Interview Susan Whiting In her two-hour interview, Susan Whiting talks of her interest in mathematics and economics and becoming one of the first members of Nielsen Research's management training program. She describes what Nielsen was like in the late 1970s when she arrived, documents the growth of the cable industry and...
Interview George Bodenheimer In his nearly three-hour interview, George Bodenheimer describes his early interest in sports. He talks of attending Denison University and getting a job in the mailroom at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, CT. He outlines his early years at the burgeoning cable network, moving up through the ranks...
Interview Jane Pauley In her three-hour interview, Jane Pauley discusses her early life in Indiana, including her many awards for high school speech and debate competitions. She describes her interest in politics and how it led first to her job, as a correspondent at WISH-TV news in Indiana, and later to her appointment...
Interview Tom Freston In his three-hour interview, Tom Freston discusses his early years and education, and his first professional job in advertising, which he left after two years. He recalls traveling through Europe and Asia before starting a lucrative clothing export business in Afghanistan and India, and returning...
Interview Debbie Allen In her two-hour interview, Debbie Allen discusses her beginnings in the entertainment industry. She talks of dancing and her Tony nomination for her role as "Anita" in West Side Story , and winning the Drama Desk Award. She recounts her various roles on television, including an appearance on Good...
Interview Lowell Ganz In his nearly four-hour interview, Lowell Ganz recalls how The Dick Van Dyke Show impacted his desire to become a writer and work in television. He talks about his early writing partnership with Mark Roth and how they got on the writing staff at The Odd Couple . He details writing under the...
