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Who Talked About This Profession

  • Army Archerd
  • William Asher
  • Reza Badiyi
  • Alan Ball
  • Chuck Barris
  • Anne Beatts
  • Harve Bennett
  • Linda Bell Blue
  • Steven Bochco
  • Ed Bradley
  • Bernie Brillstein
  • Ken Burns
  • Allan Burns
  • Gilbert Cates
  • Stan Chambers
  • Glen Charles
  • Les Charles
  • Roy Christopher
  • Connie Chung
  • Dick Clark
  • Nick Clooney
  • Joan Ganz Cooney
  • Ken Corday
  • Katie Couric
  • Walter Cronkite
  • Sam Denoff
  • Elise Doganieri
  • Sam Donaldson
  • Dick Ebersol
  • Roger Ebert
  • Irving Fein
  • Norman Felton
  • Tom Fontana
  • Michael J. Fox
  • William Froug
  • Arthur Gardner
  • Sharon Gless
  • Sherman Hemsley
  • Paul Henning
  • Ron Howard
  • Gwen Ifill
  • David Jacobs
  • Lucy Jarvis
  • Robert Justman
  • Michael Patrick King
  • Ted Koppel
  • Steve Kroft
  • Susan Lacy
  • Angela Lansbury
  • Glen A. Larson
  • David Lee
  • Sheldon Leonard
  • Chuck Lorre
  • Nancy Malone
  • Delbert Mann
  • Garry Marshall
  • Lee Mendelson
  • Burt Metcalfe
  • Don Mischer
  • Bill Moyers
  • Roger Mudd
  • Jonathan Murray
  • Leonard Nimoy
  • Carroll O'Connor
  • Don Ohlmeyer
  • Marty Pasetta
  • Jane Pauley
  • Maury Povich
  • David Pressman
  • Jeff Probst
  • Dan Rather
  • Carl Reiner
  • Lee Rich
  • Geraldo Rivera
  • Al Roker
  • Barney Rosenzweig
  • Aaron Ruben
  • Stanley Rubin
  • Tim Russert
  • Morley Safer
  • Jay Sandrich
  • Bob Schieffer
  • Thomas Schlamme
  • George Schlatter
  • Sherwood Schwartz
  • Jack Shea
  • Howard K. Smith
  • Aaron Spelling
  • Lesley Stahl
  • Bob Stewart
  • George Sunga
  • Tony Thomas
  • Marlo Thomas
  • Bertram Van Munster
  • Mike Wallace
  • Barbara Walters
  • Av Westin
  • Brian Williams
  • Henry Winkler
  • Dick Wolf
  • Frederic Ziv
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  • Highlights
  • All Interviewee clips on this profession

Highlights

  • Ron Howard on how he and producing partner Brian Grazer complement each otherRon Howard on how he and producing partner Brian Grazer complement each other
    Clip begins at: 20:53, Duration: 02m 16s
  • Garry Marshall on his advice to aspiring producersGarry Marshall on his advice to aspiring producers
    Clip begins at: 28:13, Duration: 01m 56s
  • "American Masters" producer Susan Lacy on finding the crux of the story in the edit room"American Masters" producer Susan Lacy on finding the crux of the story in the edit room
    Clip begins at: 59:36
  • Norman Lear talks about how critical the element of casting is in any showNorman Lear talks about how critical the element of casting is in any show
    Clip begins at: 23:31, Duration: 02m 17s
  • Steven Bochco on the negotiations he had with Capital Cities/ABC executives regarding language and nudity on <i>NYPD Blue</i>Steven Bochco on the negotiations he had with Capital Cities/ABC executives regarding language and nudity on NYPD Blue
    Clip begins at: 17:17, Duration: 06m 01s
  • Larry Gelbart on the filming of the episode "The Interview" of <i>M*A*S*H</i> and why they kept the ending a secret from the castLarry Gelbart on the filming of the episode "The Interview" of M*A*S*H and why they kept the ending a secret from the cast
    Clip begins at: 18:05, Duration: 08m 14s

All Interviewee clips on this profession

  • Army Archerd
    • Army Archerd on covering the Hollywood beat for print news outlets
      Clip begins at: 23:57, Duration: 05m 01s
    • Army Archerd on his advice to aspiring entertainment reporters
      Clip begins at: 16:40, Duration: 01m 43s
  • William Asher
    • William Asher on the role of the producer in television series
      Clip begins at: 20:06
  • Reza Badiyi
    • Reza Badiyi on what a director wants from a producer
      Clip begins at: 07:38, Duration: 03m 59s
  • Alan Ball
    • Alan Ball on writing for and becoming co-executive producer on Cybill, being disheartened, and writing American Beauty
      Clip begins at: 14:16, Duration: 04m 49s
  • Chuck Barris
    • Chuck Barris on serving as a producer for The Dating Game
      Clip begins at: 42:22, Duration: 00m 51s
    • Chuck Barris on serving as a producer for The Dating Game and for The Newlywed Game
      Clip begins at: 59:51, Duration: 42m 41s
    • Chuck Barris on hosting and producing The Gong Show
      Clip begins at: 33:29, Duration: 02m 14s
  • Anne Beatts
    • Show creator/executive producer Anne Beatts on the legacy of Square Pegs, and how revolutionary the use of music was for TV of the day
      Clip begins at: 35:19, Duration: 01m 17s
  • Harve Bennett
    • Harve Bennett on his advice to aspiring producers
      Clip begins at: 59:00, Duration: 00m 51s
  • Linda Bell Blue
    • Linda Bell Blue on her management style as a producer
      Clip begins at: 20:41, Duration: 01m 27s
    • Linda Bell Blue on her management style as a producer
      Clip begins at: 20:41, Duration: 01m 27s
    • Linda Bell Blue on the format of Entertainment Tonight  and keeping the audience tuned in
      Clip begins at: 13:39, Duration: 04m 01s
    • Linda Bell Blue on the format of Entertainment Tonight  and keeping the audience tuned in
      Clip begins at: 13:39, Duration: 04m 01s
    • Linda Bell Blue on how ideas go from pitch to actual story on Entertainment Tonight
      Clip begins at: 18:38, Duration: 01m 22s
    • Linda Bell Blue on how ideas go from pitch to actual story on Entertainment Tonight
      Clip begins at: 18:38, Duration: 01m 22s
    • Linda Bell Blue on advice to aspiring news producers
      Clip begins at: 43:41, Duration: 04m 34s
    • Linda Bell Blue on advice to aspiring news producers
      Clip begins at: 43:41, Duration: 04m 34s
  • Steven Bochco
    • Steven Bochco on the responsibility of an executive producer
      Clip begins at: 29:02, Duration: 01m 08s
  • Ed Bradley
    • Ed Bradley on getting his first on-camera interview at WCBS
      Clip begins at: 25:20, Duration: 03m 20s
    • Ed Bradley on developing journalistic impartiality during the civil rights movement
      Clip begins at: 10:23, Duration: 00m 50s
    • Ed Bradley on his first television piece airing on the Evening News with Walter Cronkite, and on being hired by CBS Television as a correspondent reporting from Vietnam
      Clip begins at: 21:30, Duration: 02m 40s
    • Ed Bradley on the difference between reporting for radio versus television
      Clip begins at: 24:16, Duration: 00m 57s
    • Ed Bradley on keeping his personal opinions about war out of the reporting on the Vietnam conflict
      Clip begins at: 28:24, Duration: 00m 48s
    • Ed Bradley on how news was filed from Vietnam
      Clip begins at: 00:30, Duration: 00m 54s
    • Ed Bradley on access to the military while covering Vietnam
      Clip begins at: 01:47, Duration: 01m 23s
    • Ed Bradley on getting wounded while covering Vietnam
      Clip begins at: 05:00, Duration: 03m 23s
    • Ed Bradley on not wanting to cover politics after his return from covering Vietnam, thinking about quitting, and why he decided to stay
      Clip begins at: 17:35, Duration: 02m 21s
    • Ed Bradley on being among the reporters who left Saigon from the roof of the American embassy
      Clip begins at: 21:46, Duration: 06m 03s
    • Ed Bradley on his concept of the television documentary as he became head correspondent of CBS Reports
      Clip begins at: 19:18, Duration: 01m 37s
    • Ed Bradley on coming up with documentary subjects for CBS Reports
      Clip begins at: 23:05, Duration: 00m 30s
    • Ed Bradley on 60 Minutes executive producer Don Hewitt's editorial style
      Clip begins at: 11:52, Duration: 01m 04s
    • Ed Bradley on his interviewing style
      Clip begins at: 19:15, Duration: 01m 11s
    • Ed Bradley on the importance of segment producers
      Clip begins at: 02:38, Duration: 00m 56s
  • Bernie Brillstein
    • Bernie Brillstein on working with Brad Grey and being an independent producer
      Clip begins at: 22:28, Duration: 06m 32s
  • Allan Burns
    • Allan Burns on producing several episodes of Room 222
      Clip begins at: 16:40, Duration: 00m 36s
    • Allan Burns on advice to aspiring writer/producers
      Clip begins at: 19:42, Duration: 01m 10s
    • Allan Burns on advice to aspiring writer/producers
      Clip begins at: 19:42, Duration: 01m 10s
    • Allan Burns on advice to aspiring writer/producers
      Clip begins at: 19:42, Duration: 01m 10s
  • Ken Burns
    • Documentarian Ken Burns on developing his approach to using photographs in documentaries during the development of Brooklyn Bridge
      Clip begins at: 23:54, Duration: 02m 12s
    • Ken Burns the "Ken Burns effect" and his documentary style
      Clip begins at: 00:45, Duration: 04m 09s
    • Ken Burns on getting funding for his documentaries
      Clip begins at: 04:54, Duration: 02m 22s
    • Ken Burns on the components of documentary including selecting a subject and the process of interviewing
      Clip begins at: 18:21, Duration: 05m 22s
    • Ken Burns on the documentary genre and how he'd like to be remembered
      Clip begins at: 25:10, Duration: 03m 47s
  • Gilbert Cates
    • Gilbert Cates on producing The Academy Awards and selecting a host
      Clip begins at: 04:01, Duration: 09m 20s
    • Gilbert Cates on working with the networks and AMPAS for The Academy Awards
      Clip begins at: 04:45, Duration: 02m 20s
    • Gilbert Cates on where he is during the live show
      Clip begins at: 07:05, Duration: 02m 30s
  • Stan Chambers
    • Stan Chambers on the process of covering local news
      Clip begins at: 11:11, Duration: 17m 27s
  • Glen Charles
    • Glen and Les Charles on producing Phyllis and the last season of The Bob Newhart Show
      Clip begins at: 04:08, Duration: 01m 38s
    • Glen and Les Charles on being Executive Producers on Cheers
      Clip begins at: 27:25, Duration: 00m 46s
  • Les Charles
    • Glen and Les Charles on producing Phyllis and the last season of The Bob Newhart Show
      Clip begins at: 04:08, Duration: 01m 38s
    • Glen and Les Charles on being Executive Producers on Cheers
      Clip begins at: 27:25, Duration: 00m 46s
  • Roy Christopher
    • Production Designer Roy Christopher on designing Gabe Kotter's apartment for Welcome Back, Kotter and the lesson he learned when told by producers to make it "realistic"
      Clip begins at: 26:55, Duration: 01m 42s
  • Connie Chung
    • Connie Chung on her interest in journalism
      Clip begins at: 24:00, Duration: 03m 29s
    • Connie Chung on becoming a news writer and an on-air reporter
      Clip begins at: 35:56, Duration: 02m 59s
    • Connie Chung on getting hired at CBS News
      Clip begins at: 38:55, Duration: 01m 12s
    • Connie Chung on advice to those starting out in journalism
      Clip begins at: 22:16, Duration: 05m 37s
  • Dick Clark
    • Dick Clark on his entrepreneurship
      Clip begins at: 11:08, Duration: 01m 34s
    • Dick Clark on producing awards shows
      Clip begins at: 00:35, Duration: 06m 16s
    • Dick Clark on the secret of producing live television shows
      Clip begins at: 04:57, Duration: 01m 54s
    • Dick Clark on the role of a producer
      Clip begins at: 08:43, Duration: 02m 40s
  • Nick Clooney
    • Nick Clooney on how news reporting has changed over the years
      Clip begins at: 16:54, Duration: 02m 20s
    • Nick Clooney on how news reporting has changed over the years
      Clip begins at: 16:54, Duration: 02m 20s
    • Nick Clooney on his style of news reporting
      Clip begins at: 19:14, Duration: 01m 18s
    • Nick Clooney on his style of news reporting
      Clip begins at: 19:14, Duration: 01m 18s
    • Nick Clooney on action reporting in the news and the then-current style of news
      Clip begins at: 20:32, Duration: 02m 03s
  • Joan Ganz Cooney
    • Joan Ganz Cooney on becoming a producer at Channel 13 New York
      Clip begins at: 10:45, Duration: 03m 48s
    • Joan Ganz Cooney on her early days as a producer at Channel 13 New York
      Clip begins at: 21:17, Duration: 01m 17s
    • Joan Ganz Cooney on "volume producing" for Sesame Street
      Clip begins at: 05:47, Duration: 00m 36s
    • Joan Ganz Cooney on Dave Connell's role producing the math program, Square One TV
      Clip begins at: 02:30, Duration: 04m 04s
  • Ken Corday
    • Ken Corday on becomong a producer for Days of Our Lives
      Clip begins at: 16:45, Duration: 02m 53s
    • Ken Corday on becoming an executive producer on Days of Our Lives' and his mother's death
      Clip begins at: 17:13, Duration: 01m 28s
    • Ken Corday on how his duties changed from producer to executive producer; on changes he made as executive producer
      Clip begins at: 20:53, Duration: 02m 03s
    • Ken Corday on advice to aspiring producers
      Clip begins at: 20:38, Duration: 00m 59s
  • Katie Couric
    • Katie Couric on her first experience as an anchor at WTBJ Miami
      Clip begins at: 31:49, Duration: 01m 08s
    • Katie Couric on lessons learned from being an anchor on Today
      Clip begins at: 11:08, Duration: 02m 07s
  • Walter Cronkite
    • Walter Cronkite on some early lessons about journalism from his days writing for radio
      Clip begins at: 00:37, Duration: 01m 17s
    • Walter Cronkite on the changes in journalistic integrity; says the press is "more responsible" now than in the 30s when he was a newspaper reporter; tells anecdote of getting facts wrong in one case
      Clip begins at: 04:20, Duration: 05m 04s
    • Walter Cronkite on how they called a play-by-play telegraph football game in his radio days, and how one time the wires went down and he had to make up his own version of the game
      Clip begins at: 10:57, Duration: 05m 08s
    • Walter Cronkite on learning a valuable lesson- never broadcast anything you haven't fully researched
      Clip begins at: 19:16, Duration: 06m 26s
    • Walter Cronkite on doing the news broadcast in 1950 with no script
      Clip begins at: 08:07, Duration: 07m 44s
    • Walter Cronkite on the subtle differences in TV journalism between editorials, commentary, and analysis
      Clip begins at: 20:38, Duration: 02m 05s
    • Walter Cronkite on the 1952 political convention where the term "Anchorman" was first coined; the resentment from radio professionals toward the new television medium
      Clip begins at: 02:24, Duration: 03m 40s
    • Walter Cronkite on the challenges and technological innovations behind covering a live political event
      Clip begins at: 12:46, Duration: 06m 03s
    • Walter Cronkite on covering the coronation of Queen Elizabeth I in London in 1953, and the technical challenges that presented
      Clip begins at: 01:31, Duration: 05m 38s
    • Walter Cronkite on coming up with his signature signoff "and that's the way it is"
      Clip begins at: 12:32, Duration: 02m 06s
    • Walter Cronkite on covering "the great story of our century"; man landing on the moon
      Clip begins at: 17:15, Duration: 02m 34s
    • Walter Cronkite on the pressures on the press by the White House over the Watergate story
      Clip begins at: 23:02, Duration: 04m 06s
    • Walter Cronkite on the question of whether he found it difficult to report the news when CBS itself was the news; as in the Quiz Show Scandals, and Watergate
      Clip begins at: 02:10, Duration: 03m 01s
    • Walter Cronkite on the definition, as he was told, of the term "anchorman" as coined by Paul Levitan
      Clip begins at: 11:22, Duration: 01m 33s
    • Walter Cronkite on why it was important to him to also have the title "managing editor" on the CBS Evening News
      Clip begins at: 13:11, Duration: 01m 14s
    • Walter Cronkite on being furious with Pierre Salinger who had leaked to the press that President Kennedy was to make an important announcement about Vietnam on the CBS Evening News
      Clip begins at: 00:34, Duration: 03m 34s
    • Walter Cronkite on his on-air editorial that he felt the country should get out of Vietnam; what this meant to the country and the Johnson administration; the authority his role as anchorman had
      Clip begins at: 09:39, Duration: 05m 11s
    • Walter Cronkite on how important Producers are to the News genre; but often overlooked
      Clip begins at: 28:31, Duration: 01m 02s
  • Sam Denoff
    • Sam Denoff on wanting to be writers, not producers, and the process of writing for The Steve Allen Show
      Clip begins at: 25:06, Duration: 02m 02s
    • Sam Denoff on becoming a producer of The Dick Van Dyke Show
      Clip begins at: 26:49, Duration: 00m 36s
  • Elise Doganieri
    • Elise Doganieri and Bertram van Munster on advice to aspiring producers and the role of an executive producer
      Clip begins at: 12:28
  • Sam Donaldson
    • Sam Donaldson on his initial reluctance to join ABC news in 1967
      Clip begins at: 27:47, Duration: 01m 16s
    • Sam Donaldson on his aggressive reporting style
      Clip begins at: 04:03, Duration: 00m 55s
    • Sam Donaldson on the competitive nature of ABC News in the 1970s as they tried to scoop CBS or NBC
      Clip begins at: 28:34, Duration: 01m 03s
    • Sam Donaldson on the visual aspect of TV news coverage
      Clip begins at: 14:39, Duration: 00m 35s
    • Sam Donaldson on the magazine news show format (Primetime Live)
      Clip begins at: 24:00, Duration: 01m 14s
    • Sam Donaldson on returning as an ABC White House correspondent after serving as anchor of Primetime Live  
      Clip begins at: 02:18, Duration: 00m 51s
    • Sam Donaldson on becoming a commentator on roundtable programs
      Clip begins at: 10:01, Duration: 03m 09s
    • Sam Donaldson on his advice to aspiring White House correspondents
      Clip begins at: 13:13, Duration: 04m 24s
    • Sam Donaldson on criticism of his aggressive journalistic style
      Clip begins at: 24:33, Duration: 02m 49s
  • Dick Ebersol
    • Dick Ebersol on the time slot that would become Saturday Night Live's  and getting the chance to produce late night
      Clip begins at: 32:03, Duration: 03m 57s
    • Dick Ebersol on the most interesting part of being a producer of Saturday Night Live
      Clip begins at: 27:07, Duration: 01m 17s
    • Dick Ebersol on John Madden hosting Saturday Night Live  and the scariest moment he's ever had as a producer
      Clip begins at: 58:01, Duration: 26m 44s
  • Roger Ebert
    • Roger Ebert on his approach to reviewing a film in print and for television
      Clip begins at: 10:18, Duration: 02m 04s
  • Irving Fein
    • Manager/Producer Irving Fein on being surprised and unprepared for his Emmy win for producing The Jack Benny Program
      Clip begins at: 00:28, Duration: 01m 24s
  • Norman Felton
    • Norman Felton on his duties as a producer on Studio One
      Clip begins at: 27:27, Duration: 00m 37s
  • Tom Fontana
    • Tom Fontana on his advice to the next generation of writers and producers
      Clip begins at: 14:15, Duration: 01m 37s
  • Michael J. Fox
    • Michael J. Fox on being an Executive Producer on Spin City
      Clip begins at: 15:07, Duration: 01m 46s
  • William Froug
    • William Froug on learning to be a producer at Screen Gems
      Clip begins at: 29:14, Duration: 03m 12s
  • Arthur Gardner
    • Arthur Gardner on his busy schedule producing feature films and television shows simultaneously, such as The Big Valley
      Clip begins at: 50:57, Duration: 00m 47s
    • Arthur Gardner on the legacy of his company, Levy-Gardner-Laven
      Clip begins at: 11:49, Duration: 01m 52s
  • Sharon Gless
    • Cagney & Lacey executive producer Barney Rosenzweig on not being a "hyphenate," but on primarily being the producer of Cagney & Lacey
      Clip begins at: 07:03, Duration: 00m 40s
    • Cagney & Lacey executive producer Barney Rosenzweig on making last minute tweaks to the show
      Clip begins at: 08:41, Duration: 02m 09s
    • Barney Rosenzweig and Sharon Gless on developing the theme of alcoholism for "Christine Cagney" and her father on Cagney & Lacey
      Clip begins at: 20:27, Duration: 05m 36s
  • Sherman Hemsley
    • Sherman Hemsley on Norman Lear working with the actors during the cast "readings" on The Jeffersons
      Clip begins at: 21:50, Duration: 00m 43s
  • Paul Henning
    • Paul Henning on wanting to become a producer
      Clip begins at: 06:35, Duration: 09m 19s
  • Ron Howard
    • Ron Howard on financing his own TV movies in the early 1980s, and learning valuable lessons of fiscal responsibility
      Clip begins at: 02:02, Duration: 01m 52s
  • Gwen Ifill
    • Gwen Ifill on knowing she wanted to be a journalist at age nine
      Clip begins at: 04:47, Duration: 01m 21s
    • Gwen Ifill on Tim Russert talking her into going on television full time
      Clip begins at: 16:29, Duration: 02m 58s
    • Gwen Ifill on starting on NewsHour with Jim Lehrer aka PBS NewsHour and starting to anchor
      Clip begins at: 41:53, Duration: 01m 33s
  • David Jacobs
    • David Jacobs on what he learned from producer/executive Lee Rich and how he applied it to show running
      Clip begins at: 11:19, Duration: 01m 40s
  • Lucy Jarvis
    • Lucy Jarvis on what makes a good news/documentary program
      Clip begins at: 13:50, Duration: 02m 12s
    • Lucy Jarvis on what makes a good news/documentary program
      Clip begins at: 13:50, Duration: 02m 12s
    • Lucy Jarvis on advice to aspiring documentarians
      Clip begins at: 15:46, Duration: 00m 37s
    • Lucy Jarvis on advice to aspiring documentarians
      Clip begins at: 15:46, Duration: 00m 37s
  • Robert Justman
    • Robert Justman on advice to aspiring producers and ADs
      Clip begins at: 09:08, Duration: 01m 12s
  • Michael Patrick King
    • Michael Patrick King on questioning oneself when you're creative
      Clip begins at: 19:23, Duration: 00m 37s
    • Michael Patrick King on advice for aspiring writers and producers 
      Clip begins at: 56:29, Duration: 01m 05s
  • Ted Koppel
    • Ted Koppel on wanting to be Edward R. Murrow when he grew up
      Clip begins at: 03:26, Duration: 01m 00s
    • Ted Koppel on becoming an anchor at ABC Evening News
      Clip begins at: 05:34, Duration: 02m 45s
    • Ted Koppel on becoming an anchor at ABC Evening News
      Clip begins at: 05:34, Duration: 02m 45s
    • Ted Koppel on advice to aspiring journalists
      Clip begins at: 29:43, Duration: 00m 58s
  • Steve Kroft
    • Steve Kroft on the biggest story of his career and his advice to aspiring journalists
      Clip begins at: 44:16, Duration: 03m 01s
    • Steve Kroft on the biggest story of his career and his advice to aspiring journalists
      Clip begins at: 44:16, Duration: 03m 01s
  • Susan Lacy
    • Susan Lacy on advice to documentarians 
      Clip begins at: 50:23
  • Angela Lansbury
    • Angela Lansbury on the similarities between housekeeping and producing
      Clip begins at: 02:17, Duration: 02m 45s
  • Glen A. Larson
    • Glen A. Larson on how he became a producer of It Takes a Thief
      Clip begins at: 28:00, Duration: 02m 05s
    • Glen A. Larson on his philosophy of survival in the television industry
      Clip begins at: 50:50, Duration: 06m 05s
    • Glen A. Larson on what he expects from television executives as a producer
      Clip begins at: 07:26, Duration: 03m 20s
  • David Lee
    • David Lee on becoming a producer for Cheers  in 1985 and the writing process on Cheers
      Clip begins at: 54:15, Duration: 04m 10s
    • David Lee on becoming a producer for Cheers  in 1985 and the writing process on Cheers
      Clip begins at: 54:15, Duration: 04m 10s
  • Sheldon Leonard
    • Sheldon Leonard on his role as a Producer
      Clip begins at: 00:31, Duration: 10m 09s
    • Producer Sheldon Leonard gives an example of network script notes on I Spy
      Clip begins at: 08:36, Duration: 01m 02s
  • Chuck Lorre
    • Chuck Lorre on balancing producing/creating three shows at once
      Clip begins at: 39:29, Duration: 01m 53s
  • Nancy Malone
    • Nancy Malone on the role of a Producer
      Clip begins at: 41:22, Duration: 01m 23s
  • Delbert Mann
    • Delbert Mann on differences between directing for television and for film - TV as mainly a producer's medium and film as a director's medium
      Clip begins at: 02:20, Duration: 03m 22s
  • Garry Marshall
    • Garry Marshall on realizing the increased importance of casting while producing The Odd Couple
      Clip begins at: 22:00, Duration: 02m 25s
    • Producer Garry Marshall on his advice to actors
      Clip begins at: 02:02, Duration: 00m 53s
    • Producer Garry Marshall on the most important thing he learned in TV
      Clip begins at: 26:09, Duration: 02m 04s
    • Garry Marshall on his advice to aspiring producers
      Clip begins at: 28:13, Duration: 01m 56s
  • Lee Mendelson
    • Lee Mendelson on his advice to aspiring producers and animators
      Clip begins at: 19:55
    • Lee Mendelson on his advice to aspiring producers and animators
      Clip begins at: 19:55
  • Burt Metcalfe
    • Burt Metcalfe on the writing and producing process for M*A*S*H
      Clip begins at: 04:13, Duration: 02m 27s
    • Burt Metcalfe on what makes a good television producer
      Clip begins at: 20:55, Duration: 02m 19s
  • Don Mischer
    • Don Mischer on producing specials and building rapport with stars
      Clip begins at: 35:56, Duration: 02m 37s
    • Don Mischer on directing/producing a music/variety special
      Clip begins at: 53:03, Duration: 01m 23s
    • Don Mischer on the technological advances that enhance production
      Clip begins at: 00:04, Duration: 01m 49s
    • Don Mischer on the secret of his success as a producer and advice to aspiring producers
      Clip begins at: 02:38, Duration: 09m 44s
  • Bill Moyers
    • Bill Moyers on working on his high school newspaper and falling in love with the byline
      Clip begins at: 11:18, Duration: 00m 53s
    • Bill Moyers on becoming White House Press Secretary
      Clip begins at: 06:28, Duration: 01m 45s
    • Bill Moyers on the relationship between the Johnson administration and the press during the Vietnam War
      Clip begins at: 21:43, Duration: 06m 29s
  • Roger Mudd
    • Roger Mudd on the process of reporting at CBS in the 1960s
      Clip begins at: 31:37, Duration: 02m 35s
    • Roger Mudd on the process of reporting at CBS in the 1960s
      Clip begins at: 31:37, Duration: 02m 35s
    • Roger Mudd on filling in for Walter Cronkite as anchor of CBS Evening News
      Clip begins at: 39:12, Duration: 03m 08s
    • Roger Mudd on filling in for Walter Cronkite as anchor of CBS Evening News
      Clip begins at: 39:12, Duration: 03m 08s
    • Roger Mudd on his view of ethics in journalism
      Clip begins at: 19:13, Duration: 03m 17s
    • Roger Mudd on what TV news owes to the public
      Clip begins at: 31:40, Duration: 03m 35s
    • Roger Mudd on advice to aspiring broadcast journalists
      Clip begins at: 35:15, Duration: 01m 25s
  • Jonathan Murray
    • Jonathan Murray on starting to produce documentaries
      Clip begins at: 12:28, Duration: 02m 28s
    • Jonathan Murray on his involvement in editing The Real World
      Clip begins at: 00:00, Duration: 04m 45s
    • Jonathan Murray on the biggest challenges to producing The Real World
      Clip begins at: 48:04, Duration: 01m 28s
    • Jonathan Murray on hiring staff for reality shows
      Clip begins at: 23:35, Duration: 03m 19s
    • Jonathan Murray on being inducted into the Television Hall of Fame
      Clip begins at: 27:49, Duration: 01m 13s
  • Leonard Nimoy
    • Leonard Nimoy on producer Norman Felton, who let Nimoy shadow director Joseph Sargent on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. to learn how to direct for television
      Clip begins at: 12:42, Duration: 01m 24s
  • Carroll O'Connor
    • Actor Carroll O'Connor on how his agent got him his first film, A Fever in the Blood, by setting up producer Roy Huggins to see O'Connor on television in The Sacco-Vanzetti Story
      Clip begins at: 12:54, Duration: 00m 50s
  • Don Ohlmeyer
    • Don Ohlmeyer on becoming producer of Monday Night Football
      Clip begins at: 21:08, Duration: 00m 45s
  • Marty Pasetta
    • Marty Pasetta on advice for aspiring producer/directors
      Clip begins at: 04:54, Duration: 01m 03s
  • Jane Pauley
    • Jane Pauley on being comfortable in front of the camera
      Clip begins at: 39:06, Duration: 02m 49s
    • Jane Pauley on being comfortable in front of the camera
      Clip begins at: 39:06, Duration: 02m 49s
    • Jane Pauley on advice for people getting into broadcasting
      Clip begins at: 59:07, Duration: 39m 51s
    • Jane Pauley on advice for people getting into broadcasting
      Clip begins at: 59:07, Duration: 39m 51s
    • Jane Pauley on the current and future role of the news anchors
      Clip begins at: 01:54, Duration: 01m 35s
    • Jane Pauley on the continuing evolution of journalism
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 01m 53s
    • Jane Pauley on the current and future role of the news anchors
      Clip begins at: 01:54, Duration: 01m 35s
    • Jane Pauley on her dislike of "the get"
      Clip begins at: 03:29, Duration: 02m 30s
  • Maury Povich
    • Maury Povich on his preference between hosting a talk show and anchoring news
      Clip begins at: 44:42, Duration: 02m 34s
    • Maury Povich on his preference between hosting a talk show and anchoring news
      Clip begins at: 44:42, Duration: 02m 34s
    • Maury Povich on what makes a good news anchor
      Clip begins at: 51:22, Duration: 01m 29s
    • Maury Povich on what makes a good news anchor
      Clip begins at: 51:22, Duration: 01m 29s
  • David Pressman
    • David Pressman on a director's relationship with producers
      Clip begins at: 18:03, Duration: 03m 17s
  • Jeff Probst
    • Jeff Probst on his role as Survivor's showrunner and Executive Producer
      Clip begins at: 15:02, Duration: 02m 06s
  • Dan Rather
    • Dan Rather on writing a 15 minute newscast in record time while at KTRH Radio in Texas
      Clip begins at: 07:07
    • Dan Rather on what a reporter's job really is
      Clip begins at: 21:01
    • Dan Rather on what he learned about being in front of a camera as a newsman from Calvin Jones after his first audition
      Clip begins at: 09:11
    • Dan Rather on the news profession and what it means to him "to live a purposeful life"
      Clip begins at: 10:22, Duration: 06m 19s
    • Dan Rather on being a young reporter trying to get his Civil Rights news feed out while in the Deep South
      Clip begins at: 06:11, Duration: 02m 41s
    • Dan Rather on the type of reporting done on 60 Minutes
      Clip begins at: 09:38, Duration: 02m 52s
    • Dan Rather on filling Walter Cronkite's anchor role
      Clip begins at: 16:17, Duration: 13m 12s
    • Dan Rather on journalism
      Clip begins at: 24:09, Duration: 02m 32s
  • Carl Reiner
    • Carl Reiner on being head writer and producer on The Dick Van Dyke Show
      Clip begins at: 08:44, Duration: 01m 30s
    • Carl Reiner on being head writer and producer on The Dick Van Dyke Show
      Clip begins at: 08:44, Duration: 01m 30s
    • Carl Reiner on producing The Dick Van Dyke Show
      Clip begins at: 00:29, Duration: 12m 02s
  • Lee Rich
    • Lee Rich on forming Mirisch-Rich Productions
      Clip begins at: 16:02, Duration: 01m 29s
    • Lee Rich on the role of producer versus that of advertising executive
      Clip begins at: 04:05, Duration: 00m 32s
    • Lee Rich on the role of producer versus that of advertising executive
      Clip begins at: 04:04, Duration: 00m 33s
    • Lee Rich on forming the production company Lorimar
      Clip begins at: 07:18, Duration: 04m 30s
    • Lee Rich on being an Executive Producer at Lorimar
      Clip begins at: 20:15, Duration: 01m 59s
    • Lee Rich on his management style at Lorimar
      Clip begins at: 04:58, Duration: 01m 10s
  • Geraldo Rivera
    • Geraldo Rivera on his early reports on WABC Eyewitness News
      Clip begins at: 35:54, Duration: 02m 37s
    • Geraldo Rivera on his early reports on WABC Eyewitness News
      Clip begins at: 35:54, Duration: 02m 37s
    • Geraldo Rivera on his advice to aspiring journalists
      Clip begins at: 52:33, Duration: 01m 32s
    • Geraldo Rivera on his advice to aspiring journalists
      Clip begins at: 52:33, Duration: 01m 32s
  • Al Roker
    • Al Roker on covering weather on location for Today
      Clip begins at: 16:05, Duration: 03m 27s
  • Barney Rosenzweig
    • Barney Rosenzweig on wanting to become a producer and leave publicity at MGM
      Clip begins at: 27:18, Duration: 00m 47s
    • Barney Rosenzweig on advice to aspiring producers and how the business has changed
      Clip begins at: 32:58, Duration: 01m 37s
    • Barney Rosenzweig on advice to aspiring producers and how the business has changed
      Clip begins at: 32:58, Duration: 01m 37s
    • Cagney & Lacey executive producer Barney Rosenzweig on not being a "hyphenate," but on primarily being the producer of Cagney & Lacey
      Clip begins at: 07:03, Duration: 00m 40s
    • Cagney & Lacey executive producer Barney Rosenzweig on making last minute tweaks to the show
      Clip begins at: 08:41, Duration: 02m 09s
    • Barney Rosenzweig and Sharon Gless on developing the theme of alcoholism for "Christine Cagney" and her father on Cagney & Lacey
      Clip begins at: 20:27, Duration: 05m 36s
  • Aaron Ruben
    • Aaron Ruben on the multi-faceted skills of a good producer, what makes a good story "is a good story"
      Clip begins at: 20:29
  • Stanley Rubin
    • Stanley Rubin on producing General Electric Theater
      Clip begins at: 13:07, Duration: 01m 49s
    • Stanley Rubin on advice to an aspiring producer
      Clip begins at: 14:29, Duration: 02m 55s
  • Tim Russert
    • Tim Russert on his career trajectory which culminated in journalism
      Clip begins at: 02:30, Duration: 01m 32s
    • Tim Russert on his opinion that a vigilant media can change the course of history
      Clip begins at: 16:38, Duration: 00m 58s
  • Morley Safer
    • Morley Safer on wanting to be a journalist when he was young
      Clip begins at: 04:09, Duration: 03m 06s
    • Morley Safer on his interest in foreign reporting
      Clip begins at: 19:06, Duration: 03m 00s
    • Morley Safer on being a broadcast journalist in Vietnam during the war
      Clip begins at: 03:52, Duration: 11m 55s
    • Morley Safer on serving as London Bureau Chief from 1967-70
      Clip begins at: 12:19, Duration: 04m 14s
    • Morley Safer on the role of a 60 Minutes  correspondent in initiating a story
      Clip begins at: 10:52, Duration: 04m 38s
  • Jay Sandrich
    • Jay Sandrich on producing the first season of Get Smar t only to decide he preferred directing and leaving the show
      Clip begins at: 20:37, Duration: 00m 45s
    • Jay Sandrich on his directing style for The Mary Tyler Moore Show and clashes with producer/writer James L. Brooks
      Clip begins at: 14:28, Duration: 04m 03s
  • Bob Schieffer
    • Bob Schieffer on covering 9/11
      Clip begins at: 25:14, Duration: 04m 44s
  • Thomas Schlamme
    • Thomas Schlamme on his role as executive producer on The West Wing
      Clip begins at: 03:20, Duration: 02m 13s
  • George Schlatter
    • George Schlatter on booking and producing The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
      Clip begins at: 17:53, Duration: 08m 20s
    • George Schlatter on the process of producing Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
      Clip begins at: 26:26, Duration: 02m 49s
    • George Schlatter on the craft of producing
      Clip begins at: 07:37, Duration: 08m 33s
  • Sherwood Schwartz
    • Sherwood Schwartz on the writer's, director's and producer's role in a production
      Clip begins at: 27:26, Duration: 01m 39s
  • Jack Shea
    • Jack Shea on his role as a producer on The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
      Clip begins at: 24:29, Duration: 02m 10s
    • Director Jack Shea on the relationship between producers and directors
      Clip begins at: 15:37, Duration: 01m 43s
  • Howard K. Smith
    • Howard K. Smith on meeting President Franklin Delano Roosevelt - his start as a professional journalist
      Clip begins at: 18:05, Duration: 00m 55s
    • Howard K. Smith on broadcasting for CBS Radio and writing for The New York Times during World War II
      Clip begins at: 07:31, Duration: 01m 45s
    • Howard K. Smith on taking over Murrow's role as CBS chief European correspondent
      Clip begins at: 09:34, Duration: 01m 37s
    • Howard K. Smith on doing Edward R. Murrow's year-end television shows 
      Clip begins at: 23:35, Duration: 01m 03s
  • Aaron Spelling
    • Aaron Spelling on what it takes to be a good producer
      Clip begins at: 10:49, Duration: 04m 33s
  • Lesley Stahl
    • Lesley Stahl on tenacity in journalism
      Clip begins at: 19:31, Duration: 00m 43s
    • Lesley Stahl on consciously trying to covey authority as a reporter
      Clip begins at: 18:23, Duration: 01m 07s
    • Lesley Stahl on her interviewing style
      Clip begins at: 25:53, Duration: 00m 53s
    • Lesley Stahl on advice for beginning journalists
      Clip begins at: 29:08, Duration: 00m 54s
    • Lesley Stahl on the personal toll of covering the White House as a correspondent
      Clip begins at: 01:58, Duration: 01m 09s
    • Lesley Stahl on how the resistance of the Carter Administration to her becoming CBS White House correspondent ended up working in her favor in terms of developing richer contacts
      Clip begins at: 03:57, Duration: 01m 27s
  • Bob Stewart
    • Producer Bob Stewart on what makes a good game show host
      Clip begins at: 23:03, Duration: 01m 26s
  • George Sunga
    • George Sunga on his role as a Producer on All in the Family
      Clip begins at: 39:46, Duration: 05m 12s
    • George Sunga on the key to effective production management and his advice to aspiring television producers
      Clip begins at: 17:01, Duration: 02m 50s
  • Marlo Thomas
    • Marlo Thomas on her advice to aspiring actors and producers
      Clip begins at: 09:09, Duration: 01m 08s
    • Marlo Thomas on her advice to aspiring producers
      Clip begins at: 10:17, Duration: 00m 57s
  • Tony Thomas
    • Tony Thomas on forming Witt-Thomas Productions
      Clip begins at: 23:07, Duration: 05m 10s
    • Tony Thomas on his day-to-day production duties on Soap
      Clip begins at: 23:14, Duration: 02m 13s
    • Tony Thomas on advice to aspiring producers
      Clip begins at: 19:46, Duration: 01m 50s
  • Mike Wallace
    • Mike Wallace on what makes a good interview
      Clip begins at: 27:47, Duration: 01m 02s
  • Barbara Walters
    • Barbara Walters on being the first female network news anchor (she was co-anchor from 1976-1978 on ABC Evening News)
      Clip begins at: 21:41, Duration: 00m 46s
    • Barbara Walters on the rise of women in television and her advice to women on getting ahead
      Clip begins at: 23:07, Duration: 00m 53s
    • Barbara Walters on her approach to interviewing
      Clip begins at: 05:37, Duration: 08m 24s
  • Av Westin
    • Av Westin on the importance of the producer in television news
      Clip begins at: 29:38, Duration: 03m 09s
    • Av Westin on the importance of the producer in television news
      Clip begins at: 29:38, Duration: 03m 09s
    • Av Westin on advice to aspiring journalists
      Clip begins at: 07:20, Duration: 01m 08s
    • Av Westin on advice to aspiring journalists
      Clip begins at: 07:20, Duration: 01m 08s
    • Av Westin on the career path he'd take if he were starting out in 2011
      Clip begins at: 11:59, Duration: 00m 54s
    • Av Westin on the career path he'd take if he were starting out in 2011
      Clip begins at: 11:59, Duration: 00m 54s
  • Henry Winkler
    • Henry Winkler on an important lesson he learned from Garry Marshall about respect on the set
      Clip begins at: 15:22, Duration: 02m 02s
    • Henry Winkler on advice to aspiring actors and producers "you have to need to act"; and you must train, and you must be passionate about your work
      Clip begins at: 26:34, Duration: 03m 02s
    • Henry Winkler on advice to aspiring actors and producers "you have to need to act"; and you must train, and you must be passionate about your work
      Clip begins at: 28:52, Duration: 00m 44s
  • Dick Wolf
    • Dick Wolf on the role of a producer
      Clip begins at: 00:02, Duration: 05m 08s
  • Frederic Ziv
    • Frederic Ziv on syndicating his first program as an independent producer
      Clip begins at: 22:29, Duration: 03m 08s
  • Bertram Van Munster
    • Bertram van Munster on the advice Cops  producer John Langley gave him: "never bring a tripod"
      Clip begins at: 19:16
    • Elise Doganieri and Bertram van Munster on advice to aspiring producers and the role of an executive producer
      Clip begins at: 12:30
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