Wednesday, I attended an all-day event focusing on the current state of television and its future at Syracuse University. The symposium was dedicated to Fred Silverman, the only person ever to have run programming at all three original television networks — ABC, CBS and NBC.
In one session, Silverman was interviewed by Steve Kroft, a longtime correspondent for 60 Minutes and fellow SU alumni. The event kicked off with a montage of programming that Silverman helped develop including MASH, Hill Street Blues, Roots, All in the Family, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, just to name a few.
Fred Silverman obviously has a great deal of insight when it comes to network television and how it can survive against cable, the internet, and the new on-demand mentality that dominates today’s media consumption.
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