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In his two-hour interview, Loren Jones (1905-1999) discusses being one of the last surviving engineers who worked with Vladimir Zworykin and David Sarnoff at RCA Laboratories on the invention and...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Nick Stewart (1910-2000) talks about his early comedic work with Milton Berle and Eddie Cantor. He explains how his work with Mae West and John Wayne...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Joseph Barbera (1911-2006) discusses his start as a young animator at the Van Beuren Studios in New York, before his move to California and MGM's cartoon...

In his four-hour interview, Perry Lafferty (1917-2005) describes directing shows including The Victor Borge Show, Robert Montgomery Presents, and U.S. Steel Hour. He talks about producing shows including Your Hit...

In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, Paul Henning (1911-2005) describes working as a writer in radio -- for Fibber McGee and Molly and for The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. He...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Don Hewitt (1922-2009) speaks about the beginnings of broadcast journalism. He recalls the days of Douglas Edwards with the News. He discusses his role in the...

In his five-and-a-half-hour interview, Tony Charmoli (1921-2020) speaks about choreographing television shows including Your Hit Parade, Alice in Wonderland, NBC Comedy Hour, The Dinah Shore Show, and T he Danny...

In his six-hour interview, news producer Joseph Wershba (1920-2011) speaks about his early years with CBS Radio, and making the transition to television. He recalls working with Fred Friendly and...

In his five-hour interview, Martin Manulis (1915-2007) talks about the Golden Age of Television and the challenges of producing live television anthologies, especially his greatest contribution to television, the critically...

In his three-hour interview, Hal Kanter (1918-2011) talks extensively about his first television work as a writer for famed comedian Ed Wynn on The Ed Wynn Show. He discusses how...

Mary Tyler Moore (1936-2017) always knew she'd have a career on stage, "I knew at a very early age what I wanted to do. Some people refer to it as...

In his six-hour interview, Sherwood Schwartz (1916-2011) talks about his early years, and his first writing job for Bob Hope’s radio show. He recalls writing for various series including I...

In his four-hour interview, Bud Yorkin (1926-2015) talks about his early years and his education at Carnegie Tech, as well as his time as a television repairman. He describes getting...

In her nearly two-and-a-half-hour interview, Betty White (1922-2021) talks about her start in television as a co-host, with Al Jarvis, on L.A.'s local station KLAC in 1949. She also recalls...