been a regular oncamera presence, interviewing all presidents since reagan and many world leaders, members of congress, journalists and authors. Biography of brian lamb purdue university college of. As the subtitle states these are from the history genre. Brian lamb is a member of richest celebrities and entrepreneurs. Brian lamb bio, age, wife, worth, c span, booknotes, school.
Cspan founder brian lamb is interviewed as part of the booknotes oral history project on 1 october 2015. His program booknotes is celebrating its 15th anniversary on c span, the network. Lamb is known for his intelligence and his evenhanded interview style. It is an autobiography which through her own stories deals with the history of the. Roast beef and the fbi for booknotes interviews, lamb would spend up to 20 hours a week reading each book and doing research, and you could tell from the questions. Each week brian lamb discusses a recently published work of nonfiction with its author. Mar 11, 2004 brian lamb is a familiar face on cable television, known for his hourlong interviews with authors of nonfiction. Eastern time each sunday night, and was the longestrunning author interview program in u. Lamb is not only chairman and chief executive officer of cspan, but also host of cspans booknotes, televisions only regular weekly national program devoted to. Brian lamb, the cspan founder and host of the weekly booknotes program, will speak at 7. Dec 04, 2004 brian lamb, host of c span s bestknown program, booknotes, will end run after 801st show with interview of mark edmundson, author of why read lamb, 63, c span s chief executive, says finding.
Brian patrick lamb is an american journalist and the founder, executive. Nov 03, 2015 c span founder brian lamb is interviewed as part of the booknotes oral history project on 1 october 2015. Writers and their stories from cspans author interviews 1997 is more unified and satisfying. Brian lamb booknotes interview oct 1, 2015 youtube. With brian lamb, ralph abernathy, vasiliy aksyonov, nathaniel branden. Jun 23, 2016 booknotes was a popular television program on cspan hosted by the networks creator, brian lamb, which ran from april 1989 through december 2004. Lamb discusses the history of c span s booknotes program.
Liberal lies about the american right, cspans brian lamb scribbled the words dog food on page 91 in 2000, when he was. In a series of short chapters drawn from interviews on cspans booknotes program, brian lamb and the many authors provide absorbing insights into american history. Brian lamb, host of cspans bestknown program, booknotes, will end run after 801st show with interview of mark edmundson, author of why read lamb, 63, cspans chief executive, says finding. His first booknotes interview was broadcast on april 2, 1989, and the final program aired on december 4, 2004. Next week, cspan founder brian lamb puts out another collection of interviews celebrating 25 years of his program booknotes in print. More than 500 interviews later, brian lamb is one of the most admired figures talking about books on television. Included were interviews with staff members involved with all aspects of the program including the host.
In his 35 years at cspan, lamb has conducted thousands of interviews, including 801 editions of booknotes, a weekly program he hosted. In 1977, lamb started a nonprofit tv network that would broadcast official proceedings of congress. Jul 02, 2004 so c span s brian lamb, host of the networks booknotes, isnt even going to try even though the new booknotes book is called booknotes on american character publicaffairs. Mary marcy, president, dominican university of california moderator. Lamb donated his collection of the 801 annotated booknotes books to the library at george mason university in fairfax, virginia. Brian lamb is the founder and chief executive officer of the cablesatellite public affairs network cspan, a television network dedicated to delivering united states government activities and events, and other public affairs content to the american television viewer. Cspans brian lamb once passed on interviewing robert. After many million pages, booknotes ends its run the. Finally, the perfect gift for people who wished they paid more attention in high school history class. So cspans brian lamb, host of the networks booknotes, isnt even going to try even though the new booknotes book is called booknotes on american character publicaffairs. Lamb donated his collection of the 801 annotated booknotes books to the library at george mason university i.
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