David Sarnoff


The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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Steve Allen

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Steve Allen on his thoughts on colleagues through the years - David Sarnoff
02:58

Ted Bergmann

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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

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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

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William Clotworthy on NBC President David Sarnoff
00:11

John Conte

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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

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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

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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

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Ray Dolby on David Sarnoff's announcements about RCA's achievements in video tape recording
01:13

Hugh Downs

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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

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Bob Doyle on getting a television set from David Sarnoff
02:32

Rod Erickson

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Rod Erickson on working with David Sarnoff at NBC and William S. Paley at CBS
01:56

Nanette Fabray

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Nanette Fabray on the first time she saw television, and on being NBC's "color girl" for General David Sarnoff
03:33

Elma Farnsworth

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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

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Irving Fein on David Sarnoff's relationship with Jack Benny
00:48

Norman Felton

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Norman Felton on working with David Sarnoff
00:09

Les Flory

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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Julian Goodman on working with David Sarnoff
02:01

Herb Granath

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Herb Granath on David Sarnoff and Robert Sarnoff
00:37

Monty Hall

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Monty Hall on re-negotiating his contract for Let's Make a Deal
08:45

Skitch Henderson

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Lyle "Skitch" Henderson on David Sarnoff dismantling the NBC Symphony, and on becoming music director for NBC
02:15

Martin Hoade

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Martin Hoade on his impressions of David Sarnoff, and on the creation of NBC
03:31

Stanley Hubbard

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Stanley Hubbard on his father's relationship with David Sarnoff
01:49
Stanley Hubbard on his mentor, David Sarnoff
01:19

Lucy Jarvis

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Lucy Jarvis on her crew for The Kremlin and it being NBC first major color broadcast
01:16

Loren Jones

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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

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Jerry Lewis on David Sarnoff
00:23

Art Linkletter

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Art Linkletter on David Sarnoff
00:24

Newton N. Minow

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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

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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

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Alan Neuman on David Sarnoff
01:35

Don Pike

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Don Pike on David Sarnoff's involvement in the development of color television
01:54

Lee Rich

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Lee Rich on the network creators: David Sarnoff (NBC), William S. Paley (CBS), and Leonard Goldenson (ABC)
03:14

John Rich

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John Rich on David Sarnoff
02:54

Hank Rieger

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Hank Rieger on working with David Sarnoff
00:59

Fred Rogers

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Fred Rogers on David Sarnoff
04:07

Thomas W. Sarnoff

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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

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Herbert S. Schlosser on NBC's negotiations with Universal, and on David Sarnoff
03:06
Herbert S. Schlosser on General David Sarnoff
05:01

James Sheldon

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James Sheldon on seeing David Sarnoff when he was an NBC Page in the early 1940s
01:25

Garry Simpson

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Garry Simpson on David Sarnoff and his son, Robert
02:33

Sid Smith

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Sid Smith on his thoughts on people with whom he's worked - David Sarnoff
00:23

Dick Smith

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Dick Smith on David Sarnoff, "The Godfather"
03:35

Frank Stanton

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Frank Stanton on David Sarnoff
04:33

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