John Conte

On his early life and influences; on moving with his family to Los Angeles in 1920; on early radio he listened to

On his early singing career and his time at the Pasadena Playhouse; on acting on early radio programs; on becoming a radio announcer

On living through the Great Depression and furthering his singing career while he was an announcer; on becoming the chief announcer at his radio station

On performing on stage in "Romeo and Juliet"; on his early film career; on becoming the announcer of the "George Burns and Gracie Allen" radio show

On appearing with Frank Morgan and Fanny Brice on the radio show  "Maxwell House Coffee Time"; on his singing career; on leaving George Burns to do his own show on CBS radio

On the cancellation of his radio show and announcing for the radio dramas "Silver Theater" and "Screen Guild Players"; on announcing for the radio series "Big Town" starring Edward G. Robinson; on moving to New York in 1939

On seeing television at the 1939 World's Fair; on his activities during World War II, and on working with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello; on appearing in the Broadway-bound stage musical "Windy City," and on being discovered by Richard Rogers to appear on stage in "Carousel" and "Allegro"

On appearing in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Allegro" on Broadway; on working with Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein

On his early television series John Conte's Little Show, and on the invention of the teleprompter; on announcing for the "NBC Spectaculars" for Max Liebman Presents and Producers' Showcase; on appearing as an actor on live television in the 1950s

On appearing as an actor on Studio One, and on appearing on the Studio One production "Flowers From a Stranger" with Yul Brynner; on appearing on Chevrolet Tele-Theater; on acting on television as opposed to acting on stage

On appearing as "Billy Crocker" on the Musical Comedy Time production of "Anything Goes" with Martha Raye; on taking acting classes, on his stage fright before going on, and on appearing in Max Liebman Presents: "Naughty Marietta"; on appearing in various live television productions

On various people he worked with in his career; on hosting the game show Personality Puzzle; on appearing on Climax! and in the feature "The Man with the Golden Arm" with Frank Sinatra; on Matinee Theater, and being sent to Atlanta by David Sarnoff to promote NBC

On David Sarnoff and on working with producer Albert McCleery on Matinee Theater; on acting as host for Matinee Theater, and on the audience of the show; on the writers and producers of the show, including producer Albert McCleery

On the production of Matinee Theater, on the cost of the show, and on actors who appeared during its run; on mishaps during the broadcast of Matinee Theater, and on the cancellation of the show

On hosting the music series Mantovani; on hosting the syndicated anthology series The Best of the Post and on what made him a good host; on various series he guest-starred on

On guest-starring on Bonanza; on guest-starring on Perry Mason starring Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale; on his experience with the Hollywood Blacklist

On launching KMIR-TV, an NBC-affiliated UHF station in the Palm Springs–Rancho Mirage market with the help of Tom Sarnoff; on his local station becoming an NBC affiliate

On his decision to sell local television station KMIR in 1999; on the financial aspects of owning a local, small market television station and on KMIR's relationship to its community; on the growth of his station

On cable television's impact on his television station KMIR; on his competitors in the Palm Springs television market and KMIR's programming; on hosting Town Talk on his television station in Palm Springs

On KMIR's news department; on the responsibility of a small market television station general manager; on his career highlights

On advice to aspiring performers; on government's role in broadcasting; on the then-future of television and how he would like to be remembered

On various people with whom he has worked