Interview Joan Ganz Cooney In her four-and-a-half-hour interview, Joan Ganz Cooney talks about her early involvement in public television in New York, where she worked as a producer for local station WNET. She discusses the creation of the Children's Television Workshop (CTW), and the academic hurdles she overcame in 1969 to...
Interview Bill Conti In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Bill Conti discusses his family's talent for music and his early start playing piano gigs. He talks of studying music at Louisiana State University on a bassoon scholarship and then attending Juilliard to further his studies. He recalls his time in Rome, ghost-...
Interview Matthew Weiner In his eight-hour interview, Matthew Weiner talks about writing on TV shows including Becker and The Sopranos , and his creation of the series Mad Men . He details the writers' room on The Sopranos and working with David Chase, as well as pivotal episodes from the series including The Sopranos '...
Interview Ralph M. Baruch In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Ralph M. Baruch (1923-2016) recounts his childhood in Germany and his family's flight to France during World War II. He recalls his first job in sales at the DuMont Network and his later transition to CBS' international division. He discusses the formation of...
Interview Richard Dawson In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Richard Dawson (1932-2012) describes his path from comedy stages in the West End to game show sets in Hollywood. He discusses how he loves to make people laugh and shares how he made the jump from comedian to actor. He recalls his memorable roles on both The...
