Title:
Doug Herzog ACA Oral History, February 5, 2007.
Creator:
Herzog, Doug
Creator:
Dana, Bill, 1924-2017
Creator:
Matz, Jenni
Creator:
Emerson College. American Comedy Archives
Record Type:
digital moving image formats
Record Type:
oral histories (literary works)
Date:
2007-02-05
Description:
In his one-hour-and-ten-minute interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Doug Herzog talks about his time at Emerson College, and the early influence of 'Saturday Night Live.' He describes his early career working at CNN on the daily talk series 'People Now,' as well as 'Entertainment Tonight,' before landing at MTV. He chronicles his rise at MTV, eventually becoming Vice President of Programming, and later Vice President of Viacom Music and Entertainment Group. Herzog recounts his years programming at Comedy Central, bringing 'South Park,' 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,' 'The Colbert Report,' and 'The Sarah Silverman Program' to the air. He discusses the evolving standards of comedy over the years at Comedy Central, and outlines the business of programming a cable network. He concludes by speaking of his proudest career achievement, and his then-future. Jenni Matz and Bill Dana conducted the interview on February 5, 2007 in Los Angeles, CA. Additional topics covered include: Network Creation, Television Industry, Comedy Series, Music Shows & Variety Shows/Specials, and News and Documentary.
Extent:
01:12:44
Subject:
Career development
Subject:
Executives
Subject:
Television broadcasting
Subject:
Colbert, Stephen, 1964-
Subject:
Tush, Bill
Collection:
Bill Dana Oral History Interview Collection (ACC-MSS 002), 1L
Location:
Emerson College Archives and Special Collections
Rights Restrictions:
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Access Restrictions:
No known access restrictions.
Language:
English
Identifier:
acc_mss002_herzog_2007_02_05.mp4
