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1980

Network Presidents – Panel: Brandon Tartikoff, Tony Thomopoulos, Bob Daly. Moderator: John Severino. (11/05/80)

1983

The Programmers – Panel: Pat Weaver, Edgar Scherick, Martin Starger, Fred Silverman. Moderator: Brandon Tartikoff. (09/13/83)

Jack Valenti President, MPAA. “Rise and Fall of Competition in the Marketplace.”  Moderator: Brandon Tartikoff. (10/11/83)

Network Presidents – Panel: Brandon Tartikoff, NBC; Lou Erlicht, ABC; Bud Grant, CBS. Moderator: John Mitchell. (11/10/83)

1984

TV Critics – “Hollywood vs. the TV Critics and Vice Versa” Panel: Ron Hendren, "Entertainment Tonight"; David Williams, Arizona Daily Star; Howard Rosenberg, LA Times; Kay Gardella, New York Daily News; Stuart Bykofsky, Philadelphia Daily News; Ed Bark, Dallas Morning News. (01/10/84)

David Brinkley – Addresses broadcasting's impact on national elections. (02/14/84)

Mini to the Max – Innovators of mini-series. Panel: David Wolper, Gary Nardino, Eric Bercovici, Perry Lafferty and Norman Rosemont. Moderator: Brandon Tartikoff. (04/10/84)

The Video Explosion – Panel: Irving Azoff, Pres., MCA Records Group; Paul Drew, Pres., Paul Drew Enterprises; Dick Ebersol, Exec Prod, “Saturday Night Live”; Simon Fields, Pres. Limelight America; Michael Nesmith, Partner, United Artworks, Inc. (06/12/84)

Network Presidents – Panel: Brandon Tartikoff, NBC; Lewis H. Erlicht, ABC; B. Donald "Bud" Grant, CBS. (09/18/84)

Mark Fowler – Ronald Reagan's appointee to the FCC discusses deregulation. (10/10/84)

Tony Thomopolos – President of ABC Broadcast Group. Host: Brandon Tartikoff. (11/13/84)

1985

12 Angry Men and Women – Panel: Bruce McGorrill, Bill Haber, Steve Sohmer, Bill Klein, Carla Singer, Thomas Radecki, Elvis Mitchell, Larry Lyttle, Terry Fisher, Camille Johnson, Bill Frank, Michele Lee. (01/08/85)

Don Hewitt – Exec Prod. of “60 Minutes.” (02/12/85)

The Executive Producers – Marcy Carsey, Peter Fischer, Glen Caron  Michael Mann. (05/15/85)

The Media Explosion – Panel: Mel Harris, Stuart Karl, Greg Nathanson, Robert Pittman. (06/11/85)

Network Presidents – Panel: Brandon Tartikoff, NBC; Lewis H. Erlicht, ABC; B. Donald "Bud" Grant, CBS. Moderator: Alvin Rush. (09/10/85)

Monday Night Football – Panel: O.J. Simpson, Joe Namath & Frank Gifford. Gifford. Moderator: Alvin Rush. (10/28/85)

Anchor Women – Kelly Lange, KNBC; Christine Lund, KABC TV; Sandy Hill, KCBS-TV. (11/12/85)

1986

Tricks of the Trade – “How Do I Get My Show on the Air?” Panel: David Gerber, Jerry Katzman, Gary David Goldberg,  Moderator: Alvin Rush. (01/14/86)

Ted Turner – Chairman/President, Turner Broadcasting System. (02/11/86)

Sex on the Radio – Panel: Dr. Pierre Mornell, Dr. Irene Kassorla, Dr. Joyce Brothers. Moderator: Ira Fistell. (04/10/86)

Grant Tinker – Chairman and CEO, NBC. Host: Alvin Rush. (05/20/86)

What Do TV Critics Like? – TV Critics Assoc. Panel: Ann Hodges, Lee Winfrey, Barbara Holsapple, Dusty Saunders, Ed Bark, Tom Jicha. (06/10/86)

Network Presidents – Panel: Brandon Tartikoff, NBC; Brandon Stoddard, ABC; B. Donald "Bud" Grant, CBS. Moderator: Harris Katleman. (09/09/86)

Syndication's Exploding Marketplace – Panel: Lucie Salhany, Dick Robertson, Robert L. Turner, Derk Zimmerman. Moderator: Charles W. Fries. (10/14/86)

CapCities/ABC – Daniel B. Burke and Thomas S. Murphy of Capital Cities/ABC. (11/11/86)

1987

Superbowl – Panel: Pat Summerall, John Madden, Brent Musburger, Irv Cross  Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder. (01/23/87)

Jack Anderson – Discusses the Iran/Contra scandal. A story that he “...had, but sat on, at the personal request of President Reagan.” 02/10/87

Secrets of TV Success –. Panel: Executive Producers - Steven Bochco, Barney Rosenzweig, Esther Shapiro  Paul Junger Witt. (04/21/87)

People Meters – A. C. Nielsen, Jr., Panel: Mel Harris, David Poltrack  Richard Kostyra. Moderator: Charles W. Fries. (06/11/87)

Jack Valenti – “The Tusk and the Tooth, the Beak and the Claw” (10/13/87)

Michael Fuchs – Chair/CEO of Home Box Office. (11/10/87)

1988

Oprah Winfrey – America's most beloved talk show host. (01/12/88)

Women in TV – Executive Producers: Panel: Juanita Bartlett, Fred Silverman, Terry Louise Fisher, Susan Seeger  Marcy Carsey. (02/09/88)

Frank Biondi, Jr. – President and CEO of Viacom International. (03/29/88)

Robert Wright – President/CEO, NBC. (04/12/88)

Network Presidents – Panel: Brandon Tartikoff, Brandon Stoddard  Kim LeMasters. (09/08/88)

Rev. Jesse Jackson – “A Rainbow Coalition” (10/11/88)

Actors-Producers “The Hyphenates” – Panel: Ted Danson, Marlo Thomas  Henry Winkler. Moderator: Steven Cannell. (11/10/88)

Dennis Patrick – FCC Chairman and successor to Mark Fowler. (01/17/88)

1989

Lisa Rawlins – Head of California Film Commission: from Governor Deukmejian. (02/07/89)

Laurence Tisch – President/CEO, CBS. (04/11/89)

Ted Turner – President/CEO of Turner Broadcasting System. (05/09/89)

Lee Iacocca – Chrysler Chairman, warns about the influence of certain pressure groups. (06/13/89)

Network Presidents – Panel: Brandon Tartikoff, Kim LeMasters  Robert Iger. Moderator: Bill Haber. (09/12/89)

Abigail Van Buren – Dear Abby. (10/10/89)

Ronald Reagan – The former president warns of government interference in the entertainment industry. (11/07/89)

1990

Oliver North – Recently convicted of felony shredding of government documents in the Iran-Contra affair, North defends Reagan. (01/09/90)

What Happened at Superbowl XXIV – Panel: John Robinson, Jim Tunney  Joe Theismann. (02/13/90)

Gennady Gerasimov – “The man who speaks for Soviet President Gorbachev” discusses entertainment, currency exchange, Lithuania  "Big Macs." (04/11/90)

Andy Rooney – “Ten thousand producers and directors are waiting around for one writer to write something that they can change and make some money on it.” (05/08/90)

Willard Scott – “Today Show” weather-caster and insider. (06/06/90)

Network Presidents – Panel: Robert A. Iger, Warren Littlefield, Jeff Sagansky  Peter Chernin, Moderator: Jeff Greenfield. (09/11/90)

Dianne Feinstein – Democratic gubernatorial candidate spoke solo when debate foe Pete Wilson declined our invitation. (10/09/90)

Pat Riley – Former Laker coach, motivational speaker. (11/20/90)

1991

Syndication –  Panel: Lucille Salhany, Randy Reiss  Richard Robertson. (01/22/91)

Pilot Season, Do we need it? – Panel: Stuart Bloomberg, Perry Simon, Peter Tortorici  Paul Stupin. Moderator: Ted Harbert. (02/27/91)

Fin/Syn Debate – Jay Kriegel vs. Leonard Hill. Moderator: Ken Ziffren. (05/01)/91)

Brandon Tartikoff’s Farewell to Network TV – Head of NBC Entertainment Group. (05/13/91)

Advertising Execs – Betsy Frank, Paul Schulman  Joe Segal, Moderator: Ted Harbert. (08/20/91)

Network Presidents – Panel: Peter Chernin, Robert Iger, Warren Littlefield  Jeff Sagansky. Moderator: Jeff Greenfield. (09/12/91)

Daniel Burke – President/CEO of Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. (10/29/91)

TV Cost Crisis – Panel: Stephen Cannell, Rich Frank  Robert Iger. Moderator: Grant Tinker. (11/19/91)

1992

The New Buyers – Panel: Tom Freston, Kay Koplovitz  Scott Sassa. Moderator: Leslie Moonves. (01/14/92)

Network Lieutenants: Second-In-Command – Panel: Stu Bloomberg, Peter Tortorici,  Sandy Grushow  Perry Simon. Moderator: Leslie Moonves. (03/10/92)

Broadcast News – Panel: Stephen Chao, Joseph Peyronnin, Lou Dobbs  Jeff Zucker. Moderator: Roger Ailes. (04/14/92)

Peter Ueberroth – “Rebuild LA” (07/21/92)

Network Presidents – Panel: Warren Littlefield, Bob Iger, Peter Chernin  Jeff Sagansky, put on hot seat by Debbie Allen, Diane English and Lucie Salhany. (09/9/92)

Comedy Royalty – Panel: Garry Shandling, Roseanne Arnold, Paul Reiser and Keenen Ivory Wayans. Moderator: Warren Littlefield. (11/11/92)

1993

Superbowl Preview –Panel: Dick Enberg, Bob Trumpy, O.J. Simpson, Dick Ebersol, Terry O'Neil and Bob Costas. (01/28/93)

Network Lieutenants - Second in Command – Panel: Stu Bloomberg, Perry Simon, Peter Tortoricci  Dan McDermott. Moderator: Fred Silverman. (02/17/93)

Futures in Media –  Reps from Apple Computers, Synapse Technologies, Sony, The 3DO Co., AFI and Lightworks. Moderator: Rich Frank. (03/23/93)

CBS President Howard Stringer – New technology. (05/6/93)

Focus on Advertising – Panel: Betsy Frank, John L. McMennamin  Bill Croasdale. (06/15/93)

Mayor Richard Riordan – Revitalization impact on the entertainment industry. (08/12/93)

Network Presidents – Sandy Grushow, Warren Littlefield, Jeff Sagansky  Ted Harbert. Moderator: Brandon Tartikoff. (09/14/93)

H. Wayne Huizenga – Chair/CEO, Blockbuster Entertainment Corp. Predicts a slow growth for new technology. (10/19/93)

1994

1994 Winter Olympics – Greg Gumbel, Rick Gentile  Michael Pearl. (02/1/94)

Everybody's got A Deal – Comedy luncheon assembled by Chris Albrecht. Panel: Brett Butler, Tom Arnold and Sinbad. Moderator: Jay Thomas. (03/10/94)

Frank J. Biondi, Jr. – President and CEO of Viacom International, Inc. Biondi outlines the acquisition of Paramount. (04/14/94)

Breakfast with Hillary – First Lady Hillary Clinton in spontaneous Q&A session. (04/26/94)

Kathleen Brown – Democratic Candidate for Governor, Brown discusses incentives to keep TV and motion picture activities within the state. (08/4/94)

Network Presidents – Panel: Ted Harbert, Peter Tortorici, Sandy Grushow  Warren Littlefield. Moderator: Michael Moore. (09/8/94)

Press This – Panel: Tom Zito, Strauss Zelnick, Fred Rosen, Louis Rossetto  Peter Black. Moderator: Jeff Berg. (10/4/94)

1995

Robert Iger – President/COO, CapCities/ABC, Inc. (03/1/95

Network Drama – Panel: Executive Producers Steven Bochco, Chris Carter, Beth Sullivan, John Wells  Dick Wolf. Moderator: Brandon Tartikoff. (3/21/95

Tele-TV – Debut of Tele-TV. Sandy Grushow, Howard Stringer, Philip Quigley, Ray Smith, Ivan Seidenberg  Michael Ovitz. (5/9/95

Network Presidents – Leslie Moonves, John Matoian, Warren Littlefield  Ted Harbert. Moderator: Jeff Greenfield. (9/6/95

Sports TV – Panel: Steve Bornstein, Dick Ebersol, David Hill, David Kenin, Roy Firestone, Cheryl Miller, Tom Kirkland, Bill Macatee  Jim Hill. Moderator: Terry Bradshaw. (10/26/95)

1996

Bill Gates – Chair/CEO, Microsoft Corporation, demonstrated new Microsoft software including low-cost, do-it-yourself animation. (01/31/96)

Siskel & Ebert – Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert reviewed the Oscar race. (03/21/96)

Those Were the Days – Panel: Fred Silverman, Brandon Tartikoff and Tony Thomopoulos. Moderator: Howard Stringer. (04/16/96)

Sumner Redstone – Chair/CEO of Viacom Inc. Adds impromptu Q&A. (05/02)/96)

Network Presidents –Steve Harvey intros Garth Ancier; Eddie Griffin intros Mike Sullivan; John Lithgow intros Warren Littlefield; Ray Romano intros Leslie Moonves; Drew Carey intros Jamie Tarses; Ed O'Neill intros Peter Roth. Moderator: Jeff Greenfield. (09/12/96)

Sports TV – Bob Costas, Jerry West  Jerry Colangelo. (10/25/96)

Path to Success – Winifred Hervey, Gary Nardino. Marta Kauffman, Lisa Kudro, Nancy Josephson, Nancylee Myatt, Norman Lear, Eugenie Ross-Leming. Moderator: Caryn Mandabach. (11/13/96)

1997

Deepak Chopra – India-born endocrinologist/author and champion of holistic medicine. (03/11/97)

Stars of Political Comedy – Mort Sahl, Kate Clinton, Will Durst, Argus Hamilton, Paul Rodriguez and Jimmy Tingle. Moderator: George Schlatter. (04/01)/97)

Ted Turner. Turner challenges Rupert Murdoch to put on the gloves and meet him in the ring. (06/13/97)

Network Presidents – Panel: Warren Littlefield, Leslie Moonves, Jamie Tarses, Peter Roth, Garth Ancier  Michael Sullivan. Moderator: Bill Carter. (09/11/97)

Vice President Al Gore – Gore acknowledges Hollywood's ability to influence attitudes. (10/16/97)

1998

When Does the Press Go Too Far – The White House. Panel: Jerry Nachman, Martin Kasendorf, Dee Dee Myers, Susan Carpenter McMillan, Lisa Caputo, Sean Walsh and Harry Thomason. Moderator: Michael Jackson. (02/12/98)

Anatomy of a Hit – Panel: David Kelley, Marta Kauffman, Kevin Bright, Debbie Liebling, Anne Garefino, Rob Tapert, R.J. Stewart. Moderator: Ted Harbert. (02/26/98)

TV/Movies Crossovers – Panel: Debbie Allen, Melanie Griffith, Martin Short, Marshall Herskovitz  Kevin Williamson. Moderator: Peter Chernin. (03/16/98)

Demos vs. Households – Panel: Peggy Green, Paul Schulman, Jon Mandel, Mitch Metcalf, Preston, Beckman  Giles Lundberg. Moderator: Peter Tortorici. (04/16/98)

Global Markets – Panel: Greg Coote, David Elstein, Antonio Ferraro, Pim Van Collem, Marla Ginsberg  Helmut Thoma. Moderator: Michael Solomon. (06/02)/98)

Network Presidents – Panel: Jamie Tarses, Nancy Tellem, Peter Roth, Warren Littlefield, Tom Nunan, Garth Ancier. Moderator: Bill Carter. (09/22/98)

General Colin L. Powell – His role in advising this country's three most recent chief executives, Presidents Reagan, Bush (the Elder), Clinton. (10/26/98)

Covering TV: Reporters who Write About TV – Panel: Joe Flint, Jenny Hontz, Lynette Rice, Greg Braxton  Brian Lowry. Moderator Jerry Nachman. (11/17/98)

Cable Chiefs – Panel: Brad Siegel, Dawn Tarnofsky, Jerry Offsay  Stephen Chao. Moderator: Michael Fuchs. (02/17/99)

1999

Talk Radio – Panel: Bill Handel, Dr. Laura Schlessinger  Larry Elder. Moderator: Michael Jackson. Host: Norman Pattiz. (03/09/99)

Minorities In Media – Panel: Yvette Lee Bowser, D.L. Hughley, Geraldo Rivera, Prof. George Gerbner, Nely Galan, Tom Nunan. Moderator: Whoopi Goldberg. (04/27/99)

Gerald Levin, Chair/CEO/President, Time-Warner Inc. claims that government regulation impedes technology and the economy. (04/12/99)

Network Presidents – Panel: Garth Ancier, Stu Bloomberg, Suzanne Daniels,  Doug Herzog,  Tom Nunan  Nancy Tellem. Moderator: Brian Lowry. (09/22/99)

Jupiter Communications – Chairman/CEO Gene DeRose. Innovative financial data presentation. (10/28/99)

2000

Ageism – Panel: Bernie Brillstein, Grant Tinker, Anne-Marie Johnson, William Daniels and Bonnie Bartlett. Moderator: Larry Gelbart. (02/29/00)

Cable Chiefs – Panel: Colin Callender, Peter Liguori, Carole Black, Brian Graden, Stephen Chao, Jerry Offsay  Brad Siegel. Moderator: Ben Stein. (03/21/00)

First Run Syndication – Panel: John Moczulski, Jerry Springer, Dick Robertson, Deborah Norville, Larry Lyttle.  Moderator: Jerry Nachman. (04/26/00)

Advertising in the Digital Age – Panel: Tony Cassara, Barri Lynn Hollander, Mike Lotito, Chuck Ross  Bob Wehling. Moderator: Ave Butensky. (05/25/00)

Entertainment Meets the Web – Panel: Gary Adelson, Richard Baskin, Richard Battista, Frank Biondi, Rob Burgess, Peter B. Desnoes, Joe DiNunzio, Josh Harris y Kaplan, Michael Lambert, Yair Landau, Tom Lassally, Gary Levine, Jamie Montgomery, Kevin Tsujihara, Kevin Wall, Kevin Wendle, Moderator: John Hockenberry. (06/20/00)

Network Presidents – Panel: Garth Ancier, Gail Berman, Stu Bloomberg, Suzanne Daniels, Tom Nunan, Nancy Tellem. Moderator: Larry King. (09/21/00)

WWF Vince McMahon – President, WWF, spoke on censorship, the right wing’s influence in media  the nascent XFL. Moderator: Rod Perth. (10/11/00)

2001

Cable Chiefs – Panel: Chris Albrecht, Stephen Chao, Robert DeBitetto, Brian Graden, Peter Liguori, Jerry Offsay  Allen Sabinson. Moderator: Geraldo Rivera. (03/14/01)

Mel Karmazin – President/COO, Viacom, Inc. interviewed by George Stephanopoulos. (03/28/01)

Depiction of Social Issues in Media – Panel: Marshall Herskovitz, Paul Haggis, Peter, Lionel Chetwynd  Dana Delany. Moderated by Brian Dyak. (06/12/01)

Network Presidents – Panel: Jeff Zucker, Lloyd Braun, Gail Berman, Jordan Levin, Nancy Tellem  Dean Valentine. Moderator: Bill Maher. (09/25/01)

FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell. The Republican agenda. (10/19/01)

Hit Makers – Panel: Steven Bochco, Phil Rosenthal, Darren Star, John Wells  Dick Wolf. Moderator: Norman Lear. (11/01)/01)

2002

Cable Chiefs – Panel: Chris Albrecht, Garth Ancier, Brian Graden, Doug Herzog, Bill Hilary, Jerry Offsay, Kevin Reilly, Moderator: Bill O’Reilly. (2/12/02)

Covering the News Post 9/11 – Panel: Sam Donaldson, Cheryl Fair, Arianna Huffington,  Lawrence O’Donnell, Jr., Bill Whitaker, Moderator Larry King. (3/05/02)

Who Pays For This – Panel: Bill Cella, Sandy Grushow, Jamie Kellner, Kerry McCluggage  Ken Ziffren. Moderator: Jessica Reif-Cohen. (4/25/02)

Network Presidents – Panel: Susan Lyne, Nancy Tellem, Gail Berman, Jeffrey Zucker, Dawn T. Ostroff  Jordan Levin, Moderator: Jeff Greenfield. (9/5/02)

Peter Chernin – President/CEO, News Corporation. Interviewed by Bill Haber. (10/29/02)

2003

Reality TV – Panel: Paul Smith, R.J. Cutler, Mike Fleiss, Simon Cowell  Robert Bianco. Moderator: Anderson Cooper. (01/16/03)

Tim Russert “Washington From the Inside Out -America’s March to War” (02/11/03)

Cable Chiefs – Panel: Garth Ancier, Colin Callender, Billy Campbell, Brian Graden, Jerry Offsay, Kevin Reilly, Jeff Wachtel. Moderator: Willow Bay. (03/18/03)

Who Pays For This? Panel: Bob Broder, Dennis FitzSimons, Michael Jackson, Jon Mandel, Bruce Rosenblum  Jeff Zucker. Moderator: Jessica Reif-Cohen. (04/24/03)

Network Presidents – Panel: Jeff Zucker, Susan Lyne, Gail Berman, Jordan Levin, Nancy Tellem  Dawn T. Ostroff. Moderator: Pat O’Brien. (09/17/03)

Hitmakers – Panel: J.J. Abrams, Greg Berlanti, Linwood Boomer, Barbara Hall, David Kohan, Max Mutchnick  Shawn Ryan. Moderator: Jimmy Kimmel. (11/12/03)

2004

Cable Chiefs – Panel: Carole Black, Jeff Gaspin, Brian Graden, Bob Greenblatt, Doug Herzog, Steve Koonin  Peter Liguori. Moderator: Bill Maher. (01/28/04)

Ted Turner – Reminiscences of an entrepreneur, peacemaker, philosopher  family man. (04/08/04)

Ted Koppel – Journalism’s ethics and pandering for ratings. (04/20/04)

HRTS Roast: Jeff Zucker. Al Gore, Jay Leno, Sean Hayes, Ted Harbert, Jay Sures, Phil Quartararo, Lloyd Braun, Kathy Griffin, Les Moonves, Tom Papa, Former President George Bush, Jonathan Prince, Alan Berger; Bob Costas,  Jeff Ross  Jeff Zucker. (07/09/04)

State of the Industry – Panel: Garth Ancier, Mark Lazarus, Steve Mosko, John S. Muszynski, Tony Vinciquerra  Ken Ziffren. Moderator: Chris Matthews. (07/20/04)

Hitmakers – Panel: Mitchell Hurwitz, Bill Lawrence, Carol Mendelsohn, Ryan Murphy  Josh Schwartz. Moderator: Jimmy Kimmel. (09/15/04)

Network Presidents – Panel: Gail Berman, David Janollari, Stephen McPhersson, Dawn T. Ostroff, Kevin Reilly  Nina Tassler. Moderator: Tom Bergeron. (10/28/04)

2005

Brian Williams – In conversation with Jeff Zucker and invited journalists: Melissa Grego, Elizabeth Guider, Meg James, Bill Keveney  Andrew Wallenstein. (3/15/05)

Cable Chiefs 2005 – Panel: Robert DeBitetto,  Brian Graden, Robert Greenblatt, Steve Koonin, John Landgraf  Rich Ross. Moderator: Dennis Miller. (4/06/05)

State of the Industry 2005 – Panel: Bill Cella, Rich Frank, Mark Pedowitz, Kevin Reilly, Dan York  Ken Ziffren. Moderator: Gavin Polone. (6/7/05)

The Hitmakers 2005– Panel: Marc Cherry, Ali LeRoi, David Shore, Meredith Stiehm, Peter Tolan, Moderator: Jimmy Kimmel. (11/29/05)