Thirteen.org/

New York Public TV pioneer Richard Heffner, who helped establish WNET Channel Thirteen in New York and was its first GM from 1961 to 1963, has been the host of the longest running interview show on public TV, The Open Mind, since it first hit the public airwaves in 1956. (“I’m Richard Heffner, your host on The Open Mind,” is how he begins each show.) He has been a model of constancy and fairness, known for the respect he accords to his guests and his ability to actually listen to what they say, imagine that. Now his interviews can be enjoyed on the station’s website thirteen.org, after Dick generously bequeathed it the rights to over 50 years of the show. Over 1,000 of the 1,400 or so archived interviews are already up, searchable by guest, topic, date or title. More will be added in the coming weeks including new broadcasts – yes the show is still on the air. Look for talks with Malcolm X, Norman Mailer, Bill Moyers, Issac Asimov or Eli Wallach. The offering is part of an ongoing effort to turn the site into a digital resource for the community. It follows the launch of 4 new blogs – Girl on Film, Riff City, State Room and Bookish – and the premiere of the second season of the podcast show New York on the Clock, profiling working stiffs in the Big Apple.

http://www.thirteen.org/

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