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David Bianculli (born 1953 or 1954)Wilk, Tom, "The Watchman: Critic David Bianculli Has Made a Career Out of Taking Television Seriously", New Jersey Monthly, (July 12, 2010) is an American TV critic, columnist, radio personality, non-fiction author and university professor. Bianculli has served as the television critic for NPR's radio show Fresh Air since the Philadelphia-based show went national in 1987,NPR, "'Fresh Air' At 25: A Live Musical Tribute", NPR, (December 28, 2012)Gross, Dan, "Terry Gross talks about Fresh Air celebrating 25 years on NPR", The Philadelphia Inquirer/Philly.com, (May 10, 2012) and often fills in for the show's host, Terry Gross. NPR's Fresh Air website He was the founder and editor-in-chief of the website TVWorthWatching.com, and is an associate professor of TV and film history at Rowan University Rowan University, College of Communications & Creative Arts: Radio, TV & Film in Glassboro, New Jersey.
Bianculli worked as a TV critic for the Ft. Lauderdale News/Sun Sentinel from 1977 to 1980, which was followed by stints at the Akron Beacon Journal (1980-1983) and The Philadelphia Inquirer (1983-1987).Heldenfels, R.D., "David Bianculli Background", The HeldenFiles Online, Akron Beacon Journal /Ohio.com, (November 2, 2006) In 1987, he was named TV critic for the New York Post, then jumped to the rival New York Daily News, where he remained from 1993 to 2007. "14 Year Daily News Film ( sic) Critic Gets Axed", FishbowlNY, Mediabistro.com (August 22, 2007) Bianculli also briefly served as TV critic for the TV trade magazine Broadcasting & Cable. Broadcasting & Cable
On November 5, 2007,Bianculli, David, "Out to Launch", TVWorthWatching.com, (November 5, 2007) the day his farewell column "Daily News TV Critic David Bianculli Says 'So Long and Thanks'", New York Daily News, (November 5, 2007) ran in the New York Daily News, Bianculli launched his web magazine, TVWorthWatching.com, becoming its editor. The website was updated with news and columns until 2021.
Bianculli is the author of four books, ; Dictionary of Teleliteracy: Television's 500 Biggest Hits, Misses, and Events; Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', a history of the Smothers Brothers television variety show;Windolf, Jim, "Tom, Dick and Carlin"; and The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to The Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific. The New York Times Sunday Book Review, (January 29, 2010) Simon and Schuster and The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to The Walking Dead , How TV Became Terrific. In 2011, Smokehouse Pictures, the production company owned by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, and Sony Pictures optioned the rights to Dangerously Funny.Fleming Jr., Mike "George Clooney and Sony Pictures Plan Feature on TV's the Smothers Brothers", Deadline, (November 9, 2011)
Bianculli sits on the Advisory Council for the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media Advisory Council at Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media at Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA. He is a member of the Broadcast Television Journalists Association and a founding member of the Television Critics Association.
In 2013, the website Complex included Bianculli in its list of "The 25 Best TV Bloggers Right Now".Gallagher, Brenden, "The 25 Best TV Bloggers Right Now", Complex, (April 4, 2013)
Bianculli has been a resident of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, since 1987.Shelly, Kevin C. "TV critic David Bianculli still a breath of Fresh Air", USA Today, March 5, 2014. Accessed November 28, 2017. "Terry Gross laughs as soon as television critic David Bianculli's Cherry Hill home is mentioned. So does Danny Miller, longtime producer of Fresh Air, the National Public Radio show hosted by Gross, where Bianculli contributes and routinely guest-hosts."
Bianculli has also contributed articles or chapters to various publications. They include:
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