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Kelley Dixon
"For an editor, sometimes things are hard, sometimes shows are hard, sometimes politics are hard, and you're not working with the people that you want to work with and stuff like that. But you know what? It's the best job ever."
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Arnie Kogen
“The best thing is when it finally happens. You come up with a great concept or idea or a one liner, and say, ‘Wow, that’s fantastic.’ Just writing something really great, and realizing ‘Hey, this is special.’”
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Ron Friedman
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"T.A.M.I. Show" on DVD-- Archive Interviewee Steve Binder Describes the Landmark Concert
1964's historic two-day rock/r&b concert, the T.A.M.I. Show, comes out on DVD today. Although the acronym T.A.M.I. was used inconsistently, it stood for either Teen Age Music International or Teenage...
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"Chicago Television"-- New Book from the Museum of Broadcast Communications
The Chicago-based Museum of Broadcast Communications recently released Chicago Television, a survey of the city's first fifty years of TV broadcasting. Chicago TV stations WBKB (now WBBM-TV), WENR (now WLS-TV)...
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TV's Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone— Fess Parker, Has Died— Archive Interview Online
Fess Parker became a TV star portraying "Davy Crockett" in a series of adventures that aired on the anthology series Disneyland, earning him an Emmy nomination as Most Outstanding New...
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Happy St. Patrick's Day
The Archive of American Television is getting in the St. Paddy’s Day spirit by recognizing some of the most beloved Irish-American television greats. So, if green beer isn’t your thing...
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You weren't the only one whose sister forced you to watch "Little House on the Prairie"
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences hosted "An Evening with Modern Family" on March 3rd. Short interviews with the show's ensemble on the press line are now posted on...
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"The Untouchables" Aired a Potent Series Episode Fifty Years Ago Today
As so aptly noted by The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: "With the chatter of machine-gun fire and the squeal of tires on Chicago streets...
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Stephen J. Cannell on "Wiseguy"
Wiseguy: The Collector's Edition gets released on DVD tomorrow. Although short-lived (it ran from 1987-90), Wiseguy garnered Emmy nominations for Best Drama series and acting nominations for star Ken Wahl...
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The Monsters Were Due on Maple Street Fifty Years Ago Today
One of The Twilight Zone's best remembered episodes— and a staple of Twilight Zone marathons— is the first season's "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street." Scripted by Rod Serling...
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"Moonlighting" Silver Anniversary Today
25 years and the Anselmo case is still unsolved. On March 3, 1985 Moonlighting debuted and a beloved television classic was born. Moonlighting fans have remained in such full force...
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As Leno Returns, a Look Back to Where NBC Late Night Began
Starting tonight, Jay Leno returns to his Tonight Show berth, continuing the hosting duties he initially began in 1992. The Tonight Show's long history started with Steve Allen (photo, left)...
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"Today" Show Reunites Family Sitcoms Next Week
Tune in next week for the Today show's reunions with Eight Is Enough (Monday, March 1), The Partridge Family (Tuesday, March 2), and 227 (Thursday, March 4). Under the banner...
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"Your Show of Shows" 60th Anniversary
Sixty years ago today Your Show of Shows debuted, creating a blueprint for American TV sketch comedy to come. The forerunner of such shows as The Carol Burnett Show and...
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Jack Benny Puts Up His Own Money
Jack Benny was pained to part with his money. So ingrained was this part of the Jack Benny persona that on his radio program, among his biggest laughs came when...
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David Canary Retiring from "All My Children" in April
Daytime Emmy-winner David Canary, who has played one of soap's most famous dual roles-- twin brothers Adam & Stuart Chandler on All My Children-- is retiring from the series after...
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New Archive Newsletter
The first of the Archive of American Television's quarterly newsletters is out. If you'd like to be on our mailing list, enter your e-mail information in the box on the...