Blog Post Art Linkletter, TV Legend and "Pied Piper to Kids" Has Died Art Linkletter became a television icon in the 1950s, for his famed interactions interviewing children, and as the host of a string of successful series including Art Linkletter's House Party and People Are Funny . Linkletter has died at the age of 97. Art Linkletter was interviewed by the Archive...
Blog Post This Is CNN's 30th Anniversary The 24-hour news network began broadcasting at 5 PM EST on June 1, 1980. The network came into its own with the outbreak of the Persian Gulf War in January 1991, and has since become the go-to breaking news source. In his Archive of American Television interviewed Ted Turner talks about the "open...
Blog Post Bill Moyers on JFK, LBJ, and PBS He's served as Deputy Director of the Peace Corps, White House Press Secretary, and host of Bill Moyers' Journal , a critically acclaimed news program on public television. In his 2001 Archive interview, Bill Moyers discusses his career in politics and public TV. He describes working with...
Blog Post Remembering Kathryn Joosten Today the Archive remembers actress Kathryn Joosten , who passed away on Friday, June 1st, 2012 from lung cancer. Joosten was 72 and best known for her roles as "Mrs. Landingham" on The West Wing and "Karen McCluskey" on Desperate Housewives . She began her acting career late in life, at age 42,...
Blog Post Remembering Richard Dawson The Archive remembers Richard Dawson today, who passed away on Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 at the age of 79. Dawson was the long-time host of the game-show Family Feud , where he coined the famous phrase "survey says," and from 1965-1971 played "Corporal Peter Newkirk" on Hogan's Heroes . Here are...
Blog Post Will and Katie: Couric Celebrates the Queen's Diamond Jubilee This year Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee, marking her 60-year reign as Great Britain's monarch. ABC News is marking the occasion tonight with a two-hour edition of 20/20 entitled "The Real Queen: By Her Own Royal Family." Katie Couric interviews the Queen's grandsons, Prince...
Blog Post Director/Producer Bob Finkel Dies at 94 The Archive is sad to learn of the death of Bob Finkel , who passed away of age-related complications on April 30, 2012. Finkel produced numerous hits of the 1950s and 1960s, including The Eddie Fisher Show , The Dinah Shore Chevy Show , and The Andy Williams Show , along with multiple broadcasts...
Blog Post Writer/Producer William Froug Turns 90! Happy 90th birthday, William Froug ! Froug started out as a radio writer at CBS, transitioned to television, and wound up producing some of the medium's biggest hits. He served as a producer on The Twilight Zone , Bewitched , and Gilligan's Island , among others. When he left production, Froug...
Blog Post Producer Lee Rich Dies at 85 The Archive is sad to report the passing of Lee Rich , best known as one of the founders of Lorimar Productions. Rich served as executive producer on The Waltons , Eight is Enough , Dallas , and Knots Landing . Earlier in his career, he worked for advertising company Benton & Bowles, where he...
Blog Post One More For the Road: The Finale of "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" On May 22, 1992, Johnny Carson's record-setting thirty-year reign as host of The Tonight Show came to an end. Carson took over The Tonight Show from predecessor Jack Paar on October 1, 1962, and over the next three decades delighted the world with "Carnac the Magnificent" skits, the wedding of Tiny...
