Perhaps you know her as "Shelley Pfefferman" on Transparent, as "Angela Bower" on Who's The Boss?, or as "Karen Wolek" on One Life to Live. Or maybe you recognize her...
While cataloging interviews for The Archive of American Television, I hear about some topics from different perspectives. For example, we have Meta Rosenberg, Roy Huggins, and James Garner all discussing...
It was a gritty cop show. It had one of the catchiest title songs of all time. And today it turns 35. MTM's police drama Hill Street Blues debuted on...
One thing remains constant in the ever-changing landscape of American Television: where there’s a successful series, there is always the possibility of a spin-off. The temptation to remove a supporting...
All our dreams came true one summer day when we got a call from the Archive of American Television asking us if we wanted to interview not just “Laverne” OR...
We’re sad to learn that music director Milton Delugg passed away on Monday, April 6, 2015 at the age of 96. Delugg worked in network radio and early television with...
We're sad to hear that religious broadcaster Dr. Robert Schuller passed away on April 2, 2015 in Artesia, CA at the age of 88. Schuller grew up on a farm...
We're sad to learn that director Richard L. Bare passed away on March 28, 2015 at the age of 101. Bare worked in a combat photography unit during Word War...
We're sad to learn that actress Jayne Meadows passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at the age of 95. Meadows grew up in China where her parents were missionaries...
The career of Vin Di Bona has been remarkable. He began as a disc jockey fresh out of Emerson College, where he’d struck up a friendship with future producing partner...
We’re sad to learn that actress/comedienne Anne Meara passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at the age of 85. Meara was one half of the comedy team Stiller and...
We're sad to learn that director/producer Marty Pasetta passed away on May 21, 2015 at the age of 82. Pasetta's first job in television was at San Francisco's KGO-TV in...
We’re sad to learn of the passing of actor Dick Van Patten, who died on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 of complications from diabetes. He was 86 years old. Van Patten...
As a composer, one of Alf Clausen's main duties is to create the underscore for TV shows, which often blends so seamlessly with the action that we take the music...
We're sad to learn that director Tony Verna passed away from acute leukemia on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at the age of 81. Verna broke into the business in local...
We're sad to learn that CBS News producer Sanford Socolow passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2015 in New York City at the age of 86. Socolow worked for the...
We're sad to hear that CBS News correspondent Bob Simon died in a car crash yesterday in Manhattan, NY. Simon was 73 years old. He began working at CBS News...
We're sad to hear that KTLA local news correspondent Stan Chambers passed away today at the age of 91. Chambers was part of the local Los Angeles news scene for...