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Writing can be a thankless job. After the endless toil of creating a manuscript and getting it published, the book will fall into the hands of critics who are not always kind. Authors naturally do not always agree with critics, and critics are often at odds with each other. This much intellectual debate is bound to have some great entertainment value, and that is the thought behind Author Meets Critic. The show had a simple premise, two critics meet, one who enjoyed a recently published book and one who was immune to its charms. At some point in their discussion, the author himself joins in. A crowd this bookish rarely comes to blows, but feelings do run high. The DuMont episodes of the show were produced by Phyllis Adams Jenkins, a pioneer in providing serious programming intended for daytime television audiences. She went on to produce other shows, including What's the Problem?, the daytime show Home starring Arlene Francis in the 1950s, and Dinah Shore's daytime show in the 1960s. On his show, Ernie Kovacs parodied it as "Author Heats the Critics", where the author attacks the critics, rather than the other way around.- WikiPedia Click here to read more about Author Meets The Critics

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
01.29.1945	author meets the critics the troubled midnight	+ WHN, New York. A discussion of, "The Troubled Midnight," by John Gunther. At an unknown date, th...
02.05.1945	author meets the critics the secret history of the war	+ WHN, New York. The broadcast originates from the Barbizon Hotel, New York City. A discussion of, ...
02.12.1945	anything can happen	+ WHN, New York. A discussion of, "Anything Can Happen," by George and Helen Papashvily. This is a...
02.19.1945	author meets the critics youngin'	+ WHN, New York. Sponsored by: *Sustaining, Manischewitz Macaroons (spot announcement). A discussion...
02.28.1945	author meets the critics brainstorm	+ WHN, New York. A discussion of, "Brainstorm," by Carleton Brown.
08.03.1947	author meets the critics belvedere	+ WNBC, New York City. A discussion about, "Belvedere," by Gwen Davenport.
08.10.1947	author meets the critics richer by asea	+ WNBC, New York origination. A discussion about "Richer By Asia," by Edmund Taylor.
08.17.1947	author meets the critics vespers in vienna	+ WNBC, New York origination. A discussion about, "Vespers In Vienna," by Bruce Marshall.
08.24.1947	author meets the critics the harder they fall	+ WNBC, New York origination. A discussion about, "The Harder They Fall," by Bud Schulberg.
08.31.1947	author meets the critics star spangled mikado	+ WNBC, New York origination. A discussion about, "Star Spangled Mikado," Frank Kelly and Cornelius...
09.07.1947	author meets the critics you're the boss	+ WNBC, New York origination/aircheck. A discussion about, "You're The Boss," by Edward Flynn. The ...
09.28.1947	adversary in the house	+ WNBC, New York origination. A discussion about, "Adversary In The House," Irving Stone.
10.05.1947	author meets the critics or forfeit freedom	+ WNBC, New York origination/aircheck. 4:30 P.M. A discussion about, "Or Forfeit Freedom," by Rober...
10.12.1947	author meets the critics grenedine etching	+ WNBC, New York origination/aircheck. A discussion about, "Grenadine Etching," by Robert C. Ruark.
07.04.1948	author meets the critics miracle of the bells	+ NBC net, WNBC, New York origination. A discussion about, "Miracle Of The Bells," by Russell Janne...
07.11.1948	author meets the critics a guide to confident living	+ NBC net, WNBC, New York origination. A discussion about, "A Guide To Confident Living," by Dr. No...
07.18.1948	author meets the critics baseball	+ NBC net, WNBC, New York origination. 5:00 P.M. Robert Smith, the author of, "Baseball," faces tw...
07.25.1948	author meets the critics the time of your life	+ NBC net, WNBC, New York origination. A discussion about, "The Time Of Your Life," by William Saro...
08.08.1948	author meets the critics the comics, very funny	+ NBC net, WNBC, New York origination. A discussion of, "The Comics, Very Funny," by Frederick Wert...
08.22.1948	author meets the critics tomorrow everything will be better	+ NBC net, WNBC, New York origination. A discussion of, "Tomorrow Will Be Better," by Betty Smith.
08.29.1948	so this is new york	+ NBC net, WNBC, New York origination. A discussion about, "So This Is New York," by Henry Morgan.
09.05.1948	author meets the critics gertrude stein	+ NBC net, WNBC, New York origination. A discussion about, "When This You See, Remember Me" (a bio...
09.12.1948	author meets the critics family circle	+ NBC net, WNBC, New York origination. A discussion about, "Family Circle," by Cornelia Otis Skinne...
09.19.1948	author meets the critics the crusaders	+ NBC net, WNBC, New York origination. A discussion about, "The Crusaders," by Stefan Hime.
09.26.1948	author meets the critics i didn't know it was loaded	+ NBC net, WNBC, New York origination. A discussion about, "I Didn't Know It Was Loaded," by Robert...

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This literary confrontation program came about when Martin Stone was providing a book review program on local radio in New York. Stone thought it would be more interesting if the program featured face-to-face meetings between authors and critics. After it began on local radio, it was broadcast by the Mutual, NBC and ABC Radio Networks. Barry Gray was the moderator while on Mutual. When the program was on NBC and ABC, the moderator was John K.M. McCaffrey, then editor of the American Mercury. Producer for the series was Martin Stone. Often the discussions were heated, as the talk focused on character, style, and even the author's integrity.

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