Longtime CBS Executive Anne Nelson Has Died-- Archive Interview Now Online

Anne Nelson, who worked at CBS for over sixty years, died at the age of 86. In her Archive interview, conducted on July 25, 1999, she discussed the many shows and talents that she came in touch with in her long association with the network. After many years of title changes and promotions throughout her tenure at CBS, she was named Vice President of the CBS Television Business Affairs Department in 1998.



Interview description:

Ms. Nelson talked about working with the CBS network since she graduated from college in 1945. She discussed her many promotions in the Business Affairs department, including becoming Director of Talent Administration in 1973. She discussed many shows she was involved with, either for radio or television, including I Love Lucy, The Red Skelton Show, Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five-O and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She also discussed the contract negotiations she was a part of involving such talent as Judy Garland, Carol Burnett, and Norman Lear. She also spoke about the challenges of being one of the only women in a predominately male business.