>I'll have to remember this argument come January.

by Roger Sutton
Sep 22, 2008 | Filed in Articles & Opinion
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From the NYT report on the Emmy Awards, interviewing David Shore, executive producer of House:

“There are awards for [popularity]; they’re called ratings,” Mr. Shore said. “There are really good shows on cable, and even if only 10 people are watching them, if they’re good they should be recognized.”

Roger Sutton
Roger Sutton

Editor Emeritus Roger Sutton was editor in chief of The Horn Book, Inc., from 1996-2021. He was previously editor of The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books and a children's and young adult librarian. He received his MA in library science from the University of Chicago in 1982 and a BA from Pitzer College in 1978.

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Cindy Dobrez

>Roger, thank you. I'm going to file this away, too, for use when adbooks debates the JHunt winners for the year. Priceless.

Posted : Sep 22, 2008 11:43

k8

>I think I like that.

Posted : Sep 22, 2008 08:23

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