Recent Articles June 8, 2011 Happy Birthday to Jerry Stiller! Archive Interviewee Jerry Stiller celebrates his 84th birthday today. We interviewed Jerry back in 2005 along with his wife, Anne Meara. The full interview with Jerry and Anne can be viewed online. In June 8, 2011 TV comedy writing legend (and Mad Libs co-creator) Leonard Stern dies at 88 We're very sad to report that legendary comedy writer Leonard Stern died at 88 on Tuesday. Stern was a passionate advocate for writers and was a great friend of the Archive of American Television. Kn June 3, 2011 Recap: The TV Academy Celebrates Women in Comedy [caption id="attachment_3086" align="alignnone" width="286" caption="(l-r): Margaret Cho, Caroline Rhea, Bonnie Hunt, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carol Leifer, Elayne Boosler & Lily Tomlin (PictureGroup)"][ June 3, 2011 Western star James Arness passes at 88 Sad news to report: TV Legend James Arness passed away today at the age of 88. He was best known for his longtime portrayal of Marshal Matt Dillon on the classic Western series Gunsmoke and later on H June 2, 2011 Calling all "Dallas" Fans - Larry Hagman to auction off personal memorabilia on June 4 Actor (and Archive of American Television interviewee) Larry Hagman has put some of his memorabilia up for auction-- including Dallas memorabilia and furnishings from his California estate as well June 2, 2011 Happy Birthday to Leave it to Beaver's Jerry Mathers! Today is actor Jerry Mathers' 63rd birthday! Best known for his role as Beaver Cleaver on the classic series Leave it to Beaver (and The New Leave it to Beaver), he also appeared in the Alfred June 1, 2011 Andy Griffith turns 85! Wishing a very happy 85th birthday to TV legend Andy Griffith! Andy Griffith, who was born on June 1, 1926, began his long career with the now-classic comedy bit, "What it was, was football" and then May 26, 2011 Happy Birthday to Gunsmoke star James Arness! Happy birthday to actor James Arness (born May 26, 1923) who turns 88 today! Best known for his longtime portrayal of Marshal Matt Dillon on the classic Western series Gunsmoke, the publicity-shy star May 25, 2011 Will June Foray have another shot at Betty Rubble? With Seth McFarlane set to reboot The Flintstones, perhaps he should take a second look at voiceover legend June Foray (best known as the voice behind Rocket J. Squirrel and Natasha Nogoodnik of Rocky May 20, 2011 Dick Ebersol steps down as Chairman of NBC Sports Dick Ebersol announced yesterday that he would step down as Chairman of NBC Sports -- a title he has held since 1989. In this clip from his Archive of American Television interview, he talks about May 17, 2011 Newsflash: Host Jerry Lewis stepping down from MDA Telethons The Muscular Dystrophy Association announced today that Jerry Lewis, who presided over 900 hours of MDA live telethons, is retiring as host of the annual event. "As a labor of love, I've hosted the May 16, 2011 Remembering TV News Legend Joseph Wershba Legendary news producer Joseph Wershba passed away on Saturday, May 14th at the age of 90. Wershba, who decided to become a journalist at a very early age, began his broadcast career in radio, and May 11, 2011 Mark Burnett Has Spoken! The creator/producer of Survivor, The Apprentice, The Voice and many other hit series was recently interviewed for the Archive of American Television. In his newly released interview, he discusses the May 9, 2011 Happy 93rd Birthday to Mike Wallace! Happy birthday to Archive interviewee Mike Wallace, born May 9, 1918. The Archive interviewed the TV news legend in 1998. Here's an excerpt where he discusses his transition from entertainment May 9, 2011 50 Years Later: A Vaster Wasteland? On May 9, 1961 FCC Chairman Newton N. Minow, an appointee of President Kennedy's administration, delivered his historic speech to the National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, DC. The speech Pagination « « First ‹ ‹ Previous … 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 … › Next › » Last »
June 8, 2011 Happy Birthday to Jerry Stiller! Archive Interviewee Jerry Stiller celebrates his 84th birthday today. We interviewed Jerry back in 2005 along with his wife, Anne Meara. The full interview with Jerry and Anne can be viewed online. In
June 8, 2011 TV comedy writing legend (and Mad Libs co-creator) Leonard Stern dies at 88 We're very sad to report that legendary comedy writer Leonard Stern died at 88 on Tuesday. Stern was a passionate advocate for writers and was a great friend of the Archive of American Television. Kn
June 3, 2011 Recap: The TV Academy Celebrates Women in Comedy [caption id="attachment_3086" align="alignnone" width="286" caption="(l-r): Margaret Cho, Caroline Rhea, Bonnie Hunt, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carol Leifer, Elayne Boosler & Lily Tomlin (PictureGroup)"][
June 3, 2011 Western star James Arness passes at 88 Sad news to report: TV Legend James Arness passed away today at the age of 88. He was best known for his longtime portrayal of Marshal Matt Dillon on the classic Western series Gunsmoke and later on H
June 2, 2011 Calling all "Dallas" Fans - Larry Hagman to auction off personal memorabilia on June 4 Actor (and Archive of American Television interviewee) Larry Hagman has put some of his memorabilia up for auction-- including Dallas memorabilia and furnishings from his California estate as well
June 2, 2011 Happy Birthday to Leave it to Beaver's Jerry Mathers! Today is actor Jerry Mathers' 63rd birthday! Best known for his role as Beaver Cleaver on the classic series Leave it to Beaver (and The New Leave it to Beaver), he also appeared in the Alfred
June 1, 2011 Andy Griffith turns 85! Wishing a very happy 85th birthday to TV legend Andy Griffith! Andy Griffith, who was born on June 1, 1926, began his long career with the now-classic comedy bit, "What it was, was football" and then
May 26, 2011 Happy Birthday to Gunsmoke star James Arness! Happy birthday to actor James Arness (born May 26, 1923) who turns 88 today! Best known for his longtime portrayal of Marshal Matt Dillon on the classic Western series Gunsmoke, the publicity-shy star
May 25, 2011 Will June Foray have another shot at Betty Rubble? With Seth McFarlane set to reboot The Flintstones, perhaps he should take a second look at voiceover legend June Foray (best known as the voice behind Rocket J. Squirrel and Natasha Nogoodnik of Rocky
May 20, 2011 Dick Ebersol steps down as Chairman of NBC Sports Dick Ebersol announced yesterday that he would step down as Chairman of NBC Sports -- a title he has held since 1989. In this clip from his Archive of American Television interview, he talks about
May 17, 2011 Newsflash: Host Jerry Lewis stepping down from MDA Telethons The Muscular Dystrophy Association announced today that Jerry Lewis, who presided over 900 hours of MDA live telethons, is retiring as host of the annual event. "As a labor of love, I've hosted the
May 16, 2011 Remembering TV News Legend Joseph Wershba Legendary news producer Joseph Wershba passed away on Saturday, May 14th at the age of 90. Wershba, who decided to become a journalist at a very early age, began his broadcast career in radio, and
May 11, 2011 Mark Burnett Has Spoken! The creator/producer of Survivor, The Apprentice, The Voice and many other hit series was recently interviewed for the Archive of American Television. In his newly released interview, he discusses the
May 9, 2011 Happy 93rd Birthday to Mike Wallace! Happy birthday to Archive interviewee Mike Wallace, born May 9, 1918. The Archive interviewed the TV news legend in 1998. Here's an excerpt where he discusses his transition from entertainment
May 9, 2011 50 Years Later: A Vaster Wasteland? On May 9, 1961 FCC Chairman Newton N. Minow, an appointee of President Kennedy's administration, delivered his historic speech to the National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, DC. The speech