Recent Interviews

We have over 900 interviews in our collection, most of which are available for viewing online. See the most recently uploaded interviews below.

Jeff Kisseloff

Thu, 03/14/2019

In his three-hour interview, Jeff Kisseloff talks about his early years, and the fact that his family were early adopters of television, color television, and cable television. He describes doing the research and conducting the interviews for his book “The Box: An Oral History of Television, 1929-1961,” which included speaking to Elma Farnsworth, Frank Stanton, Bob Keeshan, Dominick Dunne, and many others. Kisseloff chronicles the various narratives that emerged during his interviews for the...

Lauren Zalaznick

Wed, 12/05/2018

In her five-hour interview, Lauren Zalaznick talks about her early years, and choosing the entertainment industry over a possible career as a doctor. She describes working on several feature films, including “Compromising Positions,” “Kids,” and Todd Haynes’ “Safe.” She chronicles her years working on promos for MTV Networks, which led to a position as vice president in charge of promotion, where she was charged with completely rebranding VH1. She recounts the changes she brought to VH1,...

Walon Green

Thu, 11/15/2018

In his three-hour interview, Walon Green talks about his early years, and working for David L. Wolper and Jack Haley, Jr. on documentaries. He describes directing the Time-Life Special “The Search for Vengeance” about the search for Nazi war criminals, as well as executive producing the Gene Roddenberry-inspired Strange New World. He chronicles his time working for producer David Milch as a writer for Hill Street Blues, and what he learned about writing for television...

Louis Gossett, Jr.

Fri, 10/19/2018

In his two-hour interview, Louis Gossett, Jr. talks about his early life, and his early interest in sports and performing. He recalls taking classes at the Actors Studio, and early television roles on The Nurses and East Side/West Side. He recalls appearing both on stage and in the feature film version of Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” and along side James Garner in “Skin Game.” He details playing the role of “Fiddler” in the groundbreaking miniseries Roots...

Joe DeTullio

Fri, 09/28/2018

In his four-hour interview, Joe DeTullio talks about his parents encouraging him to go into the arts, and his decision to become an architect. He describes working in various positions at CNBC, and later being accepted into NBC’s page program. He recounts his time as a page in multiple departments at NBC, and finally making his way to the design department at Saturday Night Live. He outlines his first years at Saturday Night Live as a coordinator, keeping track of reference...

Ellen Holly

Fri, 09/07/2018

In her four-and-a-half hour interview, Ellen Holly talks about her early life, and her paternal family tree going back to the 1700s. She discusses becoming interested in acting, and her big Broadway breakthrough in “Too Late the Phalarope.” She recalls attending the Actors Studio at the request of Lee Strasberg, and the problems of being an African-American actress who appeared to be “too light.” She talks extensively about her groundbreaking role as “Carla Gray” on the daytime drama One...

RuPaul Charles

Thu, 09/06/2018

In his one-hour interview, RuPaul Charles talks about his early life, and the influence shows like The Flip Wilson Show and Monty Python’s Flying Circus had on him. He recalls “finding his tribe” in Atlanta, and moving to New York City where he met Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, who would be instrumental in his career. He discusses his big breakthrough, the song “Supermodel,” which got heavy airplay on MTV and won him a spot on The Arsenio Hall Show. Charles chronicles...