Press Play with Madeleine Brand

How TV and Trump have influenced one another

Writer James Poniewozik argues that Donald Trump as a television character was born in 1980 on the Today Show with Tom Brokaw. That character has transformed into who we see every day on our TVs.

By Madeleine Brand • Oct 1, 2019 • 1 min read

Writer James Poniewozik argues that Donald Trump as a television character was born in 1980 on the Today Show with Tom Brokaw. That character has transformed into who we see every day on our TVs. His new book is called "Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the fracturing of America."

Madeleine Brand
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Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
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James Poniewozik
chief television critic for the New York Times

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

How TV and Trump have influenced one another

Writer James Poniewozik argues that Donald Trump as a television character was born in 1980 on the Today Show with Tom Brokaw. That character has transformed into who we see every day on our TVs.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

How TV and Trump have influenced one another

Writer James Poniewozik argues that Donald Trump as a television character was born in 1980 on the Today Show with Tom Brokaw. That character has transformed into who we see every day on our TVs.

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