In his three-hour interview, Loring Mandel (1928-2020) talks about his early life, and his beginning in local Chicago television working with the likes of Mike Wallace, Dave Garroway, and Irv Kupcinet. He discusses breaking into writing for live national television anthologies with the Studio One production of “Shakedown Cruise,” followed by other episodes of that show including “Fair Play,” This Will Do Nicely,” and “The Open Door.” Mandel recalls writing both “Project Immortality” and “The Raider” for Playhouse 90, as well as scripts for The DuPont Show of the Week, Bob Hope Presents Chrysler Theatre, and CBS Playhouse. He chronicles his stint writing for the daytime serial Love of Life, as well as several made-for-television movies, including his career capper Conspiracy in 2001, for which he received an Emmy award. Stephen Bowie conducted the interview on June 15, 2010 in Somers, NY.