William Klages

On his childhood and early influences; on excelling in high school; on attending engineering/Polytechnic school; on getting a higher degree at Columbia University and becoming a video maintenance engineer for NBC; on his interest in lighting; on attending the 1939 World's Fair

On his first job at NBC; on the early equipment at NBC; on the influence of cinematography on him; on lighting techniques and lighting faces

On NBC's Studio 8H; on early kinescopes; on working on Your Hit Parade and All Star Revue; on early color TV; on his responsibilities as a video control engineer; on control rooms for live television

On rehearsals for live television; on working with Milton Berle; on being a video man on Your Hit Parade and Robert Montgomery Presents; on returning to the Navy; on becoming lighting director at NBC

On his role as lighting director at NBC; on working with Delbert Mann and Fred Coe on Playwrights '56; on lighting mishaps

On the role of a lighting director; on his preparations for lighting on Playwrights '56; on unions

On the role of a lighting designer; on the greatest compliment he's ever received; on putting a design together and happy accidents from which he learned techniques

On lighting equipment; on techniques he developed on The Perry Como Show

On flattering lighting for actors and actresses; on working with Liza Minnelli; on lighting tricks; on lighting and makeup working together; on lighting in multi-camera shows

On basic shots a director uses on TV shows - single shots, reactions, etc.; on lighting an Ethel Merman Special; on lighting and pre-lighting The Perry Como Show; on losing power during a Dick Clark show

On working on a Dick Clark show when the power went out; on shooting on location all over the world; on the toughest show he ever did - a Dolly Parton Christmas Special;on how color TV changed lighting; on how lighting can help create a mood for a show - lighting for romance, suspense, etc.;

On contrast ratios; on lighting for film and video; on color temperature; on doing commercials at NBC

On lighting safety; on lighting The Ernie Kovacs Show, Ray Bolger's Washington Square, and The Grammys; on lighting The Nat King Cole Show

On lighting Queen for a Day, The Miss America Pageants, and The Kraft Music Hall; on working on JFK's inauguration; on Pat Boone's Coca Cola Special and Barbra Streisand's TV Specials

On working on the Barbra Streisand Specials ;on lighting Barbra Streisand on The Rosie O'Donnell Show; on lighting Hullabaloo; on leaving NBC in 1970 and moving to Los Angeles

On working on the Joe Frazier-Muhammed Ali fight; on Alex Segal; on his Emmy nominations and wins; on lighting award shows; on Fairy Tale Theater with Shelley Duvall; on special effects

On entertainers with whom he's worked

On technological improvements in lighting during his career; on working on In Living Color; on his current projects; on directors with whom he's enjoyed working; on lighting equipment; on advice to aspiring lighting directors; on how he'd like to be remembered