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Legendary KTLA Newsman Stan Chambers Retires After 63 Years

Stan Chambers started in television at the dawn of the medium. He's been a fixture of KTLA's news team and its historic coverage of breaking news since he first reported on the tragedy of Kathy

"Howdy Doody" Writer Eddie Kean Has Died

Eddie Kean, the sole writer for the first seven years of the classic children's show Howdy Doody, has died at age 85.  Kean also wrote the songs for the show.  Out of Howdy Doody comes one of Kean's

Humphrey Bogart on '50s TV— "Jack Benny," "Person to Person," and "Producers' Showcase"

Humphrey Bogart was one of the screen's biggest stars in the 1950s, when TV was considered a rival medium.  Bogart made relatively few appearances on TV before his death in January 1957.  According to

EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG Wins Top Honors at 2010 Interactive Media Awards

The TV Academy Foundation's Archive of American Television website EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG has won an Outstanding Achievement in Website Development Award

Producer David Wolper ("Roots") has Died -- Co-Founder of the Archive of American Television

Legendary producer David Wolper, whose many documentaries and notable TV projects include Roots and The Thorn Birds — has died at the age of 82. Wolper was one of the co-founders of the Archive of

John Langley's Interview Is Now Online-- Created "Cops"

"Cops is an existential variety show, with a criminal accent, and real décor." John Langley was interviewed in North Hollywood, CA on May 22, 2009; Karen Herman conducted the two-hour interview. Inter

60th Anniversary of "Crusader Rabbit"— TV's First Animated Series

TV historians will tell you that "Felix the Cat" was one of the first images ever broadcast on television (when RCA broadcast a Felix doll in 1928 on experimental station W2XBS)— but it wasn't until

Mitch Miller, TV's "Sing Along" Host, Has Died— Archive Interview Online

Mitch Miller, who, through his TV show Sing Along with Mitch and a series of LPs, taught the public the lyrics to popular music in the '50s and '60s, has died at the age of 99.  With his trademark

Director Walter Grauman gets creative on "Peter Gunn"

In his Archive interview, director Walter Grauman vividly recalls a story about one of the episodes he directed for the 1950s-60s detective series Peter Gunn.  Despite TV’s short production schedules

Bugs Bunny at 70

The first "official" Bugs Bunny cartoon was released by Warner Bros. on July 27, 1940— "A Wild Hare," featuring Elmer Fudd's hopeless pursuit of Bugs.  Bugs' first line in this cartoon?  "Eh, What's

Bid through August 1st: TV experiences, swag, and set-visits highlight auction to benefit the TV Academy Foundation

The auction's live! Bid on unique television mementos, and support a great cause! The Television Academy Foundation is offering an array of exclusive items and experiences to bidders through a

Daniel Schorr— longtime CBS & NPR news correspondent— has died at age 93

Daniel Schorr was a newsman for CBS from the 1950s to the 1970s, and famously found himself on live TV reading— to his surprise— his own name on President Nixon's "enemies list" while reporting during

John Bartley Interview Now Online— "X-Files" and "Lost" Director of Photography

“I like the camera to be moving. I’ve gone to work on a couple of shows part time, and they   get a little surprised when you say, ‘let’s lay down some track’… ‘Well, we don’t usually do  that.’

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62nd Primetime Emmy Noms Announced Today

With the 62nd Primetime Emmy Nominations, the Archive of American Television congratulates all of the nominees, including our interviewees: Paris Barclay (comedy series direction, Glee) Ken Burns