Blog Post Remembering Andy Griffith The Archive is sad to report that actor Andy Griffith passed away this morning at the age of 86. Griffith was best known for his role as "Sheriff Andy Taylor" in The Andy Griffith Show , and also enjoyed success playing the title role in Matlock from 1986-1995. Griffith was also a Grammy winner and...
Blog Post Remembering Pioneering Television Executive Julian Goodman The Archive of American Television is sad to report that former NBC executive Julian Goodman , died Monday, July 2nd, at the age of 90. In 1998, the Archive interviewed him for nearly three-and-a-half hours at his home in Jupiter, FL. During that interview Goodman discussed his years as president...
Blog Post TV's "Guiding Light" Turns 60! On the small screen from June 30, 1952 to September 18, 2009, Guiding Light holds the record for longest-running drama in television history. In addition to its 57-year reign on television, The Guiding Light (as it was originally titled) ran from January of 1937-52 on radio. It was the only radio...
Blog Post Remembering Doris Singleton The Archive is sad to report the death of actress Doris Singleton . Singleton passed away on June 26th at the age of 92. The multi-talented performer began her career as a ballet dancer in New York and transitioned to work as a singer and actress in network radio, where she appeared on many of the...
Blog Post Steverino's "Steve Allen Westinghouse Show" Turns 50 It could be argued that Letterman's "Stupid Human Tricks", sketches with Rupert from the deli across from The Late Show studio, and Leno's "Jaywalking" segment can all be traced back to Mr. Steve Allen . Allen was, after all, the original host of The Tonight Show , the nationally-networked show...
Blog Post Daytime's Big Night: 2012 Daytime Emmys The 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are tomorrow, Saturday, June 23! The show will be broadcast from the Beverly Hilton Hotel at 5pm PST/8pm EST on Headline News. Below enjoy some Archive selections from classic daytime stars, producers, and show creators: Actress Erika Slezak on One Life to Live's...
Blog Post Two Thumbs Up for Roger Ebert's 70th Birthday! Happy birthday, Roger Ebert ! Ebert has enjoyed a long and impressive career as one of America's leading film critics, beginning with his role as critic for the Chicago-Sun Times and subsequently as co-host of a local Chicago TV show reviewing movies with fellow critic Gene Siskel (a show which...
Blog Post Dallas 2012: The Ewing Boys are Back in Town It's been 21 years since Dallas left the air, but tonight, the boys of Southfork Ranch return in a reboot of the popular series. J.R. and Bobby Ewing are back, along with their sons, John Ross and Christopher, and of course, Sue Ellen ( Dallas just wouldn't be Dallas without her.) The original...
Blog Post Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications Reopens! After 6 years in the making, the Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) in Chicago will have its Grand Opening and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony tomorrow, Wednesday, June 13th at 10am! Tonight, Chicagoans Betty White , Hugh Downs , and John Mahoney will be in the Windy City to celebrate at a gala for...
Blog Post Connie Chung Talks Maury Povich, "Murphy Brown", and More! She occupied half of Walter Cronkite 's anchor chair on CBS Evening News (she co-anchored with Dan Rather ); she famously interviewed Newt Gingrich's mother, and she is married to Maury Povich. In her 2009 Archive Interview, Connie Chung talks of being a serious journalist, covering national...
