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Saturday, May 10, 2008

Welcome to the Archive of
American Television

The Archive of American Television strives to preserve the rich history of television - from it's Golden Age through our present Digital Era. Our mission is to educate and inspire future generations by filming and providing access to exclusive in-depth interviews with legends and pioneers of the medium.

Announcing the Premiere of "Studio One" on DVD!

The Archive of American Television Presents a special, newly re-mastered DVD anthology of this classic series.

Join us November 6 for a special screening of "Twelve Angry Men", with panelists Jack Klugman, Jayne Meadows, Barbara Rush, Gloria Stroock, Dick Van Patten & others discussing live television!

For more information click here.


Hundreds of Exclusive Interviews

The Archive of American Television houses nearly 600 rare, in-depth, videotaped interviews- exclusive conversations with the biggest television/film/media stars and iconic industry figures who work behind the scenes.


Just to name a few,
you'll find conversations with:

Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno
Steve Bocho
Steven Bochco

Actors

Alan Alda
Ossie Davis
Barbara Eden
Mary Tyler Moore
Michael J. Fox

Writers/Producers

James L. Brooks
Norman Lear
Carl Reiner
Sid Caesar
Dick Wolf

Television News Legends

Walter Cronkite
Ed Bradley
David Brinkley
Tim Russert

Industry Executives

Robert Johnson
Fred Silverman
Sumner Redstone
Grant Tinker
Ted Turner

...and many, many more


Click Here to see a complete listing of
Television Archive Interviews.



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Featured Video: George Carlin


The Archive conducted an in-depth interview with the Comedian on December 17, 2007. In this segment (of a 7 segment interview) he discusses his infamous "Seven Dirty Words" piece and his interpretation of "success." A new DVD featuring more from this interview and his last standup special will be released this month. For more information about this and other interviews, please contact us.