Trash TV


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“For those who decry the deterioration of talk shows on television, we have to be reminded once again that our culture is in decay, that the local news isn't really the local news. It's a sinful decaying structure. We've got two million people in jail and we're bantering with the weatherman. So don't lay it all on the talk show folks. You're seeing what the producers of these programs know you will watch.” - Phil Donahue, Talk Show Host 

Interviewees discuss the critique of television as "Trash TV."

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Steve Allen

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Phil Donahue

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Jeff Zucker

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