May 8, 2012
Was Johnny Carson the Ultimate Don Draper?
by Ron SimonBoth Johnny Carson and the fictional Don Draper are alienated from their colleagues, family, and, most notably, from themselves.
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March 27, 2012
Mad Men: Confronting History
by Ron SimonDo we feel superior to Don and the gang because they are oblivious to history?
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February 15, 2012
Worlds Apart: Best Doc vs. Best Picture Nominees
by Ron SimonThis year's documentaries are much more daring and innovative than the feature film nominees for the Oscar.
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January 11, 2012
Seinfeld and Shepherd: Much Ado About Nothing
by Ron SimonJerry Seinfeld and Jean Shepherd are obsessed with the minutiae of daily life.
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November 29, 2011
Occupy the Holidays?
by Ron SimonHow can you make sense of holiday materialism? First look to Dickens, Holden Caulfield, and Charlie Brown.
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October 26, 2011
Best New Show: OWS
by Ron SimonOccupy Wall Street has proven to be the most innovative and interactive show in the media.
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September 13, 2011
Saturday Night's Alright for What?
by Ron SimonWhy is Saturday night on TV a graveyard?
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August 9, 2011
Happy Birthday Rose Marie!
by Ron SimonRose Marie, known by many as Sally Rogers, has had one of the most remarkable careers in show business.
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June 28, 2011
The First Crazy Day of TV
by Ron SimonJuly 1, 1941 includes comedy news and reality stunts
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May 23, 2011
Oprah: The Last Broadcaster?
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About
Ron Simon
Curator, Television and Radio
Ron Simon has been a curator at The Paley Center for Media since the early 1980s. He is also an adjunct associate professor at Columbia University, New York University, and Hunter College, where he teaches courses on the history of media. Simon has written for many publications, including The Encyclopedia of Television and Thinking Outside of the Box, as well as serving as host and creative consultant of the CD-ROM Total Television. A member of the editorial board of Television Quarterly, and a judge on the George Foster Peabody committee, Simon has lectured at museums and educational institutions throughout the world. Among the numerous exhibitions he has curated are The Television of Dennis Potter; Witness to History; Jack Benny: The Television and Radio Work; and Worlds Without End: The Art and History of the Soap Opera. He also discovered such lost programs as the live Honeymooners and the only video performance of the Rat Pack.
Interests:Anybody and everything that can be transformed into a pixel.
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Thanks Rich for your insight, Now we have Carson and Draper born almost the s...
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