Interview Linda Ellerbee In her three-hour interview, Linda Ellerbee talks about starting out as a writer before transitioning to being an on-air correspondent in local news. She discusses moving to network television and working on programs including Weekend and The NBC Nightly News . She recalls co-hosting NBC News...
Interview Don Roy King In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Don Roy King discusses his early years, and his internship at KDKA. He talks about directing local television in New York, and eventually going on to direct The Mike Douglas Show. He recalls his years directing morning television, including Good Morning...
Interview Hal Holbrook In this three-hour interview, Hal Holbrook (1925-2021) talks about his early life, and deciding to become an actor while in college. He chronicles the creation of his classic one-man show Mark Twain Tonight! up until and beyond performing it on CBS in 1967 for producer David Susskind. He recalls...
Interview Garry Shandling In his two-hour interview, Garry Shandling (1949-2016) discusses his childhood in Arizona and describes his early interest in comedy. He tells of majoring in electrical engineering in college, then switching to the business school and pursuing comedy writing. He speaks of having early success as a...
Interview Pam Polifroni In her two-hour interview, Pam Polifroni (1929-2019) talks about her early life, and her first job in casting on The Loretta Young Show. She talked about her time at Selmur Productions where she cast General Hospital and Day in Court . She describes her years working on Gunsmoke , and casting guest...
Blog Post Hispanic Heritage Month It's Hispanic Heritage Month, and we're celebrating with our Google Cultural Institute Exhibit: Latinos in News and Entertainment.
Show Cheers Cheers , NBC's longest running comedy series, aired from 1982-1993, at 9:00 P.M. Thursdays. The show narrowly escaped cancellation during its first season and took several years to develop a strong following. By 1985, however, Cheers was one of television's most popular shows. It garnered top ten...
