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May 3, 2017
Happy Birthday
George Kelley
Love your family
Arts &
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June 3, 2017
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In memory of Joyce
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2017
Featuring many top athletic talents
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Michael E. Hudson Sr.
Light-hearted
Insights to TV
Journalism
Behind-the-scenes
insights
into television broadcasting with
stories that sensitively touch on
subjects like racism, interpersonal
relationships, and journalistic eth-
ics are done with humor and wis-
dom in “Three Seconds of Black,”
a new book by Michael E. Hudson
Sr.
The Hollywood, Calif. native
draws on his experiences as a
black college student in Oregon
in the mid to late 1970s, his ear-
ly career in television in Southern
California, and other life experi-
ences, for a fictional story inspired
by real events.
Hudson’s second book was
inspired by a TV class instructor
and his tips for future success in
the industry, including the pit-
falls of leaving a television screen
blank. Focusing on Jerry, a televi-
sion engineer living in the 1980s,
the story follows his journey of
self discovery after the loss of his
friend, Frank. While Jerry shows
the ropes to Frank’s replacement,
Jennifer, along the way readers are
introduced to the serious concerns,
as well as the antics involved in
keeping a TV channel continuous-
ly broadcasting with entertaining
and profitable programs.
Taking place in the fictional city
of Serra, Calif., “Three Seconds of
Black” provides light-hearted in-
sights into the unpredictable world
of television. The paperback was
edited by Michael Leighton, who
attended Pacific University in Or-
egon with Hudson and is the cur-
rent editor of the Portland Observ-
er, Oregon’s longest serving black
newspaper.
Hudson was born in Holly-
wood, Calif. He is retired from
a successful career in human re-
sources and labor relations with
the Los Angeles Unified School
District.
“Three Seconds of Black” is
available at Amazon.com and
booksellers nationwide.