This personal narrative is co-authored by two of the best-known names in American UHF television broadcast management: William Lowell ""Bill"" Putnam and Kathryn Elizabeth ""Kitty"" Putnam. Bill and Kitty recall how they laboured for survival during the ""dozen lean years"" between 1952 and 1964, and the events along their way to leadership in the world of advertiser-supported analogue television.