Interview James L. Loper In his three-hour interview, Dr. James L. Loper (1931-2013) talks about his early influences in broadcasting and his first work in the field as a weekend announcer at KTAR, NBC's radio affiliate in Phoenix, AZ. He describes his rise through academia, earning his doctorate in 1967 from the...
Interview Mike Fenton In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Mike Fenton (1935-2020) talks about his early years breaking into talent agencies in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He speaks about his work as the head of casting for TNL Productions, working for Danny Thomas and Sheldon Leonard on series including The Andy...
Interview Richard Coogan In his two-hour-and-forty-five-minute interview, Richard Coogan (1914-2014) discusses discovering his love of performing at an early age, doing stage plays with his high school friend. He talks about his days as a radio announcer and being on television as early as 1945, where he worked as an all-...
Interview Ruth Engelhardt In her three-and-a-half-hour interview, Ruth Engelhardt (1921-2008) vividly describes her over 55-year association with the William Morris Agency. She recalls how she worked her way up from being a secretary to an executive in business affairs by attending night school to earn her law degree. She...
Interview Betsy Fischer In her forty-minute interview, Betsy Fischer describes her work as the executive producer of Meet the Press . She outlines the process of booking guests and handling production details for the weekly series. B-roll consists of a tour by Fischer of the network's Meet the Press exhibit, which...
