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On B-roll pictures from her career - her album with Fred Rogers "Around the Children's Corner"; with the cast of Ask the Girls including Florence Sando; with Fred Rogers' puppet "Daniel Tiger"; Fred Rogers' puppet "Lady Elaine Fairchild"; King Friday the 13th Calendar; more of Fred Rogers' puppets; with Fred Rogers; with Fred Rogers and his puppet "Daniel Tiger"; dancing with Fred Rogers; the cast of Funsville on KDKA; on the set of Wheee! 18:25
Interview: Josie Carey
On b-roll pictures from his career- in a recording studio at age 22; with Bob Arbogast; at the house where he grew up in Coney Island; with Joseph Barbera and William Hanna; with Brenda Vacarro; with Milton Berle; in a sound booth doing "Babe II"; at his daughter's wedding 04:25
Interview: Stanley Ralph Ross
On the impact of allowing cable to compete in the Primetime Emmy Awards after an appeal by director John Moffitt; on the definition being modified to include audience numbers of "homes passed" (meaning the program was available to them) rather than "homes entered" making HBO and other cable networks qualified for Emmy eligibility for the first time; on whether the Television Academy Board had ever defined "television" as the medium grew and changed; on television being any content on the recognized platforms; on the similarities between the issues faced by both the Television Academy and the Motion Picture Academy in their approaches to categorizing eligibility for content that is niche programming, not mass-marketed to the general public; on the "gentlemen's agreement" that used to exist among the networks not to air competing content during the Emmys telecast; on why the Emmys telecast is scheduled in September on a Sunday night (historically the Sunday night before the Fall television season began); on the rules for the "May 31" qualification based on when the show aired resulting in some orphan shows 15:28
Interview: Dr. John Leverence
On category classifications and changes, specifically the issue with "dramedies"; on how a program such as Shameless petitioned to be changed from the drama category to the comedy category; on how programs would appeal a category classification before an anonymous "Industry Panel"; on how decisions such as changing category eligibility is rare, and why; on the issues surrounding the supporting player in longform category or "Ellen Burstyn Rule" (Ed. note: Dr. Leverence would like to note he misspoke here and meant Ellen Burstyn, not Ellen Barkin), which requires that the actor appear on-screen in no less than 5% of total running time appearance to qualify; on how the Academy defines "on-screen"; on the importance of the rules of the Awards being transparent; on the difficulties in processing the nominations to check eligibility; on how 75% of the Television Academy Awards staff's time is spent on checking eligibility in preparing the Emmy ballots; on how Emmy Awards eligibility decisions are appealed; on the limited number of eligible persons per category per show; on an issue in 2019 with a show that had people who were both talent and producers but the producer credit was a vanity credit and did not qualify under the Academy guidelines; on the basic principle that a person can only win one Emmy for doing one role on a show; on which Academy rules he personally lobbied to change after so many years administering the Emmys - such as giving the Engineering Awards their own awards show rather than being included in the Creative Arts Emmy Awards; on drafting the argument for including casting as its own Emmy award category; on how stunt coordination became an Emmy category; on the Rule of 14 - "the lungs of the competition" - where if in two consecutive years a category has fewer than 14 nominations, the Television Academy Board votes on whether to discontinue the category or merge it with another, such as the miniseries category 24:10
Interview: Dr. John Leverence
On the 2009 decision to expand the main Primetime Emmy award categories beyond five nominees; on the issues arising from having too many awards and overlapping awards which could result in the apparent "tiering" of awards; on issues with one person winning the same award year after year; on juried awards, such as the Governors Award; on serving as the executive producer on the Television Academy Creative Arts Awards, and on writing the show; on the ceremonies that accompany the Creative Arts Emmy Awards program and how it developed from two nights at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium; on how the decisions were made around which awards would be awarded during the Primetime Emmy Awards, and which would be awarded during the Creative Arts; on the "wheel" for the Emmy award show, as a pan-industry event, showcasing it on a different network each year on a revolving basis; on whether other platforms someday could become part of the wheel; on the predominance of niche cable shows getting more nominations in recent years; on the return of product placement in current television shows similar to those live spots mid-show in the early days of television; on the Primetime Emmy Awards telecast becoming less important to the Television Academy 25:41
Interview: Dr. John Leverence
On his role during the actual Primetime Emmy Awards telecast, which for the last several years has broadcast live from L.A. Live/Nokia (now Microsoft) Theater in downtown Los Angeles; on the logistical fires he is putting out day-of-show; on the origin of the actual gold-plated award statuette designed by Louis McManus and manufactured by R.S. Owens, which does not have any engraving on it when initially presented to the Emmy winners since the names of the winners are not known to anyone before they are announced live; on the heft of the physical statuette; on how the accounting firm Ernst & Young is able to keep the names of the winners secret 11:11
Interview: Dr. John Leverence
Dr. John Leverence on the impact of allowing cable to compete in the Primetime Emmy Awards 05:08
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on the similarities between the issues faced by both the Television Academy and the Motion Picture Academy in their approaches to categorizing eligibility for content that is niche programming, not mass-marketed to the general public and how this impacts viewership of the programs 03:05
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on the "gentlemen's agreement" that used to exist among the networks not to air competing content during the Emmys telecast, and on why the Emmys telecast is traditionally scheduled in September on the Sunday night before the Fall television season began 03:09
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on the Emmys cutoff rule that almost made the final season of The Sopranos ineligible until the year after it aired 02:32
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on Emmy category classifications and changes, such as with the program Shameless which had elements of both comedy and drama categories 02:28
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on the classification of a program for the Emmy Awards based on its running time: if a program is 30 minutes it is considered a comedy and if it is 60 minutes it is considered a drama (unless the show appeals this decision) 01:01
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on the ambiguity surrounding how programs are categorized for an Emmy Award 00:55
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on the issue with guest actors and the eligibility rules around their eligibility for Emmy nominations 03:35
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on the issues surrounding the Emmy category of supporting player in longform and the issues surrounding the so-called "Ellen Burstyn Rule" (Ed note: Dr. Leverence would like to note he misspoke here and meant Ellen Burstyn, not Ellen Barkin) 02:59
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on the importance of the rules of the Emmy Awards being transparent, and on the difficulties in processing the nominations to check eligibility 04:39
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on how Emmy Award eligibility decisions are appealed 03:50
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on which Television Academy rules he personally lobbied to change after so many years administering the Emmys 01:07
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on the Television Academy Rule of 14 where if in two consecutive years a category has fewer than 14 Emmy nominations, the Television Academy Board votes on whether to discontinue the category or merge it with another 01:39
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on the 2009 decision to expand the main Primetime Emmy award categories beyond five nominees 03:29
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on the issues arising from the same individual winning an Emmy in the same category every year 01:46
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
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 01:56
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on how and when the names of the winners get affixed to the actual Emmy statuette 02:00
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on the origin of and design of the Emmy statuette, designed by Louis McManus 03:39
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on the ballot and voting process and how the accounting firm Ernst & Young is able to keep the names of the winners secret until they are announced on the telecast 03:15
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on John Moffitt, an Emmy-award winning director, who made the appeal to the Academy Board of Governors to allow cable television shows, such as those on HBO, to be eligible for an Emmy Award 04:36
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Person: John Moffitt
Dr. John Leverence on the Emmys cutoff rule that almost made the final season of The Sopranos ineligible for an Emmy Award until the year after it aired and how the award year eligibility calendar always will result in some "orphan shows", and on how then-HBO chairman Chris Albrecht appealed to the Television Academy Awards Department for an accommodation which was made to allow the show to be eligible for an Emmy in its final year 02:33
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Person: Chris Albrecht
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, the non-winning nameplates are disposed of and the winners can now watch their plate get bolted to the statuette the night of the Emmys 05:40
Interview: Dr. John Leverence
Dr. John Leverence on the ballot and voting process and how the accounting firm Ernst & Young is able to keep the names of the winners secret until they are announced live on the telecast 03:15
Interview: Dr. John Leverence
Dr. John Leverence on the Emmys cutoff rule that almost made the final season of The Sopranos ineligible for an Emmy Award until the year after it aired and how the award year eligibility calendar always will result in some "orphan shows", and on how then-HBO chairman Chris Albrecht appealed to the Television Academy Awards Department for an accommodation which was made to allow the show to be eligible for an Emmy in its final year 02:32
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Show: Sopranos, The