EmmyTVLegends.org Adds Encyclopedia of Television to Its Library

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Website and Chicago's Museum
of Broadcast Communications Combine Information to Enhance TV Archive

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Foundation announced today that EmmyTVLegends.org, the new web portal offering
free, public access to the Archive of American Television video collection,
has begun integrating the text of the definitive Encyclopedia of Television
authored by Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC).

EmmyTVLegends.org launched this month with an unparalleled collection of
long-form video interviews with hundreds of influential figures from the
television industry. The newly integrated Encyclopedia brings extensive
additional information about the Archive's interview subjects to the portal,
including the history of popular series, key dates, and background on
performers, crew and controversies, all catalogued within the vast library of
EmmyTVLegends.org.

"The addition of the Encyclopedia of Television to our video archive on
EmmyTVLegends.org tremendously enhances the user experience on our site," said
Karen Herman, Director of the Archive of American Television. "Thanks to the
generosity of MBC, we're fulfilling both of our missions by giving TV fans
everywhere a detailed and comprehensive look at the people and shows they
love."

The MBC Encyclopedia of Television includes over 1,000 original essays from
more than 250 contributors and examines specific programs and people, historic
moments, trends and major policy disputes related to television. The full
Encyclopedia is available at Museum.tv, and relevant articles can be found on
EmmyTVLegends.org alongside interview videos from the Archive of American
Television.

"The Museum of Broadcast Communications is delighted to join with the Archive
of American Television in providing access to our Encyclopedia of Television,"
said Bruce DuMont, Founder and President, MBC. "Combining the Encyclopedia
with the Archive's oral histories creates a unique and compelling online
experience for television fans and scholars alike."

EmmyTVLegends.org currently features more than 200 interviews with
television's biggest stars, industry legends, and crucial behind-the-scenes
players who created the medium and continue to make television magic.
Interviews currently available on EmmyTVLegends.org include: Alan Alda, Steven
Bochco, Ed Bradley, "I Love Lucy" writers Bob Carroll, Jr. & Madelyn Pugh
Davis, set designer Roy Christopher, Walter Cronkite, Sam Donaldson, Michael
J. Fox, Larry Gelbart, Sharon Gless, Patricia Heaton, Sherman Hemsley, Ron
Howard, Norman Lear, fashion designer Bob Mackie, "Sesame Street's" Sonia
Manzano, Leonard Nimoy, Carroll O'Connor, Regis Philbin, Phylicia Rashad, Tim
Russert, producer Jay Sandrich, television executive and producer Fred
Silverman, Lesley Stahl, Jean Stapleton, Barbara Walters, and Henry Winkler.

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation
Established in 1959 as the charitable arm of the Television Academy, the
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation is dedicated to utilizing the
resources of the Television Academy and the artistry of television to preserve
and celebrate the history of the medium, while educating and guiding those who
will shape its future. The Foundation is responsible for the Archive of
American Television, as well as education programs such as the College
Television Awards and its renowned student internship program. For more
information on the Foundation, the Television Academy and its many
industry-related programs, services and year-round Academy events, please
visit EmmysFoundation.org.

Museum of Broadcast Communications
The mission of the Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) is to collect,
preserve, and present historic and contemporary radio and television content
as well as educate, inform, and entertain the public through its archives,
public programs, screenings, exhibits, publications and online access to its
resources. The MBC is an Illinois non-profit corporation that owns and manages
two subsidiaries, Museum.TV, offering over 8000 digital assets, and the
National Radio Hall of Fame (NRHOF) and its website, radiohof.org.

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