Tom Lewis (1) (1942–)
Author of Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
For other authors named Tom Lewis, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Tom Lewis is Professor, of English at Skidmore College. He is the author of Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio and The Hudson: A History, as well as researcher, writer, or producer for documentary films including Brooklyn Bridge, The Shakers, and Empire of the Air (all directed; by Ken show more Burns) and Divided Highways (directed by Larry Hott and Diane Garey). show less
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- Birthdate
- 1942
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
- Education
- University of New Brunswick (BA)
Columbia University (MA)
Columbia University (PhD) - Occupations
- professor (English)
Quadracci Professor of Social Responsibility and professor of English, Skidmore College - Organizations
- Skidmore College
- Awards and honors
- Emmy
Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting - Short biography
- Tom Lewis is Quadracci Professor of Social Responsibility and a professor of English at Skidmore College. He has edited The Letters of Hart Crane and his Family and a collection of essays on Virginia Woolf, and has written a number of essays on modern writers and culture. His books on modern culture include Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio; and Divided Highways: The Interstates and the Transformation of American Life. He earned his BA from the University of New Brunswick in Canada, and his MA and Ph.D. from Columbia where he was both a Faculty and Woodrow Wilson Fellow. Lewis has also written and co-produced documentary films with Ken Burns and Lawrence Hott. His documentary work has won an Emmy and a Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting.
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- Works
- 7
- Members
- 520
- Popularity
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- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 74