Blog Post 2005-06 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations Announced Nominations for the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced today. Among the nominees is television legend Alan Alda, who received his 32nd career Emmy Award nomination in the category of “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series” for his role as “Arnold Vinick” on The West Wing...
Blog Post Advertising Executive/Producer Rod Erickson Has Died Advertising Executive and Producer Rod Erickson died recently at the age of 89. Erickson was interviewed by the Archive of American Television on October 17, 1997. His interview can be viewed in the Archive's Los Angeles offices and will be available online in the near future. Historian Jeff...
Blog Post 50 years ago today… Dick Clark began hosting American Bandstand On July 9, 1956 Dick Clark became the permanent host of American Bandstand and his boyish looks and straight-laced style bridged the gap between teenagers and their parents, helping to bring rock ‘n’ roll to the mainstream. The show broadcast locally from Philadelphia starting in 1952 and by August...
Blog Post Stanley Rubin's Archive of American Television Interview Is Now Online Producer Stanley Rubin's two-and-a-half-hour Archive of American Television interview has been added to the online collection at Google Video. Rubin won an Emmy at the very first Emmy Awards in 1949. Interview Description: Rubin begins by talking about his early years in the entertainment business...
Blog Post New Book Highlights the History of Television Taboos From the July 14th, 2006 Issue of Entertainment Weekly : Ten Things We Love This Week BOOKS 3. ' THEY'LL NEVER PUT THAT ON THE AIR ,' BY ALLAN NEUWIRTH From All in the Family to Seinfeld : Sharp analysis and firsthand anecdotes illuminate the stories behind TV's most taboo-busting comedies. The...
Blog Post D. C. Fontana's Archive of American Television Interview Is Now Online Writer D. C. Fontana's three-and-a-half hour Archive of American Television interview has been added to the online collection at Google Video. This video is Part 3 of D.C. Fontana's 7-part interview. In this segment, she speaks in-depth about her work on Star Trek . To access all segments, click...
Blog Post An Archive Staff Note Those of you who've watched our online interviews with Barbara Eden, Bob Mackie, Frances Reid, Phil Roman and Doris Singleton are already familiar with Jennifer Howard (pictured here with interviewee Doris Singleton, left), a staff researcher at the Archive of American Television who conducted...
Blog Post Stardate: 2006 Star Trek , the orginal series celebrates its 40th anniversary today! The series ran three years from September 8, 1966 to September 2, 1969. The Archive of American Television has interviewed several of the significant contributors to the series, including Captain James T. Kirk himself, William...
Blog Post 25 Years Ago Today: "Hill Street Blues" Swept the Emmy Awards On September 13, 1981, Hill Street Blues set the record for the most Emmy Awards ever won by a primetime show in one season: eight. The record would stand until The West Wing won nine Emmys in 2000. At the time, Hill Street Blues was one of the poorest-rated shows of the season (ranking 87 among 96...
Blog Post Classic "Sesame Street" Comes to DVD! 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 November 10, 1969. The Archive of American Television has interviewed many of the key talents associated with this series...
