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"Tell me a story, and tell it well"- Jeff Fager and the legacy of 60 Minutes

 Sat, 11/05/2016 Jeff Fager has been a producer at CBS News for over 30 years, and the Executive Producer of 60 Minutes since 2004, when he took on the reins from series creator Don Hewitt . But he never planned to have a career in news. Fager grew up in Wellesley, MA, the son of a neurosurgeon who didn't even allow him to watch television, calling it “brain rot.” But Fager knew he loved adventure and loved storytelling. So he got a job sweeping the floors of WBZ (an NBC affiliate in Boston) right out of...
Carol Burnett

I'm So Glad We Had This Time with Carol

 Tue, 10/11/2016 Growing up, I never saw The Carol Burnett Show on CBS because it aired at 10pm, which was past my bedtime. Then, suddenly, when I was about 7, Carol Burnett and Friends , a truncated, half-hour version of the show began to air daily in syndication. It was love at first sight for me. Carol and each of her co-stars were so brilliantly funny, and the writing so perfect. The show inspired many a performer to get into show business. Including recent interviewee Geri Jewell . As a 7 year old, I hadn’...
Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper: Journalist. Moderator. Press-pass Forger.

 Sun, 10/09/2016 Anderson Cooper is a name familiar to nearly all of us today as the host of CNN’s AC360, a frequent contributor to 60 Minutes, and moderator of the second Presidential Debate between Hillary and Donald, airing Sunday, October 9. We have watched him cover major news events for years - from war zones and natural disasters, to U.S Presidential elections and celebrity interviews. But many may not know of Cooper’s beginnings and early losses. Although he was born into fame and privilege as the son...
Andy Cohen

Archive in the Clubhouse - Watch What Happened!

 Wed, 10/05/2016 After conducting nearly 100 interviews with television writers, producers, journalists, and legends - many who had been working in the industry on shows that originated on radio -- my friends were curious why I was so excited to interview the creator of “Bravolebrities." Reality TV certainly gets its share of hard knocks. After all, it’s given a platform to people famous for nothing more than being famous and the entire genre has been blamed for bullying scripted television out of existence...
It's Garry Shandling's Show

TV Tunes: Some Thoughts on the Theme Song

 Fri, 09/30/2016 Television theme songs, at their best, trigger an almost Pavlovian response in the viewer. After seven years, when one heard, “Woke up this morning…” one became instantly primed for the superb writing, fine acting, and sometimes horrifying violence of The Sopranos . The jaunty I Love Lucy theme always got us ready for black & white hijinks and laughs. The serious, hard-hitting theme of The McLaughlin Group meant it was time to open your ears and mind for intelligent talk and opinions. There...