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In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Gilbert Cates (1934-2011) talks about getting hired as an NBC guide at Rockefeller Center. He describes the excitement of working in "live" television in the 1950s...

In his one-hour-and-forty-five-minute interview, Hank Azaria talks about his early life and his decision to pursue a career in acting, which led to his first job, in an Italian gum...

In his nearly three-and-a-half-hour interview, Julian Goodman (1922-2012) discusses his years as president of NBC (from 1966 to 1974). In addition, he talks about his start at NBC News, when...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Hector Ramirez (1944-2023) discusses his career as a camera operator, from his start on All in the Family to one of his then-current positions as an...

In her three-hour interview, Lisa Kudrow talks about growing up with the hopes of becoming a biomedical engineer and how her goals shifted to acting. She discusses her work with...

In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Jaclyn Smith discusses her early years and family life growing up in Texas. She talks of her early interest in acting and modeling and becoming the...

In her three-hour interview, Anne Nelson (1922-2009) talks about her early life, and her first job at CBS in the sales department, starting in 1942. She describes working at CBS...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Darren Star talks about his college years studying writing at UCLA and his first industry job, as an assistant at the public relations firm, Guttman &...

In his four-hour interview, Tom Bergeron describes his early interest in broadcasting, which led him to call and interview Moe Howard and Larry Fine of the Three Stooges at age...

In his two-hour interview, Alan Ball describes his career writing for the stage, film, and television. He discusses growing up in Georgia and developing an interest in playwriting in college...

In his nearly three-hour interview, Hal Needham (1931-2013) talks about his early years leading an outdoor lifestyle, dropping out of school after the 8th grade and joining the military as...

In her nearly four-hour interview, Ann Marcus (1921-2014) talks about her early interest in writing, which led her to become a "copy boy" at The New York Daily News and...

In the two-hour solo portion of his interview, Maury Povich talks about his career in radio news before entering the world of television. He describes becoming the long-time host of...

In his hour-and-a-half interview, Al Lewis (1910-2006) talks about his career as a traveling medicine salesman and working at various radio stations. He discusses his early career in television and...

In his nearly three-and-a-half-hour interview, Douglas S. Cramer (1931-2021) talks about his early life and his first foray into television at Procter & Gamble. He describes the development of his...

In his one-and-a-half-hour interview, Al Roker describes his childhood in New York and his early interests in animation and directing. He talks of his years at SUNY Oswego and his...

In his five-hour interview, Herb Granath (1928-2019) discusses his start in the entertainment industry as a college student working in the Page Program at NBC. He talks of becoming a...

In his three-hour interview, Thomas Azzari talks about his early interest in art design and how he rose through the ranks of the CBS art department to become a set...

In his three-hour interview, Asaad Kelada discusses how he began his long and successful career as a TV director. He speaks of serving as an apprentice on the sitcom Rhoda...

In the two-and-a-half-hour solo portion of her interview, Connie Chung outlines her career in journalism. She discusses her family's move from China to the United States, her childhood in the...