Public Television Legend James Day Has Died - Interviewed in 1998

Host of such public television series as Kaleidoscope in the late '50s and early '60s and Day at Night in the 1970s, James Day left his mark on public television as the president of National Educational Television (NET) starting in 1969, and president of Channel 13.

James Day's four-and-a-half hour Archive of American Television interview will be online shortly, and can be viewed in its entirety at Television Academy Headquarters.

Interview description:

James Day described his early career years as the general manager of San Francisco's public television station KQED and Kaleidoscope, an interview program he hosted for 15 years. Day later became the president of the National Educational Television and helped guide PBS into a fully operational organization: he spoke about his programming philosophy and memorable PBS programs. The interview was conducted by Ralph Engelman on April 27, 1998.