In Media
- Starting on March 17, 1924, A&P was the sponsor of the musical radio show The A&P Gypsies, which lasted until 1936.
- John Updike's 1961 short story, "A&P", is about a cashier who works at an A&P.
- Tom Cruise, in Oliver Stone's film Born on the Fourth of July, plays Ron Kovic, who works for A&P before he leaves for Vietnam. Kovic's father was manager of several Long Island A&P stores (1950-1970s), including one in Massapequa, Kovic's hometown.
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Famous quotes containing the word media:
“Few white citizens are acquainted with blacks other than those projected by the media and the so—called educational system, which is nothing more than a system of rewards and punishments based upon one’s ability to pledge loyalty oaths to Anglo culture. The media and the “educational system” are the prime sources of racism in the United States.”
—Ishmael Reed (b. 1938)
“The media network has its idols, but its principal idol is its own style which generates an aura of winning and leaves the rest in darkness. It recognises neither pity nor pitilessness.”
—John Berger (b. 1926)