Sat, 05/14/2016
IT'S THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR VERY FIRST INTERVIEW!
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20 years ago today, on May 14, 1996, we conducted our very first Archive of American Television interview! Leonard H. Goldenson, the founder of ABC, was interviewee #1.
Back in 1996 we were a pilot program approved to conduct ten interviews, and have since become a full-fledged, integral part of the Television Academy Foundation with over 800 interviews in the collection.
Here are a few highlights from Leonard H. Goldenson's interview:
On early programming at ABC:
On getting Disney into television:
Thank you to all of our fans and supporters over the years. Looking forward to the next 20 years!