Blog Post Ask Dr. Ruth? We did! TV's legendary psychosexual therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer's Archive interview is now online at http://emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/ruth-westheimer Below are clips from the 2-hour interview: Dr. Ruth Westheimer on why her show "Ask Dr. Ruth" was groundbreaking Dr. Ruth Westheimer on why she...
Blog Post Clip of the Day: Ken Burns on Baseball in America In a week filled with baseball openers, here's a clip from the Archive's interview with documentarian Ken Burns (in reference to his 9-part PBS series Baseball ). In this clip, Burns discusses the importance of baseball in American history and his deep admiration for Buck O'Neil, the first African-...
Blog Post Dan Rather on JFK, 9/11, CBS News, and more "For anyone who loves a craft, loves news (reporting)... the bedrock requirement is to love the news, which I did." Watch Dan Rather's full 2005 interview ; he discusses the craft of journalism and the many, many historical milestones he covered both as a reporter and later, as anchor for the CBS...
Blog Post Former "Meet the Press" Moderator Bill Monroe Has Died Bill Monroe was the executive producer and moderator of Meet the Press from 1975-1984; he formerly worked as NBC's Washington D.C. bureau chief. Interview description: Bill Monroe was interviewed for three-and-a-half hours in Bethesda, MD. Monroe talked about growing up in New Orleans where he...
Blog Post TV Academy Foundation and "Variety" host the 2011 TV Summit The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation and "Variety" hosted the day-long 2011 TV Summit yesterday at the Renaissance Hotel in Los Angeles. As people move to watch TV whenever and wherever they want - through smartphones, tablets, computers and other platforms - traditional...
Blog Post Carroll Pratt, Laugh machine expert, has died Carroll Pratt, a protege of laugh machine creator Charley Douglass, has died at the age of 89. Carroll Pratt 's Archive Interview was conducted on June 12, 2003. Interview description: Carroll Pratt was interviewed for over two-and-a-half hours in Philo, CA. Pratt talked about his start in feature...
Blog Post Noel Taylor, Emmy-winning Costume Designer— has Died Noel Taylor was the first person acknowledged by the Emmy Awards for costume design in 1965 for the Hallmark Hall of Fame production "The Magnificent Yankee"— the first year that costume design was honored; Taylor has died at the age of 97. Noel Taylor began his career on Broadway ("The Teahouse of...
Blog Post Primetime TV Crimefighters TV Academy Event Coverage Posted The Archive was on the scene for coverage of the TV Academy's Primetime TV Crimefighters Event red carpet arrivals. Video clips posted include panelists Mike Connors, Marg Helgenberger, Thomas Gibson, Boris Kodjoe, Matt Passmore, Mary McCormack, Carlos Gomez, and Angie Harmon. Thanks to the Pop...
Blog Post Stephen Sondheim's "Evening Primrose" comes to DVD New from The Archive of American Television Presents DVD Series: EVENING PRIMROSE – Digitally Restored & Re-Mastered Starring Anthony Perkins and Charmian Carr Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim • Teleplay by James Goldman Directed by Paul Bogart This long-lost treasure is now available on...
Blog Post "The Pacific" Is Released on DVD and Blu-ray WWII miniseries The Pacific comes out on DVD and Blu-ray tomorrow. The Pacific received the most nominations (24) and wins (8) for any program at this year's Emmy Awards. Its eight wins included: Outstanding Miniseries; Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie; Outstanding Casting for a...
