Bob Banner

On his early life and influences; on early television he saw; on his service in World War II

On teaching at Northwestern; on going to work for radio station WBKB and becoming a stage manager at local television station WMAQ

On becoming a director at local Chicago station WMAQ, and directing the show Gone But Not Gotten hosted by Hugh Downs; on his experiences working in production on Kukla, Fran & Ollie

On directing Garroway at Large starring Dave Garroway; on the guests and unorthodox format of Garroway at Large; on the studio and experimental nature of the show

On Dave Garroway; on the production of Garroway at Large

On moving to New York to direct The Fred Waring Show; on his responsibilities on and the production of The Fred Waring Show; on what he learned as a producer and director of The Fred Waring Show and the rehearsal of the show

On his personal style as a producer

On how fans approached TV star Dinah Shore versus movie star Bette Davis; on directing various Omnibus programs including "La Boheme"

On directing televised boxing matches in Chicago early in his career; on working with Omnibus host Alistair Cooke; on working on Wide Wide World

On the duties of the director in television; on the duties of the producer in television; on directing The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, the first regular color broadcast  

On producing Peggy Fleming Visits the Soviet Union; on Dinah Shore's signature of throwing a kiss on The Dinah Shore Chevy Show and on the "See the USA in your Chevrolet" theme song; on working with Dinah Shore on The Dinah Shore Chevy Show and on various production elements of the show

On producing The Colgate Comedy Hour

On working with Frank Sinatra on a number of his television specials; on winning an Emmy for The Dinah Shore Chevy Show and a number of awards over the years; on forming his own production company Bob Banner Associates 

On producing The Garry Moore Show; on producing Candid Camera

On producing Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall; on producing a charity event with Jack Benny and Isaac Stern to save Carnegie Hall; on producing The Jimmy Dean Show

On Carol Burnett's contributions on The Garry Moore Show; on producing The Carol Burnett Show; on producing A Salute to American Imagination, the Ford Motors seventy-fifth anniversary celebration and on working with Ed Wynn

On producing My Sweet Charlie on Broadway and later for television starring Patty Duke; on working with Ethel Merman on the special A Salute to American Imagination; on Solid Gold's popularity in Israel and on working on various Perry Como Specials

On working with Jim Henson and the Muppets on The Jimmy Dean Show and A Sesame Street Christmas; on the genesis of his syndicated music series Solid Gold; on producing Star Search

On producing It's Showtime at the Apollo; on producing the special That's What Friends Are For; on the decline of variety programming in the '80s and '90s

On producing the made-for-television movie Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus starring Charles Bronson; on producing Real Kids, Real Adventures for the Discovery Channel

On his favorite show being whatever show he was doing, and on producing game shows; on his advice to an aspiring television producer or director; on the then-current state of television 

On the then-current state of television and how the television audience changed over his career; on the then-future of television; on how he'd like to be remembered