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Dr. John Leverence on the "wheel" which established the Emmy Awards show as a pan-industry event by showcasing it on a different network each year on a revolving basis, and the lingering question of how this might work with different platforms in the future, and on how the networks are selected through the "wheel" process
(Show - Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime))
09:24
Interview: Dr. John Leverence Show: Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime)
Dr. John Leverence on the platinum age of television and the impact of then-current quality of shows being produced and the importance of the Television Academy and the Emmy Awards in celebrating that excellence
(Show - Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime))
01:37
Interview: Dr. John Leverence Show: Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime)
Dr. John Leverence on how and when the names of the winners get affixed to the actual Emmy statuette - since no one knows the names of the winners in advance, all the nominees' names are actually engraved on plates in advance then the non-winning plates are disposed of and the winners' names are affixed to the statuette
(Show - Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime))
02:01
Interview: Dr. John Leverence Show: Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime)
Dr. John Leverence on the origin of and design of the Emmy statuette, designed by Louis McManus, and on the actual weight (about six pounds) and heft of the statuette, made out of compound metal by R.S. Owens
(Show - Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime))
03:39
Interview: Dr. John Leverence Show: Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime)
Dr. John Leverence on the ballot and voting process for the Emmy Awards and how the accounting firm Ernst & Young is able to keep the names of the winners secret - the names of the Emmy winners are only first disclosed when the envelopes are opened live on the telecast
(Show - Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime))
03:15
Interview: Dr. John Leverence Show: Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime)
Dr. John Leverence on Hill Street Blues winning an Emmy at the 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 1981, just as the show was on the verge of being cancelled, and on what winning the Emmy meant for the show as well as the genre of the police procedural
(Show - Hill Street Blues)
02:15
Interview: Dr. John Leverence Show: Hill Street Blues
Dr. John Leverence on Viola Davis winning an Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series in 2015 (for How to Get Away with Murder) as the first Black actress to win in that category
(Show - Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime))
00:59
Interview: Dr. John Leverence Show: Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime)
Dr. John Leverence on Viola Davis winning an Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series in 2015 (for How to Get Away with Murder) as the first Black actress to win in that category
(Show - Emmy Awards, The: 67th Primetime (2015))
00:59
Interview: Dr. John Leverence Show: Emmy Awards, The: 67th Primetime (2015)
Dr. John Leverence on Viola Davis winning an Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series in 2015 (for How to Get Away with Murder) as the first Black actress to win in that category
(Show - How to Get Away with Murder)
00:59
Interview: Dr. John Leverence Show: How to Get Away with Murder
Dr. John Leverence on the single-most valuable asset of the Awards department and his role as the Administrator of the awards: to maintain the integrity of the Emmy, and on how the administration of the award does deal with certain housekeeping measures, but the real challenge is to deal with substantive issues which, if not properly handled, may result in a diminishment of the integrity of the award
(Show - Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime))
02:57
Interview: Dr. John Leverence Show: Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime)
Dr. John Leverence on his advice to those who succeed him in the Emmy Awards department after his retirement: on protecting the integrity of the award as a sacred object
(Show - Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime))
01:48
Interview: Dr. John Leverence Show: Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime)
Dr. John Leverence on an imposter, Barry Bremen, who accepted an Emmy that was intended for Betty Thomas (Hill Street Blues) and who had snuck into the 1985 awards by tricking Leverence into an extra ticket to the show
(Show - Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime))
02:39
Interview: Dr. John Leverence Show: Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime)
Dr. John Leverence on his first job, as a ticket-taker at the Roxy Theater in Kansas City, Missouri, which enabled him to sneak a peek at films being shown, and on his early memories of television and the shows he enjoyed
(Topic - Creative Influences and Inspiration)
04:23
Interview: Dr. John Leverence Topic: Creative Influences and Inspiration
Dr. John Leverence on the new business model of subscription-based programming having the single biggest impact on the television landscape that he has seen
(Topic - Interactive Technology)
01:20
Interview: Dr. John Leverence Topic: Interactive Technology
Dr. John Leverence on the new business model of subscription-based programming having the single biggest impact on the television landscape that he has seen
(Topic - Television Industry)
01:20
Interview: Dr. John Leverence Topic: Television Industry