David Sarnoff

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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Steve Allen

Steve Allen on his thoughts on colleagues through the years - David Sarnoff

02:58

Ted Bergmann

Ted Bergmann on DuMont's work with color television

01:08

Ted Bergmann on DuMont and RCA's color television systems

04:13

Ted Bergmann on the evolution of video tape

05:04

Haskell Boggs

Haskell Boggs on his impressions of early television and the advent of color television, pioneered by David Sarnoff, and Thomas W. Sarnoff's work on Bonanza

05:44

William Clotworthy

William Clotworthy on NBC President David Sarnoff

00:11

John Conte

John Conte on appearing on Matinee Theater, and being sent to Atlanta by David Sarnoff to promote NBC

06:00

John Conte on David Sarnoff and on working with producer Albert McCleery on Matinee Theater

06:03

Joan Ganz Cooney

Joan Ganz Cooney on meeting David Sarnoff and starting at RCA

01:49

Joan Ganz Cooney on David Sarnoff (founder of NBC) and William S. Paley (founder of CBS)

02:16

Joan Ganz Cooney on why David Sarnoff fired Pat Weaver

00:40

Michael Dann

Michael Dann on David Sarnoff giving him a television set and an allowance to hold television parties

05:46

Michael Dann on Pat Weaver's reorganization of NBC and David Sarnoff's vision

02:09

Michael Dann on David Sarnoff firing Sylvester L. "Pat" Weaver

00:32

Michael Dann on David Sarnoff's desire to sell color television sets and the importance of shooting variety shows in color

01:56

Ray Dolby

Ray Dolby on David Sarnoff's announcements about RCA's achievements in video tape recording

01:13

Hugh Downs

Hugh Downs on meeting David Sarnoff

00:39

Hugh Downs on David Sarnoff's view of competition and Sarnoff's interest in broadcasting

02:42

Bob Doyle

Bob Doyle on getting a television set from David Sarnoff

02:32

Rod Erickson

Rod Erickson on working with David Sarnoff at NBC and William S. Paley at CBS

01:56

Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray on the first time she saw television, and on being NBC's "color girl" for General David Sarnoff

03:33

Elma Farnsworth

Elma Farnsworth on RCA's David Sarnoff's attempts to buy Philo T. Farnsworth's patent for television

03:49

Elma Farnsworth on her husband Philo T. Farnsworth's battle with RCA for electronic television's patents

06:10

Elma Farnsworth on RCA licensing Philo T. Farnsworth's patents in 1939 - the first time RCA ever licensed a patent

08:35

Irving Fein

Irving Fein on David Sarnoff's relationship with Jack Benny

00:48

Norman Felton

Norman Felton on working with David Sarnoff

00:09

Les Flory

Les Flory on the relationship between Vladimir Zworykin and David Sarnoff at RCA

02:17

Les Flory on David Sarnoff's involvement with the RCA lab after World War II

00:29

Ray Forrest

Ray Forrest on the effort and money that David Sarnoff put into NBC experimental television

01:32

Ray Forrest on never meeting David Sarnoff in person, but knowing Robert Sarnoff

01:06

Leonard H. Goldenson

Leonard H. Goldenson on acquiring ABC and having a conversation with NBC's David Sarnoff

01:42

Leonard H. Goldenson on his relationship with NBC's David Sarnoff and CBS' William Paley

00:43

Leonard H. Goldenson on a photo with CBS' William Paley and NBC's David Sarnoff

01:08

Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr.

Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr. on the working conditions at Allen B. DuMont's DuMont Laboratories when he was hired in 1936, and on DuMont working with David Sarnoff

04:58

Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr. on the industry push toward color television in the 1950s involving David Sarnoff and Allen B. DuMont, and on the NTSC setting standards for color television

09:03

Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr. on David Sarnoff

01:16

Julian Goodman

Julian Goodman on working with David Sarnoff

02:01

Herb Granath

Herb Granath on David Sarnoff and Robert Sarnoff

00:37

Monty Hall

Monty Hall on re-negotiating his contract for Let's Make a Deal

08:45

Skitch Henderson

Lyle "Skitch" Henderson on David Sarnoff dismantling the NBC Symphony, and on becoming music director for NBC

02:15

Martin Hoade

Martin Hoade on his impressions of David Sarnoff, and on the creation of NBC

03:31

Stanley Hubbard

Stanley Hubbard on his father's relationship with David Sarnoff

01:49

Stanley Hubbard on his mentor, David Sarnoff

01:19

Lucy Jarvis

Lucy Jarvis on her crew for The Kremlin and it being NBC first major color broadcast

01:16

Loren Jones

Loren Jones on the early television development team at RCA, headed by David Sarnoff and including Vladimir Zworykin

09:53

Loren Jones on Vladimir Zworykin and David Sarnoff's early vision of what television would be

01:13

Loren Jones on scientist Edward Armstrong's role in the development of television, and his patent feud with David Sarnoff

05:40

Loren Jones on Robert Sarnoff, David Sarnoff, and Vladimir Zworykin

03:51

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis on David Sarnoff

00:23

Art Linkletter

Art Linkletter on David Sarnoff

00:24

Newton N. Minow

FCC chair Newton Minow on meeting with RCA head David Sarnoff regarding the number of network-owned stations permitted and on the threatened antitrust action regarding RCA's development of color television

02:47

Thomas W. Moore

Thomas W. Moore on the government attempting to require public service programming on the networks, and on William S. Paley and General David Sarnoff

08:22

Alan Neuman

Alan Neuman on David Sarnoff

01:35

Don Pike

Don Pike on David Sarnoff's involvement in the development of color television

01:54

John Rich

John Rich on David Sarnoff

02:54

Lee Rich

Lee Rich on the network creators: David Sarnoff (NBC), William S. Paley (CBS), and Leonard Goldenson (ABC)

03:14

Hank Rieger

Hank Rieger on working with David Sarnoff

00:59

Fred Rogers

Fred Rogers on David Sarnoff

04:07

Thomas W. Sarnoff

Thomas W. Sarnoff on his father, NBC founder David Sarnoff

02:40

Thomas W. Sarnoff on the vision of his father, NBC founder David Sarnoff

01:03

Thomas W. Sarnoff on the death of his father, NBC founder David Sarnoff

01:16

Thomas W. Sarnoff on David Sarnoff's legacy

00:25

Herbert S. Schlosser

Herbert S. Schlosser on NBC's negotiations with Universal, and on David Sarnoff

03:06

Herbert S. Schlosser on General David Sarnoff

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James Sheldon

James Sheldon on seeing David Sarnoff when he was an NBC Page in the early 1940s

01:25

Garry Simpson

Garry Simpson on David Sarnoff and his son, Robert

02:33

Dick Smith

Dick Smith on David Sarnoff, "The Godfather"

03:35

Sid Smith

Sid Smith on his thoughts on people with whom he's worked - David Sarnoff

00:23

Frank Stanton

Frank Stanton on David Sarnoff

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