Anne Nelson

On her early life and influences; on radio she listened to while growing up, and on going to the movies; on working on the syndicated comic strip "Strange as it Seems"

On going to work for CBS in 1942 in sales; on working with bandleader Kay Kyser on a benefit; on working with various stars at CBS Radio

On working at CBS Radio in the 1940s, and on William S. Paley raiding NBC's talent; on CBS Radio during World War II, and on content concerns; on being the first female CBS executive

On moving stars like Ed Wynn and Jack Benny to television, and on her earliest experiences seeing television; on helping put together the deal for The Ed Wynn Show; on the production of The Ed Wynn Show coming out of Studio A at CBS on Sunset Blvd

On becoming the first female executive at CBS, and the difficulties she encountered getting there; on negotiating talent contracts for CBS, and on how her department was organized

On radio's "My Favorite Husband" starring Lucille Ball, and on the creation of I Love Lucy; on the creation of CBS Television City, and on movie studios' reaction to television; on Frank Stanton, and on her office at Television City

On the Hollywood Blacklist; on being promoted though the ranks of CBS business affairs, and eventually moving from radio to television; on doing the deals for Gunsmoke and Perry Mason

On working in business affairs at CBS in the late 1950, and on working with executive James T. Aubrey; on negotiating contracts for CBS in the 1960s, including for The Judy Garland Show and The Carol Burnett Show

On her style of negotiation, and on the challenges of being a female in business affairs in her era; on how contracts have changed since she started in the industry, and on working with Norman Lear; on networks losing power and money over losing ownership of shows in the 1970s

On the advent of packaging in television, and on the power of talent agencies; on dealing with performers and contract disputes

On dealing with unions and strikes; on The Red Skelton Show; on how the advent of videotape changed the business

On Hawaii Five-O; on working with MTM productions, and Grant Tinker; on her working relationship with Norman Lear

On becoming director of talent administration at CBS, and on the retirement of Frank Stanton; on how the industry has changed since she started; on being director of talent and program acquisition for CBS

On the success of CBS during her tenure, and on working with Laurence Tisch; on being senior director of business affairs at CBS, starting in 1989; on career highlights and regrets

On being a female television executive in her era; on advice to aspiring television executives, and on the then-current state of television; on how she would like to be remembered

Anne Nelson on various people she worked with in her career