Talk Cocktail

How Desi Arnaz Invented Modern Television and Lost Himself


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On this recent California Sun podcast I talk with Todd S. Purdum, veteran journalist and author of Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television.” Purdum expalins how a Cuban refugee revolutionized Hollywood. He invented the three-camera sitcom format, shifted television production from New York to LA, and created the business model that sustained the industry and TV production for seven decades—fundamentally transforming the entertainment business. It cost him everything!



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