Interview Dick Clark In his one-and-a-half-hour interview, Dick Clark (1929-2012) shares how he first got into television hosting and outlines the rise of American Bandstand from a local Philadelphia show to a national phenomenon. He explains his involvement with the payola scandals of the 1950s, the origins of New...
Interview Dann Cahn In his nearly five-and-a-half-hour interview, Dann Cahn (1923-2012) talks about growing up in 1920s and '30's Hollywood and explains how he got his start in the entertainment industry as an assistant editor on several motion pictures. He details his first jobs for the small screen in 1949, on the...
Interview Sig Mickelson In his five-hour interview, Sig Mickelson (1913–2000) talks about his long career as an executive with CBS News, which culminated with his appointment as the network's first news president (1959-61). He describes his association with the political conventions from 1948 through 1964, at first as a...
Interview Hank Rieger In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, Hank Rieger (1918-2014) speaks about starting his career with United Press. He describes his work as the manager and subsequently director of press and publicity at NBC, and recalls becoming the first vice president of NBC's publicity department (1965-80). He...
Interview Nicolas Noxon In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, Nicolas Noxon (1936-2016) speaks of his early interest in nature and studying at Antioch College. He details his time as a writer-producer for Wolper Productions, producing the documentary series Biography , Hollywood and the Stars , and Men in Crisis . He...
