Our oral histories chronicle the evolution of television by recording the stories of people who have impacted the television landscape. We interview television professionals, both in front of and behind the camera, in order to document all facets of the industry.

Browse the list of people we have interviewed below.

RuPaul Charles

RuPaul Charles on the contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race

04:35
Tracey Ullman

Tracey Ullman on her character "Kay Clark" on The Tracey Ullman Show, and on the character's real-life inspiration

02:23
Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen on the impact of Roots; on being cast as "Nan" in Roots: The Next Generations

02:07
Ann Curry

Ann Curry on broadcasting live from the South Pole on Today

01:30
Louis Gossett, Jr.

Louis Gossett, Jr. on appearing with Sidney Poitier in the feature film adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun"

03:19
Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett on her Tarzan laugh

00:44
Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito on his real mother playing his TV mother on Taxi

02:27
LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton on his favorite Reading Rainbow episode, "Amazing Grace"

02:11
Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain on the Haiti episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

04:51

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