Blog Post Newsflash: Host Jerry Lewis stepping down from MDA Telethons The Muscular Dystrophy Association announced today that Jerry Lewis , who presided over 900 hours of MDA live telethons, is retiring as host of the annual event. "As a labor of love, I've hosted the annual Telethon since 1966, and I'll be making my final appearance on the show this year by...
Blog Post Remembering TV News Legend Joseph Wershba Legendary news producer Joseph Wershba passed away on Saturday, May 14th at the age of 90. Wershba, who decided to become a journalist at a very early age, began his broadcast career in radio, and transitioned to television at CBS News, where he worked on See It Now (where he was part of the core...
Blog Post Mark Burnett Has Spoken! The creator/producer of Survivor , The Apprentice, The Voice and many other hit series was recently interviewed for the Archive of American Television. In his newly released interview, he discusses the production of the competition-based reality series he's best-known for, and the "reality tv"...
Blog Post Happy 93rd Birthday to Mike Wallace! Happy birthday to Archive interviewee Mike Wallace, born May 9, 1918. The Archive interviewed the TV news legend in 1998. Here's an excerpt where he discusses his transition from entertainment television to hard news (which culminated in his decades-long run on 60 Minutes ). See his full Archive of...
Blog Post Happy Birthday to Jerry Stiller! Archive Interviewee Jerry Stiller celebrates his 84th birthday today. We interviewed Jerry back in 2005 along with his wife, Anne Meara. The full interview with Jerry and Anne can be viewed online . In this clip, Jerry discusses how he came to be cast as "Frank Costanza" on Seinfeld . He talks...
Blog Post TV comedy writing legend (and Mad Libs co-creator) Leonard Stern dies at 88 We're very sad to report that legendary comedy writer Leonard Stern died at 88 on Tuesday. Stern was a passionate advocate for writers and was a great friend of the Archive of American Television. Known as a "comedy writer's comedy writer," Leonard began his career in radio, writing for such...
Blog Post Michael J. Fox turns 50! Wishing very happy 50th birthday to TV legend Michael J. Fox ! The Archive of American Television interviewed the actor in 2001. Here's a clip from the interview where he discusses how he was cast on Family Ties : Watch his full Archive interview here . Link to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for...
Blog Post What would Alexis Carrington think? Designer Nolan Miller Retires from QVC after 19 Years Home shopping's QVC announced last weekend that legendary designer Nolan Miller has retired after 19 years of designing fashion and jewelry collections for the network. We thought that this would be an excellent time to showcase one of our favorite clips from his Archive of American Television...
Blog Post Blame it on Bulova: Commercial Television turns 70! July 1, 1941: the beginning of life as we know it. Commercial television made its debut in the United States. Over the next few years, television programs and personalities would become closely identified with their commercial sponsors, some shows even featuring their backer within the title, as in...
Blog Post George Shapiro on Andy Kaufman, Jerry Seinfeld, and more! George Shapiro has had the pleasure, although some might call it the challenge, of managing the seemingly unmanageable Andy Kaufman. In his Archive interview, manager George Shapiro describes his work with comedians Andy Kaufman and Jerry Seinfeld, among others, and discusses the intricacies of...
