Interview Tim Russert In his twenty-minute interview, Tim Russert (1950-2008) speaks about his early years growing up in Buffalo, NY and his decision to go to law school. He talks about his transition to television news, joining NBC News in 1984 as a vice president, and working closely with his mentor, NBC president...
Interview Sonia Manzano In her one-and-a-half-hour interview, Sonia Manzano talks about her role as "Maria" on the classic children's series Sesame Street , which she had played continuously for the entire 35-year run of the show up to the time of the interview. She describes her audition for the show, a typical...
Interview Max Schindler In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Max Schindler (1930-2022) talks about his early years as a cameraman/production manager in 1950's local television. He describes his foray into network television in the 1960s as an associate director on David Brinkley's Journal and speaks of his subsequent...
Interview Kevin Clash In his two-hour interview, Kevin Clash talks about his early appearances in Baltimore on local station WMAR. He describes how he came to be involved with Jim Henson and his Muppets through puppet designer Kermit Love. He then speaks in great detail about his work on Sesame Street and the characters...
Interview Roscoe Orman In his two-hour interview, Roscoe Orman discusses his childhood in the Bronx and chronicles his theater work at the start of his career. He recounts his participation in the Civil Rights Movement, and recalls meeting Martin Luther King, Jr. Orman then details his three decades playing "Gordon...
