Barbara Corday

In her nearly three-hour interview, Barbara Corday talks about her early years working as a publicist. She describes her transition to writing, working on several popular sitcoms with her partner, Barbara Avedon. She discusses the way in which women writers were treated in the industry in the 1970s and '80s. She talks about the six-year journey to get landmark police drama Cagney & Lacey on the air, which she co-created with Avedon. She talks about her work as an executive in development at ABC on such series as Bosom Buddies and American Dream. She describes her continued work as an independent producer and her later work in several executive positions including president of Columbia Television (a television first for a female executive) and executive vice president for primetime programming at CBS. Finally, she speaks about her then-recent association with

In her nearly three-hour interview, Barbara Corday talks about her early years working as a publicist. She describes her transition to writing, working on several popular sitcoms with her partner, Barbara Avedon. She discusses the way in which women writers were treated in the industry in the 1970s and '80s. She talks about the six-year journey to get landmark police drama Cagney & Lacey on the air, which she co-created with Avedon. She talks about her work as an executive in development at ABC on such series as Bosom Buddies and American Dream. She describes her continued work as an independent producer and her later work in several executive positions including president of Columbia Television (a television first for a female executive) and executive vice president for primetime programming at CBS. Finally, she speaks about her then-recent association with USC's School of Cinematic Arts (then the School of Cinema-Television). Darby Maloney conducted the interview on August 12, 2004 in Los Angeles, CA.

. Darby Maloney conducted the interview on August 12, 2004 in Los Angeles, CA.