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:
“Never before has a generation of parents faced such awesome competition with the mass media for their children’s attention. While parents tout the virtues of premarital virginity, drug-free living, nonviolent resolution of social conflict, or character over physical appearance, their values are daily challenged by television soaps, rock music lyrics, tabloid headlines, and movie scenes extolling the importance of physical appearance and conformity.”
—Marianne E. Neifert (20th century)
“The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western World. No First World country has ever managed to eliminate so entirely from its media all objectivity—much less dissent.”
—Gore Vidal (b. 1925)