David L. Smith is a Professor Emeritus at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Prior to his academic career he labored for over twenty years in the Indianapolis, Indiana television market. He was a producer/director, production manager and program manager. He created, wrote, and hosted a weekly thematic movie series entitled, "When Movies Were Movies," which had a very successful run of ten years. He also has served as executive producer for several nationally syndicated television programs. His writings about the movie industry have been widely published. His first book, "Hoosiers in Hollywood" was published in 2006. His second book, "Sitting Pretty: The Life and Times of Clifton Webb" was published in 2011. His third book, "Indianapolis Television" was published in 2012. Visit his web site at www.whenmoviesweremovies.com.