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In his three-hour interview, Marty Pasetta (1932-2015) talks about his early interest in theater, which culminated in his first job in television at San Francisco's KGO-TV in 1952. He discusses...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Fred Willard (1939-2020) talks about his earliest appearances on television -- sketches with comedy partners on The Ed Sullivan Show and The Steve Allen Show. He...

In her three-hour interview, Kim Hunter (1922-2002) discusses her Broadway debut in A Streetcar Named Desire, in the role of "Stella Kowalski." She talks about reprising the role in the...

In her three-hour interview, Suze Orman talks about her multi-faceted career as a television host, writer, and financial adviser. She describes her childhood and the inspiration she derived from the...

In his three-hour interview, Kevin Eubanks describes growing up in a musical family and chronicles his path from Philadelphia to the NBC studios in Burbank, CA. He discusses his mother...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Jonathan Murray discusses his career in reality television. He describes his childhood growing up in Syracuse, NY, and recounts studying journalism and broadcast news in college...

In his two-hour interview, Lloyd Morrisett (1929-2023) discusses his background in psychology and getting a job at the Carnegie Foundation. He talks of the programs he oversaw that sought to...

In his two-hour interview, Abby Singer (1917-2014) talks about his early career as an assistant director in feature films and television shows, including The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, Ford...

In his four-hour interview, Michael Moye discusses his early love of reading and writing comic books. He talks of getting involved with theater in college, writing original plays, and winning...

In the twenty-minute solo portion of his interview, Les Charles talks about his early years growing up near Las Vegas. He recalls the first time he saw television and his...

In her hour-long interview, Gwen Ifill (1955-2016) discusses her early love of writing and reading and how that carried her into a career in journalism. She talks about knowing at...

In his five-hour-plus interview, Leslie H. Martinson (1915-2016) speaks about growing up in and around Boston, until his World War II service led him to Los Angeles. He talks at...

In his two-hour interview, Bill Nye talks about his early interest in science and recalls learning astronomy from Professor Carl Sagan at Cornell University. He discusses moving to Seattle, where...

In the two-hour joint portion of their interview, Johnny Stearns (1916-2001) and Mary Kay Stearns (1925-2018) describe how they met and their work together. They discuss their television debut, including...

In his three-hour interview, Frederick S. Pierce talks about how he first came to work at ABC in 1956 and his initial work as an analyst in the television research...

In his nearly four-hour interview, Lowell Ganz recalls how The Dick Van Dyke Show impacted his desire to become a writer and work in television. He talks about his early...

In his three-hour interview, Dr. James L. Loper (1931-2013) talks about his early influences in broadcasting and his first work in the field as a weekend announcer at KTAR, NBC's...

In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, Hank Rieger (1918-2014) speaks about starting his career with United Press. He describes his work as the manager and subsequently director of press and publicity at...

In the two-hour joint portion of their interview, Johnny Stearns (1916-2001) and Mary Kay Stearns (1925-2018) how they met and their work together. They discuss their television debut, including Mary...

In his three-hour interview, David Shore talks about his early life and brief law career in Canada. He describes his move to Los Angeles and his big break writing for...