Book TV Would Be Big

Jerome Weeks thinks books could be big on TV. “Here’s my pitch: a book (or arts) program with news reports, stories from the field and irreverent opinions. Think of it as The Daily Show on books. In fact, Jon Stewart already interviews authors a great deal, so it’s not such a stretch to move the emphasis from politics to books. Do I really think this’ll fly on cable? Or even on satellite radio? Well, Dan Rather tells me that Mark Cuban’s hiring. HDNet can sure use some fresh programming.”