Richard Brunvand
Author A. Brad Schwartz, based his book, Broadcast Hysteria, on groundbreaking research he conducted as part of his senior honors thesis at the University of Michigan. The book chronicles the perceived hysteria following the 1938 Orson Welles “War of the Worlds ” radio broadcast.
At the U of M Schwartz earned his B.A. in History and Screen Arts & Cultures in 2012.
He also co-wrote a 2013 episode of the PBS series American Experience about the War of the Worlds broadcast, based in part on his thesis research.
While at the University of Michigan, Schwartz earned several awards for writing and scholarship, including the 2013 Kasdan Scholarship in Creative Writing, the 2013 Robert Hayden Humanities Award, the 2012 Arthur Fondiler History Award for Best Thesis (Highest Honors), the 2012 MLibrary Undergraduate Research Award, and the 2010 Dennis McIntyre Prize for Distinction in Undergraduate Playwriting.
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