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Title: The Last Great Ride

Author: Brandon Tartikoff, Charles Leerhsen

Narrator: Brandon Tartikoff

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-31-17

Publisher: Phoenix Books

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

In 1980, at the age of 31, Brandon Tartikoff became president of NBC Entertainment; he was the youngest person ever to hold such a position. When he left NBC in 1991, he had held the job longer than anyone and NBC had attained a streak of dominance never equaled, after finishing first in the Nielsen ratings 68 weeks in a row.

In The Last Great Ride, Mr. Tartikoff chronicles television history in this insightful and sometimes hilarious account of what goes into the job of providing viewers with 24-hour-a-day programming. Sadly, Mr. Tartikoff passed away in 1997 at the age of 48 after suffering complications from treatment for Hodgkin's disease. In the words of his longtime friend and NBC colleague Dick Ebersol, ''At the last great moment when network television was a communal experience for America, Brandon was the one in charge of delivering the programs that created that experience.''

Members Reviews:

Book is in excellent condition and actually is autographed as promised

Book is in excellent condition and actually is autographed as promised! Wish they had another available for me to gift.

For those who watched tv in the 80s...

This book tells of Mr. Tartikoff's dealings with a struggling network soon to be number 1! His tales of triumphs & failures (anyone remember "Pink Lady"?) are shows of honesty & how the biz works. Anyone who enjoyed 80s television has this man to thank. Find out more by reading all about the ins & outs of 80s tv right here! A must read!

Tartikoff

I wanted to read this book. It seemed interesting. I love biographies. I saw it on Amazon.com and decided to get it. I was impressed by the prompt service and the great condition of this book. 17 years. I would definitely buy from this seller again.

Remembering the Golden Age of Television Fondly!

When Brandon Tartikoff headed the NBC network, it began in last place but ended in first thanks to him. Unlike other network presidents, Tartikoff seemed to know the pulse of the viewing audience better than anybody else before or since. Under his leadership, he brought "The Cosby Show" which is still very popular in syndication. Of course, there are misses and failures than there are success stories. He has a few to mention.

Under him, he was like a father figure to the network which was heavily diversified then. You had a better balance of traditional audience sitcoms like "Cosby Show," "Golden Girls," "Cheers," and "Family Ties" among them. Tartikoff almost declined Michael Landon's show, "Highway to Heaven" about an angel on earth. Well, the show ran for six years and it wasn't the critics or producers who influenced that decision. It was when was at his parents for Passover and his father-in-law was watching it. The same went for the Cosby Show thanks to a sleepless daughter. He caught Bill Cosby performing on the Tonight Show talking about family life.

There are some good stories in here. I think all students of television studies or aspiring producers and network executives should read his book. Brandon might come across as arrogant at times but he wasn't in actuality. He knew what the audiences wanted and he delivered whether well or not.

I don't think he would be happy now with his network or any of them and that's the downside of the entertainment business.