Donald P. Bellisario

On his childhood and early influences; on his children; on early memories of World War II

On going off to college; on working his way through school; on difficulties at Penn State; on leaving college and entering the Marine Corps

On encountering Lee Harvey Oswald; on his opinion on the JFK assassination and how that later inspired and episode of Quantum Leap; on returning to Penn State

On his early advertising career; on directing and editing his first television commercial; on his ad campaigns for Jack's Beer and Southwest Airlines; on moving to Los Angeles

On visiting his ancestors' town in Italy; on shopping his first feature script; on meeting Stephen J. Cannell; on writing and producing Baa-Baa Blacksheep

On becoming supervising producer of Battlestar Galactica; on his short lived stint on Quincy, M.E.; on the genesis of Magnum, P.I.,  meeting with Tom Selleck, writing the pilot episode, and shooting in Hawaii

On portraying Vietnam veterans on Magnum, P.I.; on keeping women out of "Magnum's" life in season one

On "Magnum's" Tigers baseball cap; on the accidental death of a camera technician on the set of Magnum, P.I.; on specific episodes of Magnum, P.I.; on reaction to the show's multiple Emmy nominations; on working with Standards and Practices 

On the movie version of Magnum, P.I.; on his series Airwolf; on the made-for-television movie Three on a Match; on the feature film Last Rites; on working in features vs. television

On creating Quantum Leap; on casting and writing Quantum Leap; on the final episode of Quantum Leap

On making the pilot for Quantum Leap; on the title of Quantum Leap, why it's his favorite of the shows he created; on his favorite episodes; on music in his shows; on the final episode of Quantum Leap

On creating JAG; on the Navy's reaction to JAG; on JAG and 9/11; on JAG switching networks

On CBS's mistakes promoting NCIS; on First Monday; on retirement, his proudest achievement, and advice to aspiring writers