I'll take a wild guess about "Why Syracuse?" Robert Thompson is a buddy of David Bianculli, author of Teleliteracy: Taking Television Seriously, and TV critic for the Phila. Inquirer and NY Post. I'm guessing he did a little PR work among the eastern press. That said, Thompson has done some excellent work at Syracuse and I think it's time it was recognized. David ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ David Kintsfather | PHONE: (610) 683-4497 Dept. of Telecommunications | FAX: (610) 683-4659 Kutztown University | INTERNET: [log in to unmask] PO Box 730 | "We need not think alike to love alike." Kutztown, PA 19530-0730 | Francis David ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/screensite