Interview Andy Ackerman In his three-hour interview, Andy Ackerman talks about his break into the industry as an assistant editor on the series Welcome Back, Kotter . He relates how he came to work for MTM Enterprises and discusses working on WKRP in Cincinnati as an editor (for which he won an Emmy award). He describes...
Show Seinfeld Jerry Seinfeld, American standup comedian and author of the best-selling book SeinLanguage (1993), is now best known as the eponymous hero of Seinfeld , a sitcom that has been a great success for NBC for the last five years. Yet hero, for the show's fans in the US and around the world, is not the...
Interview Sonia Manzano In her one-and-a-half-hour Archive interview, Sonia Manzano talks about her role as "Maria" on the classic children 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...
Show Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Scooby-Doo is an American media franchise based around several animated television series and related works produced from 1969 to the present day. The original series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, was created for Hanna-Barbera Productions by writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears in 1969. This Saturday...
Interview Lesley Stahl Lesley Stahl knew she had what it took to be a reporter: "I think I knew by instinct that the door kicking part was necessary, the idea that you make a hundred calls instead of just fifty, and that you don't take no for an answer. I knew that my energy was going to be there, my urge to get to the...
Interview Tim Russert In his twenty-minute interview (which was the be the first part of a multi-part 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...
Interview Sam Donaldson Of his career as a journalist, Sam Donaldson says, "I say to people, only half-facetiously, in questioning public officials who owe an explanation to the public, 'I try to be equally vicious to all of them.'" In his two-and-a-half hour Archive interview Donaldson talks about his tenure at WTOP-TV...
Show Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live first aired on 11 October 1975 on NBC and has continued since to hold that spot in the line-up despite major cast changes, turmoil in the production offices and variable ratings. A comedy-variety show with an emphasis on satire and current issues, the program has been a staple...
Interview Leslie Moonves In his two-and-a-half hour Archive interview, Leslie Moonves discusses his early years working as an actor, before producing for the theatre. He then details his early executive jobs at Twentieth Century Television and Lorimar, culminating in Lorimar's merger with Warner Bros. Television, where...
Interview James Arness In his two-and-a-half-hour Archive interview, James Arness (1923-2011) speaks about his early years and experiences, which included serving in the army during World War II, and recalls his start in local radio in Minneapolis. He notes his break into acting in movies and lists several in which he...
