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Commercial television was in its infancy in the United States when Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941. NBC and CBS had gone on the air with commercial television...

On Tuesday, December 5th, from noon to 8 PM, Bloomingdale's (14060 Riverside Drive) in Sherman Oaks, California, is hosting a "Shopping Works Wonders Day" to benefit the Academy of Television...

The Advent of Videotape....50 Years Ago (November 30, 2006)By Steve Cox On November 30, 1956 at 6:15 pm Pacific Standard Time, a milestone in the history of broadcasting occurred: the...

The Archive of American Television can't help you in the kitchen, but we can entertain you with an interview with one of American's top television chefs! As you wait for...

Remember Clarabell the clown on The Howdy Doody Show? Or what about Captain Kangaroo, with his menagerie of "Dancing Bear," "Mr. Moose," and "Mr. Greenjeans"? Bob Keeshan, best known as...

Today marks the 90th birthday of Gilligan's Island and Brady Bunch creator/producer Sherwood Schwartz! Click on the play arrow to hear about "the way they became the Brady Bunch!" Interview...

Writer (and Archive supporter) Steve Cox has updated his fabulous 1989 Munsters book! The redesigned and massively updated book, The Munsters: A Trip Down Mockingbird Lane (Watson-Guptill Publishing / Backstage...

Archive of American Television Interviewee Ed Bradley has died at age 65. Bradley was interviewed in two sessions on May 12, 2000 and May 8, 2001. Click here to view...

Today sees the final season of M*A*S*H released on DVD. The M*A*S*H finale was the highest rated single program ever when it aired on February 28, 1983. Dr. Walter Dishell...

Andy Rooney was interviewed by the Archive of American Television for four hours on his career. Mr. Rooney has just put out a new book of essays collected in ten...

Dateline: Los AngelesThe Archive of American Television staff was spotted heading for the Mystery Machine yesterday afternoon. Hope your Halloween was fun, too!

On November 11, 1960 the Twilight Zone aired "Eye of the Beholder," which would become one of the series' classic shows. Listen to actress Maxine Stuart relate her experiences, playing...

Religious series programmer Martin Hoade died on September 26 at the age of 90. Mr. Hoade was interviewed by Michael Rosen for the Archive of American Television on November 23...

Today sees the release of highlights from the early years of Sesame Street on DVD. This revolutionary children's show was developed by Joan Ganz Cooney and made its debut on...

Jane Wyatt talks about working on Father Knows Best Actress Jane Wyatt died at her home on Friday, October 20 at the age of 96. For six years, she starred...

This Wednesday, October 18th, those of you in the Los Angeles-area can join author Jim Colucci at 7:30 pm at the A Different Light bookstore (8853 Santa Monica Blvd. in...

Cameraman Ben Wolf's four-hour Archive of American Television interview has been added to the online collection at Google Video. This is tape 6 of his interview in which he talks...

Take a look at one of the newest interviews online -- show host Art Linkletter . He's truly an engaging and a exceptional storyteller. Here's one of our favorite little-known...

The latest issue of Emmy magazine (Issue No. 1, 2007, with Ryan Seacrest on the cover) includes selections from our Archive of American Television interview with Dan Rather. He was...

Noriyuke "Pat" Morita's interview is now online. Best known on television for his role of "Arnold" on Happy Days, this interview provides a fascinating account of his life and career...