Representation on Television


The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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George Takei on being an Asian-American actor
04:24
Geri Jewell on being the first visible character with a disability on a television series on The Facts of Life
02:36
Jonathan Murray on the diverse cast of The Real World
01:38
Sheila Kuehl on coming out on The Geraldo Rivera Show and Good Morning America
02:04
Louis Gossett, Jr. on how things have changed for African-American actors since he started
01:17
Debbie Allen on the impact of Roots; on being cast as "Nan" in Roots: The Next Generation
02:07
Who talked about this topic

Dr. John Leverence

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Dr. John Leverence on how the Television Academy has addressed inclusivity and avoided the kind of criticism that the #OscarsSoWhite reaction to the Motion Picture Academy's Oscar awards has experienced in recent years
01:57
Dr. John Leverence on Viola Davis winning an Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series in 2015 (for How to Get Away with Murder) as the first Black actress to win in that category
00:58
Dr. John Leverence on the record number of Black performers to win at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards
00:53

Edie Adams

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Edie Adams on being an uncredited female writer/producer on her show Here's Edie
03:07
Edie Adams on advancements for women in television
05:55

Mary V. Ahern

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Mary V. Ahern on how opportunities for women in television have changed over the years
01:24
Mary V. Ahern on her experience as a female television producer in the 1950s
02:12

Alan Alda

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Alan Alda on Loretta Swit's contribution to making her M*A*S*H character three-dimensional
01:37

Debbie Allen

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Debbie Allen on casting Marisa Tomei as the only Caucasian character on A Different World
00:53

John Amos

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John Amos on the public reaction to Roots
02:34
John Amos on his experience playing "Kunta Kinte" on Roots and how his background prepared him for it
12:12
John Amos on the effect of Roots on his personal self-esteem
01:00
John Amos on how roles for African-Americans have changed since he started acting
01:39
John Amos on guest-starring on Two and a Half Men
03:36

Julie Andrews

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Julie Andrews on the TV movie Our Sons
01:38

Lucie Arnaz

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Lucie Arnaz on problems faced with I Love Lucy due to her father, Desi Arnaz, being Cuban
01:05

Larry Auerbach

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Larry Auerbach on dealing with discrimination against Harry Belafonte
02:00
Larry Auerbach on representing Sammy Davis, Jr.
03:58

Bob Banner

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Bob Banner on producing It's Showtime at the Apollo
05:28

Paris Barclay

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Paris Barclay on directing a pivotal episode of ER in which a main character is revealed to have AIDS, and seeing the power of television's reach
04:43
Paris Barclay on producing City of Angels
02:47
Paris Barclay on his involvement with the Diversity Committee of the Directors Guild of America
01:26
Paris Barclay on being openly gay and how it has affected his career
01:57
Paris Barclay on whether or not he's faced racism in the television industry
01:05

Bob Barker

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Bob Barker on the success and inclusiveness of The Price is Right
02:24

Anne Beatts

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Anne Beatts on original (and sole African-American) Saturday Night Live cast member Garrett Morris and how he was used on the show
02:10
Anne Beatts on hiring an all-female writing staff for Square Pegs (with "token" male Andy Borowitz)
00:58
Anne Beatts on late-night television as an area that still hasn't fully accepted female writers
01:33

Samantha Bee

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Samantha Bee on being one of the few female hosts in late night, on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
05:39
Samantha Bee on #MeToo series on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, and on her thoughts on the movement in general
02:37

Milton Berle

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Milton Berle on booking the African-American group The Four Step Brothers on Texaco Star Theater
05:31

Steve Binder

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Steve Binder on producing Petula, and the controversy surrounding a segment of it (part 1)
04:49
Steve Binder on producing Petula, and the controversy surrounding a segment of it (part 2)
04:54

William Blinn

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William Blinn on "Huggy Bear" on Starsky and Hutch
01:28
William Blinn on the reaction to Brian's Song, and on dealing with the racial aspect of the story
03:59
William Blinn on writing the miniseries Roots
28:30

Linda Bell Blue

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Linda Bell Blue on sexism in the television industry
03:44

Allan Blye

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Allan Blye on the moment between Harry Belafonte and Petula Clark on Clark's 1968 special Petula when the two performers linked arms, which caused controversy at the time
01:20

George Bodenheimer

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George Bodenheimer on the importance of female sports fans
00:37
George Bodenheimer on televising women's sports and ESPNW
01:34
George Bodenheimer on ESPN Deportes
01:07

Mili Lerner Bonsignori

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Mili Lerner Bonsignori on becoming one of four female editors in New York after World War II
02:18
Mili Lerner Bonsignori on meeting the other three female editors in New York
00:57
Mili Lerner Bonsignori on not being treated as an equal to the men on See It Now
04:20

Pat Boone

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Pat Boone on controversial performances on The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom and his view of race relations
08:03
Pat Boone on problems he got from sponsors when booking African-American performers on The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom
04:06

Yvette Lee Bowser

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Yvette Lee Bowser on her experience of working on Hangin' with Mr. Cooper and not feeling valued
03:22
Yvette Lee Bowser on taking two weeks off from Hangin' with Mr. Cooper to write the pilot for Living Single and on several white male writers getting promoted during her absence; on forming her production company, SisterLee Productions
02:19
Yvette Lee Bowser on pitching her idea for Living Single, pushing back on network notes in order to keep "Maxine Shaw", and finalizing the pilot script for the show
03:37
Yvette Lee Bowser on building the visual environment on Living Single
01:28
Yvette Lee Bowser on the tone of Living Single and on socially responsible storytelling
03:46
Yvette Lee Bowser on Living Single fan mail that she received
01:20
Yvette Lee Bowser on the "Maxine Shaw Effect" from Living Single
01:47
Yvette Lee Bowser on being the first Black woman to create, run, and produce her own primetime series in the U.S. -- with Living Single
01:03
Yvette Lee Bowser on the Black-ish episode "Hope"
04:26
Yvette Lee Bowser on discussions with Justin Simien that led to the "Chapter V" episode of Dear White People in which "Reggie" has a gun pulled on him by campus police
05:34
Yvette Lee Bowser on writing a couple episodes of Dear White People, including co-writing "Volume 2: Chapter IX", in which "Sam" returns home after her father's death; on the female friendships on Dear White People
03:20
Yvette Lee Bowser on the legacy of Dear White People
00:24
Yvette Lee Bowser on working with Onyx Collective on UnPrisoned
01:37

Vivian Brown

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Vivian Brown on dealing with racism in the industry
02:32
Vivian Brown on being a female meteorologist 
02:51

Frances Buss Buch

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Frances Buss Buch on the press she got for being one of the first women directors at CBS
02:24

Carol Burnett

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Carol Burnett on how Lucille Ball changed when Ball and Desi Arnaz got divorced and the dynamic of females in Hollywood
02:11

Allan Burns

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Allan Burns on placing the main setting of The Mary Tyler Moore Show in a newsroom and "Mary Richards" not being a married woman
04:58
Allan Burns on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and the feminist movement
00:52
Allan Burns on The Mary Tyler Moore Show episode "Good Time News"
02:59

Ken Burns

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Ken Burns on his documentary series Baseball, and his career-long exploration of race in America
06:35

James Burrows

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James Burrows on why Will & Grace can get away with some of the topics it covers; on being involved with a somewhat political show
02:32
James Burrows on Standards and Practices having issues with some jokes on Will & Grace
03:18
James Burrows on how Will & Grace has been perceived in the gay community
00:34

LeVar Burton

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LeVar Burton on the impact of Roots
02:16

Vince Calandra

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Vince Calandra on getting African-American talent on The Ed Sullivan Show
03:24
Vince Calandra on Ed Sullivan's contributions to the Civil Rights Movement and putting African-Americans on television
02:51

Reuben Cannon

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Reuben Cannon on how the business of casting has changed since he started as the first black casting director
01:00

Marcy Carsey

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Marcy Carsey on the progression of her career at ABC and becoming head of series television
02:05
Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner on the Cosby spin-off A Different World and the awareness the program brought to black colleges
02:38

Thomas Carter

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Thomas Carter on the African-American cast of The White Shadow  and fan reaction to the show
02:23
Thomas Carter on addressing racial issues in the series Equal Justice
06:41
Thomas Carter on the portrayal of African-Americans on television in 2013
04:50
Thomas Carter on dealing with racism in his career
03:57

Gilbert Cates

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Gilbert Cates on the TV movie Consenting Adult, for which he was nominated for an Emmy
02:10

RuPaul Charles

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RuPaul Charles on the pressures of being black and gay during the run of The RuPaul Show and on RuPaul's Drag Race
02:06
RuPaul Charles on the legacy and message of RuPaul's Drag Race
01:37
RuPaul Charles on the contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race, and their courage and vulnerability
04:35
RuPaul Charles on his message as a performer
04:13

David Chase

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David Chase on the role of women characters on The Sopranos
David Chase on the subject of a gay mafia member on The Sopranos and how the character of "Vito" coming out was dealt with

Julia Child

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Julia Child on being a female chef
01:28

Margaret Cho

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Margaret Cho on Good Times being her favorite show
01:00
Margaret Cho on the challenge of getting roles on television when there were no parts for Asian Americans
01:32
Margaret Cho on how All-American Girl came about -- successful comedians got their own sitcoms in the '90s and she had a unique viewpoint as a young Asian American woman
02:49
Margaret Cho on the groundbreaking aspects of All-American Girl -- the first representation of a Korean American family on U.S. primetime television
03:10
Margaret Cho on network notes she got on All-American Girl -- that she was too fat
04:51
Margaret Cho on Drop Dead Diva tackling body issues head on
00:50
Margaret Cho on Eddie Huang approaching her to discuss Fresh Off the Boat since she had previously navigated a show starring an Asian American family on U.S. primetime television, and on what had changed in the culture between the time of All-American Girl and Fresh Off the Boat
02:00
Margaret Cho on the legacy of All-American Girl
00:54
Margaret Cho on the progress television has made in Asian American representation in front of and behind the camera
01:09
Margaret Cho on advice for young women entering the industry
00:31

Nick Clooney

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Nick Clooney on hosting a teen dance show (The Nick Clooney School Salute) in Lexington, Kentucky and integrating the show
04:10

Paul Rodriguez with Emerson College

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Paul Rodriquez on the Mexican-American community's reaction to a.k.a. Pablo, and their objections to his act
05:31
Paul Rodriguez on being inspired by Richard Pryor to use his Mexican heritage and identity in his act, and on the language he uses in his act
05:32
Paul Rodriguez on the then-current state of his career, and on his relationship with the Mexican-American community
03:12
Paul Rodriguez on things he has had the opportunity to do in his career, and on the then-current state of Latinos in comedy
02:00

Barbara Feldon with Emerson College

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Barbara Feldon on being grateful for her time on Get Smart and how the industry is not generous to women; on how comedy is more fun to do than drama
02:28
Barbara Feldon on working without shoes on Get Smart and trying to look shorter than she was
00:57

Dick Gregory with Emerson College

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Dick Gregory on racism in America
08:20

Beatrice Arthur with Emerson College

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Beatrice Arthur on homosexuality on television
02:53

Carlos Mencia with Emerson College

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Carlos Mencia on doing Latino-based humor, and on listening to accents
04:07
Carlos Mencia on the controversy surrounding his use of the term "beaner"
02:03
Carlos Mencia on how different groups react to his act, and Mind of Mencia
05:43

Hal Cooper

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Hal Cooper on directing Love, Sidney
06:28

Barbara Corday

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Barbara Corday on pitching Cagney & Lacey in 1974 and on being involved in the women's movement at the time
05:11
Barbara Corday on the premise of Cagney & Lacey and on dealing with women's issues on the show
04:43
Barbara Corday on how the status of women in television has changed since she started
04:45
Barbara Corday on the challenges of being a female executive in television
03:00

Katie Couric

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Katie Couric on feeling like most of the women at ABC News were in subservient positions
01:37

Ron Cowen

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Ron Cowen on writing 1985's An Early Frost (with Daniel Lipman), which depicted the AIDS epidemic, being his proudest career achievement
01:34

Ane Crabtree

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Ane Crabtree on her research for the costumes of The Handmaid's Tale, how she was impacted by the subject matter of the show, and design ideas for the Handmaids, Econopeople, Guardians, Aunts, and Commanders
12:50
Ane Crabtree on how Gilead in The Handmaid's Tale is similar to present day, and how costumes similar to those she designed began to be worn at political protests
21:12
Ane Crabtree on how opportunities have changed since she started in the industry and on the importance on having multi-racial crews
07:40

David Crane

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David Crane on positive portrayals of gay characters on his shows
01:12

Judith Crist

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Judith Crist on Al Morgan of Today being a big supporter of women
01:19
Judith Crist on why she left Today and feeling the decision to let her go was sexist
01:33
Judith Crist on getting to know women in television
03:54
Judith Crist on not encountering sexism in the television industry
12:24

Judy Crown

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Judy Crown on diversity in her field
04:22

Billy Crystal

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Billy Crystal on being cast as "Jodie Dallas" on Soap, television's first regular, gay character
07:11
Billy Crystal on the reception of his Soap character, "Jodie Dallas," who was gay
01:50
Billy Crystal on professional concerns he had about playing a gay character on Soap, and on his first HBO stand up comedy special
05:11

Robert Culp

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Robert Culp on dealing with the racial aspect of I Spy
02:31

Ann Curry

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Ann Curry on being hired as a reporter at KTVL in Medford, Oregon, a station that had never before had a female reporter, and on the sexism she faced on the job
04:27
Ann Curry on aspiring to be a news anchor like Walter Cronkite early in her career, and how she navigated her ambitions with few available role models in broadcast journalism who were women or people of color
02:45
Ann Curry on inappropriate behavior she witnessed at NBC News, and on the then-current battle to prevent harassment of women in the workplace
05:18
Ann Curry on how she has seen opportunities for women and people of color change in journalism over the course of her career
02:14

Ossie Davis

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Ossie Davis on how television aided in the Civil Rights Movement
03:39
Ossie Davis on how opportunities for African Americans in television have changed since he started his career
01:32

James Day

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James Day on Frieda Hennock, the first female commissioner of the FCC
02:14

Phil Donahue

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Phil Donahue on his television talk show, Donahue, and the controversial topics covered
13:43
Phil Donahue on interviewing boxer Joe Frazier and doing the show from Attica Street prison
07:31

Hugh Downs

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Hugh Downs on racial tensions and booking diverse guests on The Tonight Show
02:30

Betty Cole Dukert

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Betty Cole Dukert on hard to anticipate questions from female journalists and balancing the panel of reporters on Meet the Press
03:01
Betty Cole Dukert on being a female producer and the male to female ratio of guests on Meet the Press
04:56

Rebecca Eaton

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Rebecca Eaton on finding out she was pregnant on the same day she was offered the job of executive producer of Masterpiece Theatre
04:21
Rebecca Eaton on the roles women had at PBS in the early 1970s, and how that has changed over time
01:54
Rebecca Eaton on the controversy surrounding the Masterpiece Theatre program "Portrait of a Marriage", which featured love scenes between two women
03:03
Rebecca Eaton on the challenges of balancing her professional life and personal life as a female producer
03:44

Barbara Eden

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Barbara Eden on the perceived anti-feminist aspects of I Dream of Jeannie
01:27

Stephanie Edwards

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Stephanie Edwards on gender discrimination she see's in the business
00:53

Hector Elizondo

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Hector Elizondo on Cane  representing a Latino family
00:57

Linda Ellerbee

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Linda Ellerbee on how things have changed for women in television news over the years
04:42

Ruth Engelhardt

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Ruth Engelhardt on her sister being an agent at William Morris, and on how she was treated as a woman in the industry
04:25

Jeannie Epper

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Jeannie Epper on her few close fellow stuntwomen and the passing of her brothers and sisters
02:16
Jeannie Epper on being one of the founding members of the Stuntwoman's Association of Motion Pictures
03:36
Jeannie Epper on the challenges that stuntwomen face that stuntmen don't
04:04
Jeannie Epper on the lack of women stunt coordinators
02:54

Nanette Fabray

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Nanette Fabray on her difficulty with her hearing, and on her participation in issues involving the deaf community
06:26
Nanette Fabray on appearing on The Carol Burnett Show and doing sign language for the first time on television, and promoting sign language on television
03:53
Nanette Fabray on her guest appearance as stroke survivor on Maude in the episode "Maude's Reunion"
03:35

Jeff Fager

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Jeff Fager on bringing on younger correspondents when he became executive producer of 60 Minutes and the importance of diversity
01:27
Jeff Fager on diversity on 60 Minutes and hiring Bill Whitaker as a correspondent on the show
02:31

Edie Falco

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Edie Falco on her Nurse Jackie character, "Jackie Peyton," as an anti-hero, and the uniqueness of her being a female anti-hero
01:26
Edie Falco on how roles for women have changed since she started out in television and how she relates to her characters as a woman
01:57

Julian Fellowes

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Julian Fellowes on the rape storyline on Downton Abbey
03:34

Sally Field

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Sally Field on starting her own production company
01:40
Sally Field on ageism against women in the industry, and how things were changing at the time
05:09

Dorothy Fontana

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Dorothy Fontana on the challenges of being a woman writer and using D.C. Fontana on her scripts so that she would be given a chance
03:01
Dorothy Fontana on "Uhura" and "Number One"- one of the first major female black characters, on Star Trek
01:29
Dorothy  Fontana on the Star Trek episode "Friday's Child", over which she argued with Gene Rodenberry about the portrayal of women; she had a different ending
01:55
Dorothy Fontana on writing for The Streets of San Francisco
03:13

Richard Frank

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Richard Frank on developing Ellen, and "Ellen" coming out
06:00

Ron Friedman

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Ron Friedman on the groundbreaking female characters of G.I. Joe
01:26

Pamela Fryman

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Pamela Fryman on how the industry has changed since she started, and on women in the industry
03:49

Marla Gibbs

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Marla Gibbs on staying behind at the first table read of The Jeffersons to offer her opinions on naturalistic dialogue, among other points
01:56
Marla Gibbs on casting African-American actors on 227
02:53

Sandra Gimpel

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Sandra Gimpel on how she became a stunt coordinator in the 1970s and the fact that women were mostly not stunt coordinators at the time, and on becoming second unit director, as well as stunt coordinator on Mrs. Columbo
05:52
Sandra Gimpel on how the equipment used by stunt performers has changed over time, especially for women, who oftentimes in the past could not wear padding because it was so bulky and too visible under costumes
02:47

Lesli Linka Glatter

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Lesli Linka Glatter on gender discrimination in her career, and discrimination and harassment in the television industry
04:49
Lesli Linka Glatter on how things have changed for women in the industry since she started
01:33

Sharon Gless

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Sharon Gless on not experiencing sexism as an actress in the 1970s
00:53

Whoopi Goldberg

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Whoopi Goldberg on wanting to be in the Star Trek reboot, Star Trek: The Next Generation, because Star Trek was the first show to depict Black people in the future
04:19
Whoopi Goldberg on the HBO documentary she produced about Moms Mabley, Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
09:28

Leonard H. Goldenson

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Leonard H. Goldenson on the impact of Roots
00:35

Louis Gossett, Jr.

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Louis Gossett, Jr. on appearing with James Garner in the feature film "Skin Game," and on appearing in socially-conscious projects
02:07
Louis Gossett, Jr. on the impact producer Norman Lear had on opportunities for African-American actors in television
00:24
Louis Gossett, Jr. on doing research to play "Fiddler" in Roots, and why the character was a breakthrough for him in terms of his acting process
04:06
Louis Gossett, Jr. on filming the "my name is Toby" scene in Roots, and on using the line "there's gonna be another day" (which he improvised) with Alex Haley's permission
03:06
Louis Gossett, Jr. on the legacy of Roots
03:12
Louis Gossett, Jr. on the role of the actor in society, and how the arts can help or harm
04:37
Louis Gossett, Jr. on being the second black actor to win an Oscar, and on what it meant to his career
04:18
Louis Gossett, Jr. on how things have changed for African-American actors since he started
01:17

Curt Gowdy

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Curt Gowdy on international broadcasters
01:35

Lee Grant

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Lee Grant on how opportunities for women in television have changed over the years
02:25

Earle Hagen

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Earle Hagen on NBC initially not approving Bill Cosby to co-star in I Spy because it feared repercussions from Southern affiliates
02:02

Donald Hall

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Donald Hall on Hallmark Hall of Fame's presentation of "Green Pastures"
03:13

Monty Hall

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Monty Hall on the diversity of Let's Make a Deal contestants
01:58

Florence Henderson

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Florence Henderson on working during her pregnancies
01:42

Winifred Hervey

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Winifred Hervey on getting accepted to the Warner Bros. Writing Workshop
02:12
Winifred Hervey on becoming story editor for The New Odd Couple and rewriting original scripts from The Odd Couple to tailor them to African-American performers
01:20
Winifred Hervey on efforts made to diversify the writing staff of Benson  
00:20
Winifred Hervey on being the only female writer on The Cosby Show
01:52
Winifred Hervey on the writers' room of The Golden Girls
02:09
Winifred Hervey on not loving to do "issues shows" on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
02:59
Winifred Hervey on her biggest challenge in the business - being female and a minority
02:07
Winifred Hervey on the representation of African-Americans on television
05:41
Winifred Hervey on opportunities for women and minorities in writing
00:40

Arthur Hiller

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Arthur Hiller on the list of "don't dos" they had from the sponsors and the network on NBC Matinee Theater, and a near-controversy when he cast an African American actor as a doctor
01:41

Hal Holbrook

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Hal Holbrook on appearing in the groundbreaking made-for-television movie That Certain Summer
10:39

Ellen Holly

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Ellen Holly on the challenges early on of finding parts as a Black actress, and on being cast in the Broadway production of Too Late the Phalarope
08:11
Ellen Holly on how typecasting boxes in actors, particularly African Americans
08:56
Ellen Holly on the difficulties faced by an African American actress who is considered "too light"
04:02
Ellen Holly on writing The New York Times article "How Black Do You Have to Be?" and on the reaction to it
06:55
Ellen Holly on guest-starring on Dr. Kildare, and on having to wear makeup to make her skin appear darker for the show
02:27
Ellen Holly on her groundbreaking early storyline on One Life to Live, where she was the first Black actress to play a central character on a daytime drama, and on working with the crew of the show and show creator Agnes Nixon
11:18
Ellen Holly on her difficulties renewing her One Life to Live contract after the first year
10:19
Ellen Holly on going to bat for One Life to Live producer Doris Quinlan
15:24
Ellen Holly on the fallout from her going to bat for One Life to Live producer Doris Quinlan
02:07
Ellen Holly on her difficulties playing opposite the actor who portrayed "Dr. Jack Scott" on One Life to Live, which led to her first exit from the show
07:47
Ellen Holly on her and Lillian Hayman being fired from One Life to Live by producer Paul Rauch
06:42
Ellen Holly on coming to a late realization about One Life to Live and about Agnes Nixon
07:03
Ellen Holly on finally learning why she was chosen to be on One Life to Live by producer Agnes Nixon and ABC executive Brandon Stoddard
06:47
Ellen Holly on having been the focus of the first year of One Life to Live, and on the producers' fears of it becoming a "black show"
05:47

James Hong

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James Hong on how little change he's seen in the types of roles offered Asian-Americans in his lifetime
02:04
James Hong on the cliched/novelty roles offered to Asian-American actors
00:30
Actor James Hong the criticisms of David Carradine's depiction of an Asian character on Kung Fu
01:58

Silvio Horta

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Silvio Horta on the Latino heritage and social class of Ugly Betty
02:59
Silvio Horta on the issue of sexuality on Ugly Betty
01:11

Ron Howard

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Ron Howard on the television movie Skyward and the casting of an ingenue with a disability
01:50

Felicity Huffman

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Felicity Huffman on her Desperate Housewives character, "Lynette Scavo's" struggle with balancing motherhood and work, and how it related to Huffman's own work-life balance
03:54
Felicity Huffman on how roles for women on television have changed since she started in the industry
02:32

Eddie Foy III

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Eddie Foy III on casting Julia
05:25

Allison Janney

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Allison Janney on her West Wing character, "C.J. Cregg"
02:07

Lucy Jarvis

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Lucy Jarvis on the work environment for women in network news in the early 1960s
03:45
Lucy Jarvis on hiring women for The Nation's Future  and organizing a landmark class action suit against NBC for discrimination against its female employees
05:10
Lucy Jarvis on the impact of the organization Women in Film
01:27

Geri Jewell

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Geri Jewell on dreaming of being a television actress when she was young, and how this dream related to her cerebral palsy
01:36
Geri Jewell on the first time she did stand-up comedy, and how she talked about cerebral palsy in her routine
05:57
Geri Jewell on being the first visible character with a disability on a television series on The Facts of Life
02:36
Geri Jewell on having to perform a dance number on the first The Facts of Life episode on which she appeared ("Cousin Geri")
03:26
Geri Jewell on the impact of her visibility as a person with a disability on The Facts of Life
03:54
Geri Jewell on her experience with "overnight fame" and the impact of her visibility as a person with a disability
02:54
Geri Jewell on the impact of her role on The Facts of Life and appearing on Norman Lear's special I Love Liberty
06:18
Geri Jewell on her feelings about actors without disabilities playing characters with disabilities
04:14
Geri Jewell on the difficulty she faced while filming a scene with Peter DeLuise on 21 Jump Street
02:33
Geri Jewell on filming the Deadwood episode "Jewel's Boot Is Made for Walking" and how show creator/director David Milch coaxed a reaction from her
03:55
Geri Jewell on advice for aspiring actors
02:45

Robert Johnson

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Robert Johnson on broadcast networks and the black community
01:37

Julie Ann Johnson

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Julie Ann Johnson on the challenges of being a female stunt person in the 1960s, and on founding the Stuntwoman's Association
06:43
Julie Ann Johnson on the changes she's trying to make in the stunt industry to improve safety, and also for minorities and women
11:12
Julie Ann Johnson on the then-current state of the stunt industry for stunt women and safety standards
03:48
Julie Ann Johnson on the course of action stunt women have if they feel discriminated against or harassed, and what she would like to see happen
05:29

Charles Floyd Johnson

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Charles Floyd Johnson on being the sole, or one of very few, associate producers of color when he accepted the job on The Rockford Files
00:22
Charles Floyd Johnson on how opportunities for African Americans have changed since he first started in the industry
03:18
Charles Floyd Johnson on addressing a racist comment made to him early in his career
02:46

Lamont Johnson

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Lamont Johnson on directing the groundbreaking drama That Certain Summer, starring Martin Sheen and Hal Holbrook
03:53

Shirley Jones

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Shirley Jones on ageism in the industry and on her family following in her footsteps
03:26

Quincy Jones

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Quincy Jones on first working on Holllywood films
03:05
Quincy Jones on the impact of Roots
01:28

Lucille Kallen

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Lucille Kallen on being the only female in the writers room of Your Show of Shows
05:04

Hal Kanter

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Hal Kanter on creating Julia starring Diahann Carroll, the first series with an African-American female in a starring role
12:07

Marta Kauffman

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Marta Kauffman on the status of female writers on television when she started
01:33
Marta Kauffman on making sure the shows she produces are friendly for female staff members, and how things have changed for women in television
02:56

Elodie Keene

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Elodie Keene on advocating for more female directors on L.A. Law
03:48
Elodie Keene on how opportunities for women in the industry have changed since she started
03:59
Elodie Keene on directing the first lesbian kiss on television on L.A. Law, and on the lesbian scenes in Pretty Little Liars
02:12
Elodie Keene on directing scenes on Switched at Birth in sign language
02:31

Asaad Kelada

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Asaad Kelada on challenges breaking into the TV industry
03:57

H. Wesley Kenney

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H. Wesley Kenney on hiring a female camera operator
01:01

Ernest Kinoy

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Ernest Kinoy on The Defenders  episode "The Non-Violent" and the Civil Rights movement
01:24
Ernest Kinoy on the public reaction to Roots  and its impact on the Civil Rights movement
02:20
Ernest Kinoy on the legacy of Roots  and Roots: The Next Generations
02:22

Eartha Kitt

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Eartha Kitt on being an African-American performer on television in the 1950s
07:30
 Eartha Kitt on dealing with racism in television
02:46

Sheila Kuehl

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Sheila Kuehl on the planned Zelda Gilroy  spin-off of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
06:28
Sheila Kuehl on coming out on The Geraldo Rivera Show and Good Morning America
02:04
Sheila Kuehl on the Supreme Court's 2013 ruling regarding gay marriage
01:42
Sheila Kuehl on being the first lesbian elected to the California State Assembly
02:04

Paul LaMastra

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Paul LaMastra on editing the made-for-television movie Foxfire and living with HIV
11:37

Rita Lakin

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Rita Lakin on the advent of the showrunner, and on being the first female showrunner on Flamingo Road
03:50
Rita Lakin on the television movie Torn Between Two Lovers, and on advancing the cause of more women television writers
01:33

John Langley

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John Langley on working to reverse negative stereotyping of people of color as criminal suspects (and hitting their demo) on Cops, by going against the grain of actual percentages
02:12

Lucy Lawless

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Lucy Lawless on Xena's world on Xena: Warrior Princess  and the lesbian overtones of the show
02:41
Lucy Lawless on dealing with her fame from Xena: Warrior Princess  and being a feminist icon
02:00
Lucy Lawless on how television has changed for women and in general since she started acting
02:25

Gene LeBell

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Gene LeBell on doing stunts for black actors
01:32

Norman Lear

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Norman Lear on what prompted him to create shows about upwardly mobile black families with Good Times and The Jeffersons
04:34
Norman Lear on the controversial abortion episode of Maude
03:13

Michael Learned

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Michael Learned on how things have changed for actresses since she started acting
01:25

Sheldon Leonard

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Sheldon Leonard on the classic Dick Van Dyke Show episode "That's My Boy?"
02:13

Steve Levitan

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Steve Levitan on wanting to have a gay couple raising a child as one of the central families on Modern Family
00:37

Judith Light

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Judith Light on dealing with the AIDS crisis and playing "Jeanne White" in The Ryan White Story
14:35
Judith Light on starring in A Step Toward Tomorrow with Christopher Reeve
02:49
Judith Light on her Ugly Betty character "Claire Meade" and working with America Ferrera as "Betty Suarez"
04:44
Judith Light on the importance of Transparent
04:13

William Link

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William Link on writing and producing That Certain Summer
07:55

Daniel Lipman

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Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on their first impressions of An Early Frost when the idea was presented to them by NBC, and why they insisted that the main character, who had AIDS, be alive at the end of the movie
02:12
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the research they did when writing the 1985 made-for-television movie An Early Frost, which depicted the AIDS crisis, by visiting AIDS patients at Santa Monica Hospital
03:03
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the kinds of notes they received from executives on their 1985 made-for-television movie An Early Frost, which depicted the AIDS crisis, and on the public response to the movie
05:48
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the importance of An Early Frost their 1985 made-for-television movie which depicted the AIDS crisis, being written and played for a mass audience
02:18
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the response of the gay community to their made-for-television movie An Early Frost
03:45
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on what they hoped the audience would take away from their made-for-television movie An Early Frost, which depicted the AIDS crisis: education, tolerance, and compassion
02:36
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on Sisters being one of the only television dramas to explore the lives of women at its center
01:29
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the success of Sisters among female viewers, despite the fact that executives did not normally pay attention to that demographic
01:37
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the Sisters characters "Norma Lear" (played by Nora Dunn), who was gay, and on the character came to be recurring, rather than appearing in just a few episodes
02:02
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on their push to have as many female directors and writers on Sisters as they could
01:31
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the television and political atmosphere for both gay people and gay characters at the time they were developing Queer as Folk
04:47
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the press reaction to Queer as Folk, and in particular the pushback they got from the gay community
04:16
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on Queer as Folk presenting a reflection of the gay community in a way that had never been seen before on television, and the power of that: "seeing a reflection of yourself validates your life. It validates who you are. It validates that you exist"
01:41
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the impact of the depictions of sex on Queer as Folk and their intention behind it
01:52
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on how they approached the storyline where "Justin" is the victim of a hate crime at the end of season one of Queer as Folk
05:30
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the depiction of people living with HIV/AIDS on Queer as Folk
07:39
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the difference between what they could depict in their 1985 made-for-television movie An Early Frost and on Queer as Folk, both of which centered on gay characters
02:02
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the bombing storyline in the final season of Queer as Folk and why they wanted to depict an attack on the gay community in that manner
02:47
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on their first impressions of An Early Frost when the idea was presented to them by NBC, and why they insisted that the main character, who had AIDS, be alive at the end of the movie
02:12
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the research they did when writing the 1985 made-for-television movie An Early Frost, which depicted the AIDS crisis, by visiting AIDS patients at Santa Monica Hospital
03:03
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the kinds of notes they received from executives on their 1985 made-for-television movie An Early Frost, which depicted the AIDS crisis, and on the public response to the movie
05:48
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the importance of An Early Frost their 1985 made-for-television movie which depicted the AIDS crisis, being written and played for a mass audience
02:18
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the response of the gay community to their made-for-television movie An Early Frost
03:45
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on what they hoped the audience would take away from their made-for-television movie An Early Frost, which depicted the AIDS crisis: education, tolerance, and compassion
02:36
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on Sisters being one of the only television dramas to explore the lives of women at its center
01:29
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the success of Sisters among female viewers, despite the fact that executives did not normally pay attention to that demographic
01:37
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the Sisters characters "Norma Lear" (played by Nora Dunn), who was gay, and on the character came to be recurring, rather than appearing in just a few episodes
02:02
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on their push to have as many female directors and writers on Sisters as they could
01:31
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the television and political atmosphere for both gay people and gay characters at the time they were developing Queer as Folk
04:47
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the press reaction to Queer as Folk, and in particular the pushback they got from the gay community
04:16
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on Queer as Folk presenting a reflection of the gay community in a way that had never been seen before on television, and the power of that: "seeing a reflection of yourself validates your life. It validates who you are. It validates that you exist"
01:41
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the impact of the depictions of sex on Queer as Folk and their intention behind it
01:52
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on how they approached the storyline where "Justin" is the victim of a hate crime at the end of season one of Queer as Folk
05:30
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the depiction of people living with HIV/AIDS on Queer as Folk
07:39
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the difference between what they could depict in their 1985 made-for-television movie An Early Frost and on Queer as Folk, both of which centered on gay characters
02:02
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the bombing storyline in the final season of Queer as Folk and why they wanted to depict an attack on the gay community in that manner
02:47

Loretta Long

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Loretta Long on the power of television, and on the impact that her character of "Susan" on Sesame Street has had on black television characters
01:31

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus on being the only woman on the set of Seinfeld
00:42
Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the atmosphere on the largely female set of The New Adventures of Old Christine
02:00

William H. Macy

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William H. Macy on the TV movie Door to Door, which he co-wrote and starred in, and which was based on the true story of Bill Porter, a door-to-door salesman who had cerebral palsy
03:06

Anita Mann

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Anita Mann on witnessing bigotry towards African-American dancers
04:10
Anita Mann on facing discrimination in the industry as a woman
03:18

Sonia Manzano

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Sonia Manzano on the difficulty for an Hispanic actor to find non-stereotypical roles
01:13

Ann Marcus

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Ann Marcus on quitting Days of Our Lives over a controversial storyline
02:03
Ann Marcus on her attempt to integrate the cast of Peyton Place
03:47

Beth McCarthy-Miller

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Beth McCarthy-Miller on being a woman working on Saturday Night Live
02:44

Bob McGrath

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Bob McGrath on memories working with guest star Linda Bove on Sesame Street and the far-reaching impact of an episode about hearing impairment
01:31

Eryn Krueger Mekash

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Eryn Krueger Mekash on her approach to the makeup on The Normal Heart, and on winning an Emmy for her work
08:10

S. Epatha Merkerson

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S. Epatha Merkerson on the excitement of seeing black people on television when she was young
01:42
S. Epatha Merkerson on coming to Law & Order after it had been on for four seasons (two female characters were introduced the year she came on)
03:26
S. Epatha Merkerson on wearing a wig to cover her natural hair when portraying her Law & Order character "Lt. Anita Van Buren"
02:57
S. Epatha Merkerson on whether opportunities for black women on television have changed over the years
02:26

Tammy Faye Bakker Messner

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Tammy Faye Bakker-Messner on her experience as a woman in Christian television
00:18

Mitch Miller

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Mitch Miller on Leslie Uggams, who was a featured vocalist on Sing Along with Mitch
02:51

John Moffitt

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John Moffitt on how The Ed Sullivan Show reflected the Civil Rights Movement
00:55

Ricardo Montalban

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Ricardo Montalban on his Emmy-winning performance as an American Indian in How the West was Won
03:54
Ricardo Montalban on playing his characters with dignity
01:12
Ricardo Montalban on the founding of Nosotros
10:36

Millie Moore

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Millie Moore on being one of the sole women in the A.C.E. when she joined
03:03
Millie Moore on women being more welcomed into the A.C.E. as editors, not just librarians, after the studio system began to crumble
00:45
Millie Moore on how women editors have progressed through the years
01:50

Rita Moreno

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Rita Moreno on appearing in The 20th Century-Fox Hour production of "Broken Arrow" and having to put on a Native American accent
01:39
Rita Moreno on breaking ground as a Latina actress
04:12
Rita Moreno on being a role model for latino actors and actresses
03:06

Priscilla Morgan

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Priscilla Morgan on being a female agent in the '50s
05:41

Donald A. Morgan

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Donald A. Morgan on lighting different skin tones for television in the 1970s
04:12
Donald A. Morgan on his work on Benson and on lighting Robert Guillaume properly
04:31
Donald A. Morgan on his work as director of photography on the initial episodes of the Netflix series The Upshaws -- requesting changes to the set and lighting different skin tones of cast members
03:52
Donald A. Morgan on how cinematography for television has changed since he first started in the business -- becoming more diverse
00:39

Pat Morita

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Pat Morita on racism in the television industry
04:48

Garrett Morris

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Garrett Morris on being the only black cast member on Saturday Night Live and other shows
06:38
Garrett Morris on the representation of minorities on cable TV versus network TV
05:13

Michael Moye

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Michael Moye on the not-so-diverse writing staff of Good Times
05:24
Michael Moye on whether or not he experienced racism in the television industry
02:03
Michael Moye on hiring diverse writers
01:56
Michael Moye on some people seeing racism where he does not
04:07

Jonathan Murray

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Jonathan Murray on the diverse cast of The Real World
01:38
Jonathan Murray on the diverse cast of The Real World
01:38

Anne Nelson

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Anne Nelson on becoming the first female executive at CBS, and the difficulties she encountered getting there
00:46
Anne Nelson on her style of negotiation, and on the challenges of being a female in business affairs in her era
07:23
Anne Nelson on being a female television executive
01:15

Horace Newcomb

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Horace Newcomb on the historic and then-current lack of diversity in television
04:42

Nichelle Nichols

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Nichelle Nichols on how African-Americans were portrayed on television while she was growing up
02:27
Nichelle Nichols on almost leaving Star Trek, and then staying at the behest of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
11:38
Nichelle Nichols on Gene Roddenberry coming up with the idea for Star Trek, and wanting a diverse cast
11:09
Nichelle Nichols on meeting Coretta Scott King, and discussing Star Trek with her
07:47
Nichelle Nichols on Gene Roddenberry making Star Trek a breakthrough for diversity on television
04:58
Nichelle Nichols on the Star Trek episode "Plato's Stepchildren" in which she shared television's first interracial kiss with "Captain Kirk" (William Shatner)
15:59
Nichelle Nichols on how things have changed for African-American actors since she began her career
01:21
Nichelle Nichols on fan reaction to the Star Trek episode "Plato's Stepchildren" in which she shared television's first interracial kiss with "Captain Kirk"
03:12

Leonard Nimoy

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Leonard Nimoy on his penchant for playing ethnic roles in his early TV career
01:05

Agnes Nixon

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Agnes Nixon on being one of the only women to write for the Golden Age anthology dramas
00:29
Agnes Nixon on the groundbreaking "Carla Gray" storyline on One Life to Live
06:26
Agnes Nixon on the then-recent (1997) introduction of a gay character on All My Children
01:37

Soledad O'Brien

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Soledad O'Brien on the state of journalism in the 1990s, women she worked with at KRON, and whether or not she faced bias and discrimination at that time
04:26
Soledad O'Brien on penning "A MeToo Moment for Journalists of Color" for The New York Times in July 2020
04:42

Ed O'Neill

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Ed O'Neill on the relationship between "Jay Pritchett" and his son, "Mitchell Pritchett" on Modern Family
02:00

Edward James Olmos

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Edward James Olmos on the future of Latinos on television
02:45
Edward James Olmos on the ongoing lack of diversity on television and in movies
03:36

Lori Openden

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Lori Openden on the impact of Will & Grace on American culture
00:32
Lori Openden on how diversity in casting has changed since she started in the industry
01:53
Lori Openden on the casting field being predominately women
01:12

Bernie Orenstein

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Bernie Orenstein on the legacy of That Girl: representing feminism on television
02:14
Bernie Orenstein on lectures he gives on the influence of African Americans in television
02:09

Roscoe Orman

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Roscoe Orman on his awareness of the lack of diversity on television during his childhood
01:19

Gail Parent

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Gail Parent on being the only female writer on a variety show when she was hired on The Carol Burnett Show
03:31
Gail Parent on how the business has changed for women since she started
01:07

Estelle Parsons

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Estelle Parsons on how she was treated as a woman on the Today set
01:34

Dick Van Patten

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Dick Van Patten on issues Eight is Enough dealt with throughout the series
00:23

Timothy Van Patten

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Timothy Van Patten on diversity on The White Shadow
00:56

Jane Pauley

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Jane Pauley on dealing with her pregnancy and motherhood on air
12:17

Alan Perris

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Alan Perris on promoting diversity at WJXT in Jacksonville and working for Ben Bradley
02:01

Bill Persky

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Bill Persky on how he and partner San Denoff came to write for The Dick Van Dyke Show, on on writing the classic episode "That's My Boy??" with Sheldon Leonard
05:05
Bill Persky on how That Girl reflected its time, and on the show's feminist undertones
04:16
Bill Persky on the Kate & Allie episode "Landlady" which dealt with LGBTQ issues
04:06

Maury Povich

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Maury Povich on co-anchoring news in Los Angeles with future wife Connie Chung; on her start at CBS
02:42

Charlotte Rae

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Charlotte Rae on how roles for women on television have changed over the years, and on how television has changed since she started
01:39

Jorge Ramos

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Jorge Ramos on interviewing President Obama and pressing him on immigration reform
03:23
Jorge Ramos on Univision covering presidential politics and its importance to the Latino community
02:31
Jorge Ramos on hosting an English-language show for Fusion
03:30
Jorge Ramos on what he hopes to achieve with his influence 
02:03
Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas on what separates Univision from other news gathering organizations 
06:30
Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas on issues that are important to them personally 
03:54
Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas on Univision's role in the 2008, 2012 and then-upcoming 2016 elections 
05:43
Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas on the emergence of Latino candidates in presidential elections
01:55
Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas on changes they've seen in television journalism and Spanish news
03:45
Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas on the then-future of Spanish-language news and Latino journalists
04:26
Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas on dream projects or goals in the then-future
03:30

Marian Rees

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Marian Rees on producing "Tell Me Where it Hurts" for General Electric Theater  and her commitment to feminism 
04:23
Marian Rees on producing The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
08:22
Marian Rees on executive producing "Love Is Never Silent" for Hallmark Hall of Fame  and her struggle with the network to cast deaf actors in lead roles
09:26
Marian Rees on executive producing Ruby Bridges
14:48
Marian Rees on the African-American crew on Ruby Bridges  and gaining Ruby Bridges' trust
06:16
Marian Rees on the Norman Rockwell painting on which Ruby Bridges  was based and recreating it
07:25
Marian Rees on public reaction and the educational benefits of Masterpiece Theatre's American Collection's "Almost a Woman"
14:48
Marian Rees on her involvement in Women in Film
07:01

Tim Reid

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Tim Reid on working with Richard Pryor on The Richard Pryor Show
04:05
Tim Reid on being told he wasn't "Black enough" in his portrayal of a character
01:20
Tim Reid on the impact of WKRP in Cincinnati; on writing the episode "A Family Affair" which dealt with race
06:09
Tim Reid on the representation of a Black couple on Snoops and fighting for the representation he wanted
01:22
Tim Reid on dealing with serious subjects on "The Bridge" and the "Frank Joins the Club" episodes of Frank's Place
04:21
Tim Reid on pitching Frank's Place with Hugh Wilson and doing research for the show; on the quality of the show
01:12
Tim Reid on launching LGCYTV.com, a streaming service designed by and for the African diaspora, during the COVID-19 pandemic and on fostering young talent
07:32
Tim Reid on how opportunities in the television industry have changed since he first started in the business
04:55

Gene Reynolds

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Gene Reynolds on how African-Americans were depicted on Room 222
02:36

Lee Rich

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Lee Rich on the episode of The Waltons that dealt with race
00:28

John Rich

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John Rich on Sammy Davis Jr.'s suggestion, as a guest on The Tonight Show, that he would make a funny guest star on All in the Family (leading to his appearance on the classic episode "Sammy's Visit")
01:04
John Rich on casting Mike Evans as "Lionel Jefferson" on All in the Family
06:42

Hank Rieger

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Hank Rieger on publicity for NBC shows with African-Americans lead actors
02:58
Hank Rieger on advice to someone wanting to go into Public Relations, and how it's a great career for women
02:37

Geraldo Rivera

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Geraldo Rivera on the concept behind WABC Eyewitness News
02:05

Doris Roberts

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Doris Roberts on the challenge of being an older woman in Hollywood and beyond
04:13

Fatima Robinson

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Fatima Robinson on choreographing the "Juneteenth" and "Purple Rain" episodes of Black-ish
02:44

Al Roker

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Al Roker on being one of the only African-Americans on camera in the Syracuse area when he was in college
02:05

Meta Rosenberg

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Meta Rosenberg on developing the series Julia starring Diahann Carroll
03:57
Meta Rosenberg on advice to an aspiring television producer and succeeding in the industry as a woman
02:21

Barney Rosenzweig

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Barney Rosenzweig on giving Aaron Spelling criticisms of Charlie's Angels and wanting to incorporate the themes of the Women's Movement into the show
04:53
Barney Rosenzweig on the idea for Cagney & Lacey
01:42
Barney Rosenzweig on what Cagney & Lacey was about at its core
03:41
Barney Rosenzweig on the legacy of Cagney & Lacey and what it did for the portrayal of women on television
01:55

Maria Elena Salinas

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Maria Elena Salinas on how identifying with two cultures informed her news reporting
00:59
Maria Elena Salinas on the state of Hispanic news when she started
03:38
Maria Elena Salinas on appealing to different aspects of the Latino community 
Maria Elena Salinas on interviewing then-governor Pete Wilson about his stance on immigration issues for California 
02:30
Maria Elena Salinas on covering immigration and doing advocacy journalism 
03:37
Maria Elena Salinas on being called "the most recognized and trusted Hispanic newswomen in America"
01:50
Maria Elena Salinas on the challenges of being a female news anchor
02:47
Maria Elena Salinas on the current state and then-future of diversity in television 
01:30
Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas on what separates Univision from other news gathering organizations
06:30
Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas on issues that are important to them personally
03:54
Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas on Univision's role in the 2008, 2012 and then-upcoming 2016 elections
05:43
Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas on the emergence of Latino candidates in presidential elections
01:55
Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas on changes they've seen in television journalism and Spanish news
03:45
Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas on the then-future of Spanish-language news and Latino journalists
04:26
Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas on dream projects or goals in the then-future
03:30

Marlene Sanders

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Marlene Sanders on the number of women in television when she started
00:57
Marlene Sanders on other female journalists when she came along
02:50
Marlene Sanders on being the first woman to anchor an evening news broadcast (for one night) and later for three months; on more women entering the business
04:29
Marlene Sanders on her role in the women's movement
10:08
Marlene Sanders on publishing the book "Waiting for Primetime" and her conclusions about women in broadcasting
02:31
Marlene Sanders on advice for women in broadcast journalism
01:33

Jay Sandrich

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Jay Sandrich on an episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show with a character who is gay and getting that episode on air
01:52
Jay Sandrich on the controversies surrounding some of the gay themes of the show Soap
02:53
Jay Sandrich on a scene in Soap which deals with sexual tension, written from a woman's perspective
01:15
Jay Sandrich on how Susan Harris brought a woman's perspective to the writing on Soap
01:43
Jay Sandrich on the thrill of having the number one show in American be about an African American family (The Cosby Show)
01:44
Jay Sandrich on the show Love, Sidney based on a film, which had a gay character, though the network wouldn't allow a gay character on the television version
01:19
Jay Sandrich on the impact the women's movement came to have on The Mary Tyler Moore Show
01:30
Jay Sandrich on what good comedy can do for us socially
01:37

Isabel Sanford

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Isabel Sanford on The Jeffersons legacy within the African-American community
02:26

Ted Sarandos

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Ted Sarandos on the importance of diverse voices in the executive team at Netflix, as well as the creators of its content, and on the female show creators at Netflix
02:18
Ted Sarandos on the importance of pay equity, and on the importance transparency in regards to executives' pay and diversity data in production
06:37

Joseph Sargent

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Joseph Sargent on casting black extras on Gunsmoke
01:37

William Schallert

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William Schallert on starting the Committee for Performers with Disabilities
05:01

Edgar J. Scherick

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Edgar Scherick on producing the ABC Weekend Special TV movie "Tales of the Nunundaga"
00:55

Bob Schiller

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Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on racial issues on Maude
01:25

Herbert S. Schlosser

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Herbert S. Schlosser on his role in getting more African-Americans on television with shows like I Spy and Julia
02:51
Herbert S. Schlosser on programming Julia, and on African-American representation on television
03:16

Alfred Schneider

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Alfred Schneider on the decision not to allow two men to kiss on Thirtysomething
01:34
Alfred Schneider on writer/producer Susan Harris's response to being told that a scene in Soap where women were discussing sex had to be cut
00:51
Alfred Schneider on negotiating the depiction of the controversial subject matter of That Certain Summer
01:43
Alfred Schneider on meeting with special interest groups and handling their concerns about portrayals of certain groups and depictions of controversial topics on television
02:15
Alfred Schneider on sit-in protests by the gay community in response to Marcus Welby, M.D.
01:28

Robert Schuller

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Robert Schuller on dealing with Civil Rights and racism on Hour of Power
04:01

Ralph Senensky

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Ralph Senensky on censorship when directing Breaking Point and "The Bull Roarer" episode in which a young man thinks he might be gay
02:27

Esther Shapiro

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Esther Shapiro on the limited number of female writers
00:27
Esther Shapiro on being a female writer in Hollywood and whether or not having a male writing partner helped her
02:45
Esther Shapiro on fellow female executives at ABC
01:25
Richard and Esther Shapiro on writing the made-for-TV movie Minstrel Man
07:04
Richard and Esther Shapiro on Dynasty star Jack Coleman ("Steven Carrington")
02:43
Richard and Esther Shapiro on memorable storylines on Dynasty - on "Steven Carrington's" homosexuality
02:10
Richard and Esther Shapiro on "Steven Carrington's" homosexuality on Dynasty
01:15

Richard Shapiro

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Richard and Esther Shapiro on writing the made-for-TV movie Minstrel Man
07:04
Richard and Esther Shapiro on Dynasty star Jack Coleman ("Steven Carrington")
02:43
Richard and Esther Shapiro on memorable storylines on Dynasty - on "Steven Carrington's" homosexuality
02:10
Richard and Esther Shapiro on "Steven Carrington's" homosexuality on Dynasty
01:15

Mel Shavelson

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Mel Shavelson on being part of a minstrel show in high school and on racial breakthroughs in television
04:27

Nina Shaw

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Nina Shaw on negotiating talent deals in the 1970s and '80s and how race and gender affected salaries
01:03
Nina Shaw on how excited she and other family members would be during her childhood when a Black person would be on television -- memories of seeing Leslie Uggams on Sing Along with Mitch and of Cicely Tyson on East Side/West Side
01:06
Nina Shaw on Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin bringing more Black characters to television and on the number of women who worked for Tandem
01:01
Nina Shaw on joining Dern, Mason, Swerdlow & Floum and on many firms not hiring women at that time
01:52
NIna Shaw on female directors often "having to get the one shot to screw up"
02:47

Jack Shea

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Jack Shea on diversity on television during the era of Sanford and Son
00:53
Jack Shea on diversity within the DGA
01:01

Cybill Shepherd

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Cybill Shepherd on how opportunities for women have changed since she started in the industry
01:15

Treva Silverman

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Treva Silverman on the challenges of being the only female on the writing staff of The Dean Martin Show
01:53
Treva Silverman on being the only female writer to work on The Monkees
01:21
Treva Silverman on writing The Mary Tyler Moore Show's "Rhoda Morgenstern," played by Valerie Harper, and on the female characters of the show
03:53
Treva Silverman on the male writing staff of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and helping them write for female characters
03:36
Treva Silverman on how the role of women has changed since she started in television
00:52
Treva Silverman on being the first female writer to win an Emmy Award
01:23

Abby Singer

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Abby Singer on dealing with Affirmative action as a production manager
01:16

John Singleton

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John Singleton on The Arsenio Hall Show being the only variety show that would put on hip hop and R&B artists at that time
00:32
John Singleton on directing Michael Jackson's "Remember the Time" music video, and his vision for putting Michael Jackson with "a whole bunch of black people"
03:48
John Singleton on how opportunities for African Americans in entertainment have changed over the course of his career
00:38

Gary Smith

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Gary Smith on working with Sammy Davis, Jr. and on working with African-American performers
10:14

Suzanne Somers

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Suzanne Somers on how things have changed for women in television since she started
01:46

Aaron Spelling

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Aaron Spelling on believing that you can teach and entertain at the same time
00:31

Lesley Stahl

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Lesley Stahl on consciously trying to convey authority as a reporter
01:07
Lesley Stahl on encountering sexism within news crews when she was a rookie reporter for CBS in Washington D.C. in the 1970s
01:47
Lesley Stahl on being told to re-do an on-camera piece without smiling (to exude more authority) while a correspondent for CBS in Washington in the 1970s
00:51
Lesley Stahl on getting hired at CBS' Washington D.C. news bureau, and how affirmative action played a part in her hiring
01:21
Lesley Stahl on the jobs women had at NBC News when she started in 1967
00:24
Lesley Stahl on women in broadcast journalism during her day
01:51

Lynn Stalmaster

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Lynn Stalmaster on how diversity in casting changed during his career
01:52

Jean Stapleton

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Jean Stapleton on how All in the Family used comedy to expose social issues, including bigotry
00:37
Jean Stapleton on her involvement with the Women's Movement of the 1970s
01:21

Darren Star

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Darren Star on the censorship issues that arose on Melrose Place, particularly involving the character "Matt Fielding," who was gay
03:16

Nick Stewart

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Nick Stewart on performing for both black and white audiences on the Vaudeville circuit
02:54
Nick Stewart on black performers and the type of comedy they practiced
02:24
Nick Stewart on the NAACP protests of Amos 'N' Andy
02:45
Nick Stewart on the end of Amos 'N' Andy  due to protests from the NAACP
05:16
Nick Stewart on how race relations affected the television industry
03:43
Nick Stewart on the then-current state of African-Americans on television 
05:56

George Sunga

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George Sunga on the diversity of the crew of The Jeffersons
01:58

George Takei

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George Takei on being an Asian-American actor
04:24
George Takei on the dearth of Asian people in the entertainment industry early in his career
01:33
George Takei on Gene Roddenberry envisioning diversity as the strength of the Star Trek crew
01:47

William Tankersley

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William Tankersley on how CBS Program Practices handled Civil Rights storylines on TV shows in the 1950s
02:04

Nina Tassler

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Nina Tassler on the importance of developing shows that provide leading roles for women as well as a work-life balance for lead actresses
02:36
Nina Tassler on diversity in television
03:52

Marlo Thomas

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Marlo Thomas on the advice she received from Lucille Ball regarding being a producer
02:21
Marlo Thomas on the rules for sexuality on That Girl
02:13
Marlo Thomas on the TV movie remake of It's a Wonderful Life --  It Happened One Christmas
00:10

Tony Thomas

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Tony Thomas on the black community's reaction to Benson and its cancellation
01:15

Grant Tinker

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Grant Tinker on diversity on television in the 1960s
01:51
Grant Tinker on the lack of diversity in television
00:42

Stanford Tischler

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Stanford Tischler on how the mid-70s pilot Only in America was not picked up by ABC because it was considered too "ethnic"
01:06

Ret Turner

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Ret Turner on wardrobe challenges like pregnancy
01:03

Saul Turteltaub

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Saul Turteltaub on Marlo Thomas' input on That Girl, and how his and Bernie Orenstein's push for Thomas' character to get married led to the end of the show
02:14

Leslie Uggams

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Leslie Uggams on appearing on The Paul Whiteman TV Teen Club as a child and not being allowed to win a car on the show because an African American boy had already won one on the show
01:26
Leslie Uggams on getting recognized on the street after appearing on Sing Along with Mitch and the extra pressure she felt as an African American woman in the spotlight
01:01
Leslie Uggams on the pushback from the network to her being on Sing Along with Mitch because she was African American and how Mitch Miller stood up for her
01:32
Leslie Uggams on discrimination she faced early in her career and barriers she broke down by appearing on Sing Along with Mitch
02:14
Leslie Uggams on the role television played in the Civil Rights Movement
01:05
Leslie Uggams on how The Leslie Uggams Show came about and her efforts to have a diverse crew and writing staff
02:24
Leslie Uggams on the success of Roots and what it taught Americans about their own history
01:30

Tracey Ullman

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Tracey Ullman on the character "Francesca" on The Tracey Ullman Show, whose father was gay, and on receiving a GLAAD award for the character
01:07
Tracey Ullman on the sketch "What Were You Wearing?" on Tracey Ullman's Show, and on the sketch going viral
01:36
Tracey Ullman on how changes can be made in the television industry, in light of the #MeToo and Times Up movements, and on her thoughts on the movements
02:13

Dean Valentine

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Dean Valentine on Ellen DeGeneres' decision for her character "Ellen Morgan" to come out on Ellen and on the cultural impact of "The Puppy Episode"
11:00

Bruce Vilanch

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Bruce Vilanch on his experiences as an openly gay man in Hollywood and how he approached being open about his identity throughout his career
03:51

James Wall

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James Wall on initially being turned down by CBS when he applied for a stage manager position at the network
04:53
James Wall on advocating for Black representation on Captain Kangaroo when he was working as a stage manager on the show, and how that led to him being hired as "Mr. Baxter" (after an audition)
03:10

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner on what he believes The Cosby Show  was trying to achieve
01:48
Malcolm-Jamal Warner on black culture on The Cosby Show
00:58
Malcolm-Jamal Warner on how the portrayal of Black Americans has changed since he started acting
02:28

Matthew Weiner

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Matthew Weiner on the Mad Men  episode, "The Other Woman," in which "Joan Holloway" (Christina Hendricks) prostitutes herself to get an account for the firm
04:41
Matthew Weiner on the gender equality themes of Mad Men  season 7a
00:44

Bob Weiskopf

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Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on racial issues on Maude
01:25

Tom Werner

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Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner on the Cosby spin-off A Different World  and the awareness the program brought to black colleges
02:38

Av Westin

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Av Westin on negative reactions to Barbara Walters and other female news anchors
04:40

Betty White

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Betty White on how it was for women in television in the early '50s
02:14

Susan Whiting

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Susan Whiting on diversity in Nielsen samples
02:21
Susan Whiting on being a female executive in the media world
01:26

Tucker Wiard

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Tucker Wiard on fond memories working on The Carol Burnett Show
14:24

Joseph M. Wilcots

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Joseph M. Wilcots on the cinematographers union not being quick to welcome Black members
06:05
Joseph M. Wilcots on how things have changed for Black cinematographers during his career
00:42
Joseph M. Wilcots on being the first African-American to join the camera union
06:05
Joseph M. Wilcots on becoming the first Black member of the cinematographers union
04:09

Fred Willard

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Fred Willard on playing the character "Scott", who was gay, on Roseanne
12:18

Larry Wilmore

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Larry Wilmore on the writers of The PJs, and on the diversity of the writing staff
03:42
Larry Wilmore on changes he's seen in for African-Americans in television
01:55

Ethel Winant

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Ethel Winant on dealing with the network on casting blacklisted actors and minorities on television in the '50s
02:08
Ethel Winant on difficulties she encountered in casting minority actors for shows like Playhouse 90 and The United States Steel Hour's production of "Doomsday at Noon"
04:51
Ethel Winant on rising up through the ranks at CBS as a woman
01:26
Ethel Winant on being the first female executive at CBS and dealing with other executives like William S. Paley
05:58

David L. Wolper

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David L. Wolper on producing Roots
28:39

Leo Yoshimura

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Leo Yoshimura on the persistent lack of representation of Asian Americans on television
03:57
Leo Yoshimura on playing "Sulu" in several Star Trek parodies on Saturday Night Live over the years, and on lack of representation of Japanese people on television
06:08

Lauren Zalaznick

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Lauren Zalaznick on how things have changed for women in television since she started, and on the then-future of women in television
02:53

Jeff Zucker

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Jeff Zucker on the importance of diversity in television
00:58

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