Thomas W. Moore

On his hobbies growing up, and on movies and radio he liked growing up; on his experience with World War II

On the first time he saw television, and his early experience with the medium; on his role at CBS radio

On making the transition from radio to television; on the Hollywood Blacklist

On Edgar J. Scherick and Roone Arledge's role in bringing sports to ABC; on the genesis of ABC's Wide World of Sports; on the genesis of ABC's Monday Night Football

On various sports shows he programmed at ABC; on ABC's acquisition of the Olympic games in the 1960s and '70s; on ABC brining various sports like golf to television

on Edgar J. Scherick at ABC; on the people who worked for him at ABC when he was head of programming, including Michael Eisner and Barry Diller; on his stint as head of programming at ABC, and on his goals at the time

on programming and developing The Frank Sinatra Show; on programming and developing The Jerry Lewis Show, and The Hollywood Palace; on programming and developing The Real McCoys and 77 Sunset Strip

On programming and developing The Untouchables, Adventures in Paradise and The FBI; on programming and developing The Flintstones

On programming and developing Peyton Place, and on ABC dealing with the advent of color; on programming and developing Batman

On programming various series in the '60s, including That Girl with Marlo Thomas, and the long-running The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet; on programming various shows including McHale's Navy and various game shows; on his duties at president of ABC

On ABC chairman Leonard H. Goldenson; on ABC covering the 1952 conventions, and on how presidents starting with Dwight D. Eisenhower took to television

On the government attempting to require public service programming on the networks, and on William S. Paley and General David Sarnoff; on the Kennedy/Nixon debates of 1960

On the Kennedy-Nixon Debates; on Newton N. Minow's "vast wasteland" speech, critical of television; on what he sees as the FCC's role in broadcasting

On the ban on cigarette advertising on television; on the FCC regulation of the networks being able to own or control the rebroadcast of primetime shows; on the length of commercials and commercial breaks on network television

On networks and their affiliates; on his day-to-day responsibilities as president of ABC; on programming and developing McHale's Navy, The Outer Limits, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Combat. Bewitched, and The Addams Family

On working with Truman Capote on ABC Stage 67; on The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, and on nonfiction programming; on ABC's proposed merger with ITT

On the intended merger of ITT and ABC falling apart, and on Capital Cities taking over ABC; on working with Frederick S. Pierce; on working with Elmer Lower and Elton H. Rule

On Agnes Nixon and on daytime dramas at ABC; on being promoted to group vice president at ABC, and on leaving ABC to produce acclaimed made for television movies like The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman; on founding Ticketron, later Ticketmaster

On his philosophy of program development, and on the process by which he picked television shows; on using research as a tool for program scheduling and development; on scheduling shows, and on considering demographics when programming

On various programming techniques like mid-season replacements, and on various nights that were difficult for ABC; on the importance of ratings to a programmer; on the importance of promoting shows at ABC

On dealing with the stars of his shows in ABC, and on how programming changed during his stint; on what he enjoyed most about his time as an executive at ABC, and later being a producer; on the various ways the industry changed during his stint at ABC due to cable, and on how audiences tastes have changed

On his involvement with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; on television living up to its potential

On advice for an aspiring television executive; on his own contributions to the television industry, and on the best lineups he programed; on how he'd like to be remembered