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Lessons learned in 2 years Holidays that appear in TV plots: Christmas, not Mothers Day Themes: Woman's right to make her own health care decisions (Sissy Spacek's TV Movie & China Beach) Daytime dramas & spectacles (Agnes Nixon, Levine's book & "Vulture Culture") Careers & Legacies (Latina actress Marlene Forte, ventriloquist Shari Lewis, awesome feminist Dinah Shore) Writer for TV (interviews with Susan Silver and April Smith) Politics as seen in Geena Davis' Commander in Chief, Maude & the voice of Rosie O'Donnell and the women TV journalists who reported on Watergate scandal.  

Novelist April Smith got her start telling stories on TV for award winning shows like Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey and Chicago Hope. Writing short stories in Boston It's not what you know, it's who you know - and who you know who knows you're a smart writer. James at 15/16 Lou Grant Cagney & Lacey (writer & producer) Chicago Hope Movies of the Week Novels

Barbara Walters, Lesley Stahl & Connie Chung are the women who reported on the Watergate Scandal for the national news networks.  Representation of women in journalism Walters ascends from Washington bureau to co-anchor of The Today Show Stahl & Chung careers emerge out of Affirmative Action Hiring   Resources: Audition: A Memoir by Barbara Walters (2008) Reporting Live by Lesley Stahl (2000) Watergate's Legacy and the Press by Jon Marshall (2011)

For more than 45 years, ventriloquist Shari Lewis (1933-1998) educated and entertained audiences on TV. Lamb Chop, Charley Horse and Hush Puppy taught us simple humor, conflict resolution and a host of essential social and cognitive building blocks. Children's mental health professional Dwight Hurst joins in the conversation about this talented woman's evolving career. Hurst produces The Broken Brain podcast which can be found on the Core Temp Arts Network.

Background Developing successful niche fan site The Concluding Chapter of Joan Crawford Veracity of details in FX's Feud: Bette and Joan Crawford's appearances on TV - why & what

Our 2017 Mother's Day - Women in TV tribute is to Florence Henderson (1934-2016), who portrayed the woman who sits atop every TV blogger's list. Carol Brady. Of the Brady Bunch. Humble beginnings on NY stage 2012 memoir Life Is Not a Stage: From Broadway Baby to a Lovely Lady and Beyond Barry Williams (Greg Brady) fling was a hoax! Henderson's insight into Carol Brady's legacy from 40 years of correspondence & fan contact

Memoir Hot Pants in Hollywood: Sex, Secrets & Sitcoms Susan Silver & I discuss writing for TV's The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Maude and Square Pegs. People in the industry Women behind the scenes of TV today

Romper Room as regionally syndicated children's show, early Baby Boom Sherri Finkbine - Arizona market Romper Room "teacher" Thalidomide to relieve symptoms of  morning sickness Medical decisions Made for TV Movie A Private Matter starring Sissy Spacek retells the story

Highlights from an interview with Melissa Silverstein Founder of Women and Hollywood Worldwide network of entertainment leaders who share her passion Steps podcast listeners can take to make a difference.  

Ann Curry's 10 years as face of news on The Today Show Matt Lauer chemistry Jane Pauley's forced departure in 1989 Bryan Gumbel's spin of Pauley departure ABC's Kelly Ripa about voice, managing the message and taking risk. Resource: Brian Stelter's (then a reporter for the New York Times) 2013 book, Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV.

China Beach (1988-1991) was a high quality, expensive series about the Vietnam War as seen through eyes of American women. This podcast episode is about"Holly's Choice" from third season, which featured Ricki Lake as Holly, the donut dolly Drama unfolds in reverse, a powerful writing tactic if it executed well, which it was. We explore the many layers of meaning stories of war often weave, this time the difference of value of military lives and civilian lives, as seen through the lives of medical professionals, soldiers and women. Marg Helgenberger earned an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Cynthia discusses her excellent acting and impeccable hair!

Progress for Latinx performers on TV has been a long time coming. This interview with Cuban-born actress Marlene Forte (http://marleneforte.com/) gets real and detailed about her persistence, to advocate and rise. You'll love her voice and energy! You've seen Marlene on TV many times, in current or recent TV series APB, Altered Carbon, The Fosters and Fear the Walking Dead. We talk persistence, friends and representation

Interview with Dr. Elana Levine, Background and path to academia Previous books: (Editor) Undead TV: Essays on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cupcakes, Pinterest, and Ladyporn,  (Author) Wallowing in Sex: The New Sexual Culture of 1970s American Television and Legitimating Television: Media Convergence and Cultural Status Book currently in final stages of editing Her Stories: Daytime Soap Operas and US Television History.    

Dinah Shore: Profile in feminism Raised in Tennessee Singing & performing at young age, graduate of Vanderbilt University Standing with Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole & other black performers to ensure respectful treatment and airtime on TV and radio TV ta, lk shows & Shore's high profile friendship with Burt Reynolds Emmy, Emmy, Emmy Godmother to women's golf (LPGA) & player pay The Dinah in Palm Springs

Betwitched aired 1964 to 1972 as a consistently strong TV series. Established 2nd generation Hollywood veteran Elizabeth Montgomery starred as witch Samatha Stevens, along side two actors who played her mortal husband, Darren. Montgomery was married at the time to William Asher and both served as the series producers. The backstory of this episode is that it's the result of an LA-based high school writing submission process. Noted woman writer and co-creator of Cagney & Lacey, Barbara Avedon, helped develop the script. Holiday episode (airdate Dec. 24, 1970) boldly addresses series underlying message of diversity and tolerance for a nation that was immersed in change.

Career profile of Agnes Nixon, including interview with media studies professor Elana Levine, PhD of University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Nixon (Northwestern University) legacy of daytime drama show creation Approach to storyelling    

Aired for single season, during the Bush administration Woman VP ascends to presidency Balance of sinister & good Geena Davis, woman surrounded primarily by men  

Maude character was spin off from All in the Family, a Norman Lear production Bea Arthur's theatrical chops Plots touched on every controversial topic of the day & was a sought-after cameo role for big name stars. Norms & values discussed across the generations - Maude, daughter Carol (played by Adrienne Barbeau) & grandson Philip.

America’s EveryWoman, Rosie O’Donnell Humble beginnings, Comedy roles in sitcoms & A League of Their Own 1996-2002 award winning talk-variety show Burnout, followed by a publishing career Books: Celebrity Detox (2007) Billie Jean King, Donald Trump and beauty pageants The View, Barbara Walters, Alpha Women

Daytime (audience-participation) shows from the 90s & 2000s, analyzed and cataloged by media studies experts Kathalene Razzano, Loubna Skalli and Christine Quail. In their book, Vulture Culture: The Politics and Pedagogy of Daytime Television Talk Shows, look at “a culture that has its own logic, topicality, values, market and audiences.” Maury Povich, Jenny Jones, Judge Judy: Misogynistic themes about self-control, paternalism, self-esteem