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TV Historian. she/her Out now from University of Texas Press: Gold Dust on the Air: Television Anthology Drama & Midcentury American Culture https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477329276/

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Feb 26

I'm so honored to share that my book, GOLD DUST ON THE AIR, has won the 2025 Broadcast Historian Award from the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation and the Broadcast Education Association!

So now I know at least a couple people have read it 😂.

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LABF Presents the 2025 Broadcast Historian Award to Gold Dust on the Air: Television Anthology Drama and Midcentury American Culture by Molly Schneider, Columbia College Chicago | BEA - The Broadcast Education Association

Washington, D.C. – The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) is pleased to announce the winner of its 2025 Broadcast Historian Award is Molly Schneider, Columbia College Chicago, for her book, Gold Dust on the Air: Television Anthology Drama and Midcentury American Culture.

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Aug 28

(They don't need to be super obscure stumpers. These are mostly first-year Film & Television students, so mostly teenagers, and I want them to actually have fun. So a few easier ones and few more challenging ones are good.)

Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Aug 28

Crowdsource request: Hey, film & TV savvy people! I'm doing a trivia session during our new student welcome event tomorrow, and I'm still writing the questions. If you've got a good trivia question related to film & TV (or media more broadly), sound off in the replies!

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Aug 19

Hello, colleagues! I'm putting together a proposed #SCMS26 panel on Television and Catastrophe. (I know at least one of you has to be working on Chernobyl, right?) Hope you'll consider sending me a topic proposal!

See my call for panelists here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#SCMSTV #TVSIG

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Aug 19

Blargh, typo. At *least* one of you. Reposting, but will keep this one up.

Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Aug 19

Hello, colleagues! I'm putting together a proposed #SCMS26 panel on Television and Catastrophe. (I know at one of you has to be working on Chernobyl, right?) Hope you'll consider sending me a topic proposal! See my call for panelists here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #SCMSTV #TVSIG

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Jul 30

Tomorrow is the last day of the @utexaspress.bsky.social spring/summer sale, so grab your reads now! What a great opportunity to get ✨Gold Dust on the Air✨ at a sweet discount 😉👍📺. utpress.utexas.edu/9781477329276/

University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · Jul 30

You’ve got ONE MORE DAY to save up to 50% on books you’re sure to love. Head to the link below and shop til your heart & bookshelves are full! Don’t forget to use code UTXSPRING at checkout 🛒📚

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#ReadUP #booksbooksbooks #booksale #sale #booksky

Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Jul 27

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Tom Lehrer - So Long Mom (A Song for WW III) - with intro

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Jul 27

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Tom Lehrer, master satirist of Cold War era, dies at 97

In song, he brilliantly skewered clichés about romance, patriotism and small-town life.

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Jul 25

My mom talks about watching THE THORN BIRDS. When I talked to my editor about a miniseries project, the first thing he said was, "Oh! Like THE THORN BIRDS? My mom loved THE THORN BIRDS." Others have told me the same. So now it is time to watch, apparently, everybody's mother's favorite miniseries. 😀

Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Jul 25

The time has come. I am finally watching THE THORN BIRDS. Required viewing for research on miniseries, especially surrounding the gendered dimensions of "prestige" TV and book adaptation. Here we go!

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Jul 19

I'm having serious FOMO about not applying to Console-ing Passions or the very exciting inaugural Hollywood Conference this year. Ya girl needed a serious break and had to stop herself from applying, but OMG THE FOMO. Hope it's going great, @lucimarz.bsky.social! #HWC2025

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Jul 19

I'm rewatching Feud: Bette & Joan, and I forgot how good it is + how many great actors are in it. I haven't made it all the way through Feud: Capote vs. the Swans bc it didn't quite grab me, but this original Bette and Joan season is like the sweet spot in the Ryan Murphy Industrial Complex for me.

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Society for Cinema and Media Studies @scmstudies.bsky.social · Jul 10

Precarious scholar? Are you thinking of submitting to #SCMS2026 but no institutional support for membership? Co-chair, grad rep, or on an SCMS committee? Apply for a 2025/26 SCMS membership fee waiver from the PLO! Deadline August 1st!
More here: conta.cc/4lrwcdk

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Jun 29

Not only are the AI "podcasts" horrendous, having my work put into the mouth of the (male) AI "host," with no differentiation between my words and the idiotic AI-generated interjections (and having the robot stealing my work have the audacity to call me by my first name 😡) is infuriating.

Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Jun 29

I made the mistake of playing a few because I wanted to retain them as a record. (They are horrid.) But of course buried in a help forum I found the info that the podcast is not generated until you press play. And it's obviously intentionally designed to confuse you into doing exactly what I did.

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Jun 29

If you get an email about an Academia[dot]edu AI podcast of your work, you can go to the page & tick the box to opt out in the "feedback," but then it brings you to page full of podcasts of all your work, even things you didn't upload. Don't play them. Fully opt out: www.academia.edu/settings#ai-...

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Jun 29

If you're on Academia[dot]edu, heads up that they've started making AI-generated "podcasts" of the work that's uploaded there. It's enabled by default. You have to opt out. Don't play the file. (It believe it's not actually generated until you play it). Just opt out. www.academia.edu/settings#ai-...

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Jun 18

UHHHHH READ THE ROOM, HULU

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Jun 9

And guess what? @utexaspress.bsky.social is having its annual Spring/Summer sale, so you can get ✨Gold Dust on the Air✨ (and other UT Press books while you're at it) for a nice discount. 40% off print/50% off ebooks with code UTXSPRING. utpress.utexas.edu/9781477329276/ 👀

Society for Cinema and Media Studies @scmstudies.bsky.social · Jun 9

Congratulations to Molly A. Schneider on receiving the 2025 Broadcast Historian Award from the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation. She received the award for her book Gold Dust on the Air: Television Anthology Drama and Midcentury American Culture (U of Texas Press).

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · Jun 6

Have any of you ever volunteered for Lasagna Love? I'm considering signing up (to cook/deliver) but would love to hear from folks I know who have done it.

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SCMS TV SIG @scms-tv.bsky.social · May 21

We are pleased to announce the results of our TV SIG Board election! Our new First Year Board Rep will be Ben Kruger-Robbins. Our new Grad Student Rep will be Olivia Stowell. Congrats to both!
Let's also enthusiastically thank all of our candidates for their willingness to serve. 📺 #SCMSTV #TVSIG

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SCMS TV SIG @scms-tv.bsky.social · May 9

A reminder that voting is underway for our TV SIG Board election! We're electing 2 positions this year: First Year Board Rep and Graduate Student Rep. (Check your email for further details and the link to the voting portal.) Voting will close on Friday, May 16th. #SCMSTV

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