Archive of American Television Taps 2010 Interviewees

Richard Chamberlain, Katie Couric, Larry King, Michael Fuchs among group chosen to share memories for archive

Chuck Barris, Peter Bonerz, Bill Conti, Linda Ellerbee, Bob Eubanks, Winnie Holzman, Larry King, Peter Marshall, Bob Vila and Dr. Ruth Westheimer are among those chosen for inclusion in the "Class of 2010" for the Archive of American Television.

Archive of American TelevisionThe archive, which describes its mission as "capturing television history, one voice at a time," is maintained by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation, the charitable arm of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

The archive’s selection committee each year chooses individuals who have made significant contributions to TV history to be interviewed and included in the archive.

The first batch of interviewees this year is: editor Janet Ashikaga; game show host/producer Chuck Barris ("The Gong Show"); actor-director Peter Bonerz ("The Bob Newhart Show"); performer Pat Boone; "The X-Files" creator Chris Carter; Dan Castellaneta, best known as the voice of Homer Simpson; CBS news anchor Katie Couric; actor Richard Chamberlain ("Dr. Kildare," "Shogun"); composer-conductor Bill Conti; executive Michael Fuchs; journalist-producer Linda Ellerbee; production designer Garvin Eddy; Stephanie Edwards and Bob Eubanks, longtime Rose Parade commentators; director Jeffrey Hayden; "My So-Called Life" creator Winnie Holzman; actor James Hong; journalist Gwen Ifill of "The PBS NewsHour"; CNN's Larry King; producer Susan Lacy ("American Masters"); writer-director-producer-show creator David Lee ("Frasier"); producer-executive Nancy Malone, first female VP of TV at 20th Century Fox; writer Loring Mandel ("Conspiracy"); longtime "Hollywood Squares" host Peter Marshall; documentarians Alan and Susan Raymond; actor Richard Schiff ("The West Wing"); executive Sidney Sheinberg; actor Patrick Stewart ("Star Trek: The Next Generation"); "This Old House" host Bob Vila; actor Demond Wilson ("Sanford and Son"); "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner; and Dr. Ruth Westheimer.

Inductees to the archive are selected via digital ballot by a committee of television professionals, academics and former interviewees. One goal is to ensure the interviews in the archive are representative of the various professions involved in the creation of TV content.

“The selection committee has a monumental task of winnowing down and balancing the list each year,” Karen Herman, director of the archive, said in a statement. “We cover not only every profession within television, but also all of its genres. Fortunately, we now have a website that showcases the breadth of these legends’ accomplishments.”

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